I am sick of cables
I think there is a lot of truth in what you are saying. See the following for what I consider to be an exceptionally intelligent and balanced (no pun intended) explanation of why cables can and do sound different, which at the same time puts into perspective the hype, nonsense, and pseudo-science that tends to surround them: http://svconline.com/mag/avinstall_designer_cables_critical/ Regards, -- Al |
Argyro: Hello. My name is Argyro and I'm an audiophile. All: Hello Argyro. seriously, though, I hear ya. in my opinion, you can put every bit of equipment in there with cables. i've spent silly amounts of money trying to find a system i enjoy as much as my old 70's pioneer receiver-advent speaker get up. hasn't happened yet. |
I think ICs and speaker cables should match or not be the weak link in a particular system. If you're spending $30K on a audio system, I don't think 'cheaper' cables will bring out the true potential of the system. If you have a $5K system and spend $3K on ICs and speaker cables, that is plain silly and overkill for the system and will potentially make it sound worse. Unfortunately, I've had the unlucky pleasure of hearing higher priced but good ICs and cables with my mid to upper mid-fi system and bought them for a good price. They do indeed sound better than the less expensive ICs and speaker cables that were in MY system. |
