Short review of $550 power cord plus a new SWTPC 6800

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Short review of $550 power cord plus a new SWTPC 6800
>   From: "Michael Holley" <swtpc6800 at comcast.net>
>   Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:18:38 -0700
>     To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>With all of this ragging on audio nut who spend obscene amounts of money on 
>wire, I  decided to at a look. I don't know why we call them crazy, they 
>don't have 1975 computer running in the basement.
>
>The guy in the next office is in to high end audio. (Although he claims that 
>he is in the lower end of the people in his audio club.)  I asked if he had 
>a power cord so I could take some pictures. He had a spare PS Audio xStream 
>Statement Power Cable, the 2 meter version lists for $550. This is 6 gauge 
>oxygen free copper with machined connectors. The cord has a ferrite 
>impregnated jacket.
>
>Here is my short review of the power cord
>http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/MP_F/PS_Audio.htm

If the sound doesnt improve is there a fee to decontaminate the plug
of the outlet cruft?  ;)

>I took it home and hooked it up to my new custom case computer which also 
>cost me about $550. It is a modern 3 GHz Pentium that looks like a 1975 
>SWTPC 6800.
>http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/MP_F/MP_F.htm#NewCover


Nice case.  I need to work out a way to get the picture of my Altair-11
up.  Whats an Altair-11 it's a old Altair 8800 case with a PDP-11/23
inside H780 PS, H9281AC 12 slot backplane and a RD52.

Allison