why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable

Whoa! What?! A taters OP thread on expensive cables is going in circles? Or any thread on cables. The way it’s been going, any topic that’s more than 2 Sigma off the average knowledge of the Standard Audiophile Model. 😳

”Build it and they will come.” ⚾️

kosst_amojan
"It’s audio if it sounds good to you buy it! Ah duh!"

That's pretty much why Bose has sold tons of junk.

I used to draw nude women. I'm pretty good at it. One of the things drawing lifelike nude women teaches you is how to study shapes and proportions. I realized the more nude women I drew, the less I liked what's typically called a sexy woman. I also realized that the interactions between light, curve, and proportion are where the beauty lies. It's a proven fact that people who practice creating visual art consume it in very different ways that those who don't. I find listening to be a similar practice. The more I listen, the more my tastes diversify and the more I listen to what my stereo is really doing. "Sounding good" isn't a standard I find myself ever using. "Sounding good" is an abstract conclusion drawn from the assessment of many factors. Are the hips wide enough, or not enough? Is the bass too round or too punchy? Are the breasts set wide enough apart, or too close? Is the soundstage too etched, or just hazy enough to be more convincing? Just like "sexy" is emergent quality of many factors, "sounding good" is as well.

That's my take on it.

>>>>>Wow.

+1

@calvinj

IMO, your 04-19-2018 6:41am post is well stated.

Thanks gdhal I get so tired of folks acting like it’s just our imagination 

Hey guys what are some good brand name cables, that look nice that I can get to elevate my system to the next level? I currently use stock power cords, blue jeans speaker cables, and $5 interconnects (ugreen off amazon, $10/pair) the only slightly "audiophile" cable I have is a $40 coax cable I purchased from dysonaudio.com 

i was looking at nordost and Coincident for speaker cables, furutech for power cords however I don't want to spend more than $2k total. I was thinking I could save a massive buck by buying used but I'm scared of getting ripped off by buying fakes. 

My system is all balanced, pass labs amp/pre, balanced dac, mostly listen to music over USB and coax on my pc / CD player.  Speakers are Harbeth 30.2. 

As ive never seriously put much thought into this until now I'm at a bit of a loss.

also for the record I did not enjoy audioquest rocket 44, I thought it actually sounded worse than my blue jeans cables, I think something to do with the use of silver in the conductive path?