Sander deWaal wrote:
Jenn said:


But while we're on the subject of speaker cables, I agree indeed that
it would be a very stupid thing to use red herrings as speaker cable.
Not only are they probably too short for any meaningful use, they also
may act as some kind of rectifier for the larger voltages involved.
I'm not exactly sure as to what the knee voltage of a red herring is,
exactly (maybe Arny can fill you in, as he seems to be an expert on
all matters regarding "red herrings" ), but I suspect it may have an
adverse effect on the sound.


I want to go on record as being against the use of fish as cables.


My dear Jenn,

It is a sad day indeed when a foreigner (and a Dutchman to boot! )
such as yours truly has to explain to a native English speaking lady
that there *isn't such a thing as a red herring*, at least not in
terms of live fish.

Salted herring, yes, but that's usually a dead fish.

So, apart from the utter impossibility of using red herrings as
speaker cables because of their failing length, and possible
rectifying effects that can ruin the sound coming out of your
apeakers, red herrings are, in fact, not even really fish as such.

This makes your statement as "being against the use of fish as
cables", utterly rubbish and meaningless, because one simply *can't* .


Who gives a **** about a goddamned fish?