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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. 
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elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
nonoise, the second link fails to work. I tried to get a ’fix’ ...just crazy..I suggest using the first link, click on the logo of Posi+ive Feedback, and type in Roger Skoff in the SEARCH function.
You can also see other articles by him that are interesting.If I try and capture and paste any of the header in the URL, they just fail to connect.??                      
BTW great articles..
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almarg
8,673 posts
 
Corrected second link:

https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/rcl-part-2-roger-skoff-cables/

(The "http://" should not have been there, and the "https" should have had a colon after it).

Regards,
-- Al
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nonoise
4,382 posts
 
Thanks Al and sorry Elizabeth,

When I inserted the link, I must have cut off part of it. I miss the old way I used to do it before this site and apple did their updates/revisions. 

Also, you can go the right side of the page and see Roger's other articles and just click on them. 😄

All the best,
Nonoise
cd318
404 posts
 
@dave_b I’m glad you enjoyed it, certainly lifts my spirits. Just love deadpan ironic humour.

@acman3 yes I’ve seen it before but its brilliance will never get old. Thanks.

For me anyway, it's reassuring to know that only solid silver is a better conductor than Oxygen Free Copper, and only marginally so. On the other hand OFC is more resistant to tarnish because of its lower oxygen content.

For most of us 10 AWG OFC is overkill so I’m sure 12AWG or even 14AWG would suffice for anything other than extreme lengths (20 metres+) where resistance may lead to heat issues.

Here’s an old article on cables which looks at the issue of contact oxidation.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/cables-case-solder


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dave_b
2,267 posts
 
@cd318 Great article!  I have found that understanding something or believing in a products principles does not always make for the best results.  Only through experience and experimentation can one find sonic alchemy.
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