Cables more hype than value?

sometimes music is all that can make someone Happy!, to some, It may be a sad life, to others, Its all they have!

Music is my biggest hobby. Wenn people say: audio is my hobby. Many times I have my doubts. I did visit people with audio sets over 70.000 euro and they had about 30-40 cd's. I saw it as my job to let them know that at the end it should be about music, never about audio. Because audio is only a system what can let you hear your personal favorite music. Many people who say my hobby is audio often are not even happy with it. This says a lot. So be aware!!!

Audiolabyrinth,

I know its probably not broken in yet, but I was just wondering what you think of your new PC so far?

Bo1972,

"Many people who say my hobby is audio often are not even happy with it. This says a lot. So be aware!!!"

In many cases, I think people expect too much from an audio system. When that happens, they don't look at things with a "healthy" mindset. There's no better example than cables. When you first start out, most people think its crazy that cables will make a difference you can hear. (I'm no exception). Then when you are to see they do make a difference, people tend to become excited over this and forget the rest of the system. When that happens they have no focus and forget its very important to have balance in a system.

"Wenn people say: audio is my hobby. Many times I have my doubts. I did visit people with audio sets over 70.000 euro and they had about 30-40 cd's. I saw it as my job to let them know that at the end it should be about music, never about audio."

You're absolutely correct. Its one of the biggest reasons people fail or give up on audio. There's no sense running around with the same handful of audiophile recordings to test equipment if thats not what you want to listen to. A system needs to be built around your musical tastes and the recordings you listen, to in order for you to be happy.

I am aware of the reason why people change so often with cables. And yess they are nog happy with there set. Many people can not hear directley all the parts in audio what should be there. Wenn they are nog happy with the high freq. for example, they focus only on this part. Wenn they change a cable, source or amp and they fixes this problem. Some time later they get aware of another flaw. It is the combination of the limited knowledge of the people who buy it ( they are Always responsible for there own sold stuff) and they people who sell it. 2 months ago at the show were I was I made on monday a tour with my own cd's. Mannn I was listening to flaw's of other distributers. Many of them really do not understand music and audio. Here is were the problem starts!!

Hi Zd542, My Amp is at Krell, even thou I will be useing the cobalt power cord on my digital player, with out the amp, LOL!, I currently have no tunes!, However, I do want to clear one thing up here, the conversation above I do not remotely fall in any of the catorgorys of people at all, I use a full loom of Taralabs best cables period, I am very happy with the out come of the music!I do not change cables!, I am simply adding more of the matching cables of what I do own! I Am very, very Happy with my set!,, The funny thing is, I have said this many, many times!, I am building a system that I can Ride off into the sunset with!, there you go, I do not have the ocd, obsession, or what ever else there is to say!, I do not care what comes out tomorrow that is better!, a great sound for today will never become obsolete tomorrow! and at the end of the day, my set has complete balance, I have been doing this for so long, and specialize in resonance tunning, that I have never seen a dealer, or distributor do a better set than what I have ever built!, no offense!, please, I am sorry to believe that, I have traveled litterally half the total united states, gave many siminaires in my time about sound systems, etc..., Bo1972, you were not aware you were talking to an ex audio proffesional like your self!, Its ok, I do not want a pissing contest with no one!, I am just tring to have music in my home that does make me and my wife Happy!, cheers genleman!, Happy listening!