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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
2,944 posts
 
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?
carlos269
73 posts
 
Jea,
Not exactly true. High-end amplifiers such as the early Krell KMA and and KRS series could produce enough current to be used as arc welders; this is not just a trivial act but an engineering accomplishment with substance and merit. My NRG Control 400 Watts "Pure Class A" monoblock monsters are even more capable. These are components of substance and merit that no Best Buy or Circuit City component can replicate. The need for these engineering marvels is that there are speakers out there that demand this level of control = current. Which leads to speakers; the science and engineering of reproducing the audio spectrum from 16Hz to 40Khz at high sound pressure levels (spl) is not trivial and you will not find a Best Buy or Circuit City speaker that will do that. Please don't make more of my statements than they are. Components of merits and substance can, and will always, justify their cost while audio luxury items such as $100K tube amps based on 1940's and 1950's designs with a hand full of components can not and neither can cables over a certain amount of dollars. I hope that I have made myself clear, that it all comes down to substance and merit or it winds up like "Art" in which the prices are justified not by how well they execute their function but rather by how much value we place on their "artistic" statement.
fenderny
39 posts
 
I thought 'feil was closer to 90.
jea48
2,944 posts
 
Carlos269, I don't consider Best Buy or Circuit City as Hi-End equipment retailers......
zieman
339 posts
 
Fenderny, How perceptive! I am concerned about all the wax build-up, in addition to just plain old age...
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