Julf wrote: > Appreciation of music is subjective. Even appreciation of various form > of coloration and distortion is subjective. But laws of physics aren't. > > There is no problem with someone saying "I prefer the sound of tube > amps", but if someone says "green ethernet cables distort sound more > than red ethernet cables when transmitting streaming data", then we can > (and should) call "foo".
I couldn't agree more: I am vehemently opposed to all manifestations of "snake oil": my kit is reasonably high-end, but my interconnects and speaker cables are not anything more than studio retailer (as opposed to hi-fi retailer) items which were no more expensive than the quality of their construction & terminators justify. My speaker cables (equal lengths of course for each channel) are basic OFC with bare wire termination securely attached to the amp's terminals (actually capable of being clamped gently with a ring spanner) & the speaker binding posts at the other end. I must confess to sitting my heavy amp on some inexpensive rubber isolation feet although it probably makes no difference - it's sitting on top of a sturdy cabinet on a concrete floor. it just looks a bit sexy! I know that there is a small contingent of technophiles who actually have little appreciation of music & select their recordings to "show off" the capabilities of their equipment. I am firmly in the opposite camp, I would prefer not to "hear" my system at all, just the music. And I hope that the vast majority of this forum's members would agree with me on this. I am old enough to remember Peter Walker who founded the Acoustical Manufacturing Co. responsible for some decent amplification and renowned electrostatic loudspeakers under the Quad brand name stating that "the perfect amplifier is a straight piece of wire with gain". Unfortunately, the realities of amplifier design necessitate considerably more complexity to get anywhere close to that simple objective, as his own products themselves bore out. Dave :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Golden Earring's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106914 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
