justin Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 he makes cables, i'm powerless against him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 he makes cables, i'm powerless against him You could put a note on your Web site saying SAA umbilicals have been determined to sap the vital juices from BHSE electrons and usage will thus void all HeadAmp warranties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 he makes cables, i'm powerless against him I wonder if he's assuming the cables are straight-through, or requires a customer to provide their umbilical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 he makes cables, i'm powerless against him Actually not. You can switch to the military amphenol connectors. You can order them with a proprietary rotary angle offset. (i think you have to buy only 25 sets). Then no one will be able to buy the connectors, and then they can't make stupid ass cables. In any case, use an aftermarket cable and void the warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming oranges Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 justin, you had your own upgraded version of the cord too, though, right? Think I read that somewhere around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephas Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 C'mon, this is ridiculous, void the warranty for using another umbilical cable? Is the HeadAmp official umbilical cable some kind of magic cable that can't be replaced? What, use something else and the amp will crap out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) I was joking. We have seen some of the magic cables produced by some of the whacked out cable manufacturers. One of which fills their cable with conductive crap. With 800 volts inside the cable, stuff like this is probably not a good idea. Neither is accidentally wiring the cable wrong and getting one of the high voltage lines switched with a low voltage line. Instant and very serious kaboom. You think these people are actually going to test their cables ?? Are they going to get a real cable to copy from... The filament lines are different sized wires from the high voltage lines. Will they know. Would they even care? Edited September 5, 2009 by kevin gilmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephas Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Hey, some of us don't know much about DIY electronics, we rely on you guys to tell us this stuff. I agree it's doubtful that SAA have actually tested their umbilical on a BHSE. But they know what the connectors are, maybe from checking out the amp at a meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Hey, some of us don't know much about DIY electronics, we rely on you guys to tell us this stuff. I agree it's doubtful that SAA have actually tested their umbilical on a BHSE. But they know what the connectors are, maybe from checking out the amp at a meet. Maybe by rubbing their genre differentiation attributes over the PC monitor? Come on, there's little way they can know which wires/pins carry low voltage or high one by just looking at the amp at a meet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 They asked me by email what connectors I was using and that was our only contact on it. This was before a BHSE had shipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 They asked me by email what connectors I was using and that was our only contact on it. This was before a BHSE had shipped Did they even ask if it was a straight though connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 just checked, to be fair, he said they were approached by someone who had ordered a BHSE to make the cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 And that someone had received the BHSE and knew with certainty how are the voltages inside? still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I would certainly make it quite clear that using an after market umbilical would void the warranty. I'm not saying that the stock unit can't be improved upon (twisted filament wires could lower the already inaudible hum a bit) but I simply wouldn't trust these idiots to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I would say that if an aftermarket cable is used, and is not correctly made, then you will not be held responsible for any damage that may result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 If the cable doesn't fail on first use but does later on then Justin will likely be blamed. The magic cable can't be to blame...? I do remeber somebody from SAA talking about these cables a long time ago and I called them on their shit. They promptly invited me to a NY meet to audition cables... Do they even know what the stock cable is made of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 If the cable doesn't fail on first use but does later on then Justin will likely be blamed. And that's exactly why I think he should state something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Yup and also offer a delux cable which just has some fancy nylon on it at 200$ extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Do they even know what the stock cable is made of? Doesn't matter, aftermarket automatically equals better to these people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 True. For what it's worth the stock cable is made by Belden ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 geez, I wonder if the guy would sell the stock cable to me Can't be worth more than $50 or so I figure wink, wink, nudge, nudge.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 geez, I wonder if the guy would sell the stock cable to me Can't be worth more than $50 or so I figure wink, wink, nudge, nudge.. Put a thread up about recycling your worthless old umbilicals. If worded properly you may not only get them free, but get them to kick in the shipping as well. Tell them they're going to be used to make industrial strength nests for Spotted Grey Owls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 he makes cables, i'm powerless against him Post something on your website and include a note with every BHSE shipped out saying that the SAA cable voids the warranty. Should take care of any idiots actually buying it from those idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 LOL @ "...powerless..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 LOL @ "...powerless..." Good eye, I didn't catch the pun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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