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DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?

Yes they do.  I’m not here to advocate for any particular brand but I’ve heard a lot and they do matter. High Fidelity reveal cables, Kubala Sosna Elation and Clarity Cable Natural. I’m having a listening session where all of them is doing a great job. I’ve had cables that were cheaper in my system but a nicely priced cable that matches your system is a must.  I’m not here to argue what I’m not hearing because I have a pretty good ear.  I’m enjoying these three brands today and each is presenting the music differently but very nicely. Those who say cables don’t matter. Get your ears checked.  I have a system that’s worth about 30 to 35k retail.  Now all of these brands are above 1k and up but they really are performing! What are your thoughts. 
calvinj
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pbnaudio
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ebm,

They are long gone dude :-)



cleeds
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pbnaudio
They are long gone dude :-)
Rumors of Radio Shack's death have been greatly exaggerated.
handymann
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@Elizabeth: I recently made a set of phono interconnects using two conductor/with mesh ground. I can hear no difference, between direction. I have a set of Veristar Silverstream and my home made cables rate right up there with them. I listen for hum and general frequencies. As I said, I run Transparent Silverlink Plus, with an extension for footage, on my preamps to main amps Do you think the generic extension detracts from my quality? I have done A/B tests and can’t tell the difference. I’ve read when using balanced cables, it doesn’t effect the sound that much, when using balanced cables. I see you spent a boat load on xlr cables. Did you try generics for the long run first?   I have not joined the ranks of aftermarket power cables yet.  I tried some Tranparent power cables, but just couldn’t hear the difference,
hifijunky
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I upgraded my IC's to Audience SX. I am hearing things I didn't know were on the recordings before. Cables do make a difference. You get what you pay for. The problem is, you have to pay a lot more for it. I went about 2.5 times over the price of the original cables. If you want improvements you have to pay.
elizabeth
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When I removed all cabling from my stereo system, the silence was amazing. Not a whisper of noise.. Back in the primordial womb...Putting in those freebies you got with equipment back in the 1970's.. wow 93% of the sound returned. Replacing those with $14000 worth of wire got me up to 98% of perfection.
If only I had $250,000 worth of wires I could maybe get to 99%!(you own personal percentages may vary)
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