Denon's $499 Ethernet Cable

Guysmiley777 writes with what looks like a very late (or very, very early) April Fool's joke: "Denon's $499 Ethernet cable 'brings out all the nuances in digital audio reproduction.' Sure, that seems plausible. After all, nuances in digital signals are so subtle. Oh, and 'signal directional markings are provided for optimum signal transfer.'" Considering that $499 will get you a competent laptop these days, I wonder how big the market is for such a thing — then I look at Stereophile magazine's annual list of recommended components. The "view more images" link shows that they take cable porn seriously at Denon.

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Re:It's worth every penny

[Missing_dc]

Invest in an RJ-45 cable crimper and a box of RJ-45 plugs. They are pretty cheap, you could recap those cables for less than $.35 each once you factor the cost of the crimper and 50-count plugs.

Just make sure both ends are ordered
white-orange>orange>white-green>blue>white-blue>green>white-brown>brown.
(unless it is a crossover cable.)
The best part is if you mess up, it only costs an inch of cable and a $.10 plug.