DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?

Absolutely ZERO Canon DSLR cameras have a 25MP sensor, and most of their very high dollar rigs are 18MP. My daughter's Canon is 24MP, but only about 22 is exposed. Much above that resolution and you get into technical problems with the sensor gathering in low light. The better Canon cameras are almost exclusively 18MP because they gather light better and faster. I thought 12,000 ISO would be good enough for my daughter so I went more pixels. 

rbstehno,

I don’t think you quite got the point I had made.

The first is that, whatever amazing detail you EVER get through the most expensive, best audiophile cables you can buy - all that will ever tell you is about the sound quality that was passed along a large number of non-audiophile cabling to make that source (in the vast majority of recordings).

Every time someone puts $10,000 of new Nordost cable or whatever in to their system and gasps at the soundstage information, glorious amounts of subtle, organic detail, realism of the highs etc, they are gasping at the sound quality sent through numerous run-of-the-mill cables that were likely used in making that recording.

What you seemed to miss in my analogy to cameras, is that EVEN IF it were the case an audiophile cable were able to transmit more sonic information than the cables used to make the recording, if you are using that cable on the other side of the recording process - in your sound system - for the most part you are still limited to "viewing" the information at the level it was "sampled" by the original cables used to make that source. Your new cables can’t create new information that never got to the source recording in the first place. Just like using an 4K display to view a 1080p source, if almost everything you ever watch was recorded with a 1080p camera, you are not seeing more than 1080p even on your 4K display.

cd318: yes, and so perhaps begs the question, what is the critical area of coverage required by cameras everywhere to lay this one to rest, permanently?

Kinda like cables really make a difference...guess we should use microphones everywhere too..exactly what sounds do UFOs make again?

Yes essentially Calvinj has shown that in his system he hears a difference between cables. He has also shown that it’s very simple to come to the conclusion. Do you like the sound better in your system based on the cables you use? Yes. If you do and it’s reasonable in cost then get them. Simple it’s not that hard. Doesn’t take a thesis!

kosst_amojan
@geoffkait
"You are...." Sorry. Didn't get any further.

>>>>Allow me to finish the sentence for you. Didn’t get any further than high school.