Robin Bowes;534281 Wrote: > For the avoidance of any doubt, my position is that I am extremely > sceptical about "miracle" cables or pens or stands that make a system > sound hugely better at a price far above that of their constituent > parts. > > I am not suggesting that all cables are the same, or that cables don't > make any difference, far from it. > > I am, however, suggesting that if a cable between device A and device > B > makes a *huge* difference to the sound then either: > > 1. one or both devices are faulty, or badly designed > 2. the "other" cable is faulty or badly designed > > I'm also not suggesting that your system doesn't sound very good. I > suspect, however, that it could sound equally good for considerably > less > money. > > R.
robin i understand your position and i think it is shared by many. in fact i am way skeptical about most high dollar cables as well. i do think there are a few designers, very few, mit being one of them, that have come up with cables that impact systems to the same extent dramatic component changes do. i also think this occurs without bad or faulty designs in the pieces being connected by those cables. this is probably the root of our discussion here...simply can cables be that big of an asset in system design. my philosophy is yes but this should be the last piece to the puzzle. in other words assemble the gear you feel is the best possible system you can to present music in your room to your liking ... then put the pieces in place to get all you can out of it. i believe this involves finding the correct cables and i also believe these cables are pretty much pieces of gear. they should be designed with the same level of study and sweat and they should be chosen with as much care as you would an amplifier or dac. if you are ever in ohio you have an open invitation to do some listening here! -- richardw ------------------------------------------------------------------------ richardw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32135 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76895 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
