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cable doubter no more

i was once one that thought high end cables were just a waste of money. i upgraded my system and purchased all ps audio cables. these were replacing signal cables, i heard a clear improvment. i was satisfied, and believed my currant componenets were as good as it would get with them. i then went to the R.M.A.F. and lusted after all the great sounding gear. but my ears were bigger than my wallet. but after finding some good deals on some dh labs revelations, and a set of analysis plus blackovals, my system has been transformed. im talking a good 20% by 2 sets of interconnects and a set of speaker cables. im blown away by the improvement. to all you cable doubters out there sorry YOU ARE WRONG !! just wanted to get that out there , thanks for reading.
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jea48
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11-10-08: Mapman
Wiring is a tweak like tone controls and power cords.

To my ears, they can and often do change the sound, but in of themselves won't make a bad system sound good and most decent wires probably will not make a good system sound really bad either.

Like so many other things in audio, its a matter of personal taste and overall system synergy. Wires can be an effective and relatively cost effective way to tweak a system.

I wouldn't go any further in bestowing value on wires than that.

So would you also say dedicated circuits, electrical receptacles, power conditioners, and isolation transformers are merely tone controls?

Not all cables color the sound.

Especially in the case of power cords.
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jea48
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11-13-08: Carlos269

The transition of going from talking about cables to electronics is not as smooth. To answer your questions head on: Price alone is neither indicative of a component's performance (objectively) nor of its sound (subjectively)!
Carlos,
Why can't we throw the same blanket over power cords and interconnects?
jea48
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Carlos269, in regards to your last post I can only assume you would agree the same argument can be said for audio equipment itself.......

Only a small percentage of difference in sound is gained by mega bucks equipment compared to that of moderately priced so called "Hi-End equipment".

Circuit designs pretty much the same. Components bought from the same suppliers..... So why would anybody in their right mind spend all them extra bucks? Just for the name?
jea48
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Carlos269, I don't consider Best Buy or Circuit City as Hi-End equipment retailers......
jea48
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Carlos269, Here is an example of what I am trying to get at.

The ARC Ref 3 preamp retails for $9995.

The BAT Rex preamp $20,000......

Both great preamps I am sure.

Would you say the BAT will sound twice as good as the ARC?
Or maybe only 5% better? Or maybe not at all?
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