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08-18-09
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09-11-09
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09-19-09: Hei83
This is a great thread of opinions from different people. I personally do not have a set ratio of cable vs equipment. i'll throw out my two cents of worth as well.
The material cost to make a 1M cable may be just a few pennies. This is well known. Though, I consider the following:
1: Can "I, other DIYers or other companies" make the same quality cable for how much it costs the high priced cable company to make it?
2: Even "I, other DIYers or other companies" have the skill and equipment to make it to the high priced factory's spec, will it sound the same as one coming out from that factory?
3: The only way to compare the cable made by "myself, other DIYers or other companies" and the cable made by the high priced cable company is to buy both and compare them in person. Why not just buy one at the first place in stead?
I personally can not make one. I would just let the cable company make my hard earnt money. I don't look at things with how much it costs to make. I look at it's value to me. when the price is below it's value to me, i'll pay for it.
Some people brought up a topic about a $500 cable sounds the same or out performs a $5000. It is their opinion in their system, not mine. The only way to find out whether they are the same or not is to buy both $500 and $5000 cable and compare them by myself. As the power cords i tried, I found the more I pay, the more detail is recovered from music. (I look at the whole audio system as a music recovery unit, degradation started as soon as it was recorded on the media. The whole system is just trying to recover as much detail as the original performance performed. There will not be an equipment performs better than a performer is performing in live.)
There's another topic about whether the price difference worth the performance difference. I would say it varies. It's all depends on how different people look at their money. There are people spending $10000 like spending a $100 bill. In that case, the little performance difference will be worth the price tag to them.
Buying audio gear means buying the experience to me. The more budget I have, the wider range of products I can experience with. While forum reviews provide a great communication interface between different players with different setups, I will only evaluate whether the experience is worth it's price tag or not when I can try it in person. I do not own any expensive cables non equipments but i'm willing to buy them as long as i can afford them. The reason is that it is my hobby. If this cable sounds good to me and I can afford it while i have the gut to take the risk of it sounding below my expectation, why not give it a try.
It is just how audio means to me and i'm working toward to experience as many different equipments as i can.
Hei83 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
09-27-09
I have read 15 to 17% is not uncommon for cable Tzh21y
09-27-09
I have read that many have spent quite a bit in thier system ... Tzh21y
09-27-09
I wouldn't even worry about power cords except to put a dece ... Aintitgr8
10-07-09
Wow you got a lot of crazy responses. don't make this rocket ... Bobrock
10-08-09
Recently had a chance to try morrow audio interconnects and ... Dave_b
10-08-09
i wish i could be blown away so easily as one piece of wire ... Shadorne
10-09-09
I would also have to agree with having some middle ground in ... Chatta
10-09-09
I only admit this here on audiogon my friends would think im ... Tecknik1
10-10-09
Has anyone ever used pure silver inteconnects? Tzh21y
10-13-09
Hi guys, i am completely new to higher end audio and am just ... Thomastrouble
10-15-09
Lol. i usually have to listen to cables for a while and the ... Tzh21y
10-16-09
Like comfedboy, i felt that the money should pretty much all ... Ddrave44
10-19-09
As long as you can hear the differance, fell it is worth it ... Hevac1
10-30-09
Cables are what make the energy flow. do not skimp or you w ... Jones4music
10-31-09
I use a diy thin ribbon sc that cost a tiny fraction of othe ... Muralman1
11-02-09
Simple. your system is as good as the weakest link. the cabl ... Ua100k
11-05-09
Metaphysics and pseudo-psychology are all fine and well. but ... Llanger
11-05-09
Llanger hits on something obvious, but never the less, extre ... Dave_b
12-01-09
Well, what are the $100 cables? Tonywinsc
12-02-09
"yup, the $100/pair ic's were identical in performannce ... Kijanki
12-03-09
I know this sounds nut case, but i say my system unveils cab ... Muralman1
12-03-09
Muralman - from technical point of view dielectric constant ... Kijanki
12-03-09
Kijanki........ wow......... you know your stuff. i don't kn ... Muralman1
12-03-09
Muralman - i said i'm not sure why we need thick speaker wir ... Kijanki
12-03-09
My speakers average .8 ohm, and dip to .3 ohm. my scs are 12 ... Muralman1
12-10-09
In my $16k system of new and used components, all the wire a ... Gherrera1
12-11-09
Gherrea1 - i ended up 18.6% now i have to upgrade equipment ... Kijanki
12-12-09
Kijanki, that's the perfect excuse to upgrade. tell the wi ... Gherrera1
12-27-09
There is no correlation between cost and performance in wire ... Stringreen
12-27-09
I agree with kijanki... but i'm at 39%...ouch! Joeyboynj
12-28-09
Kijanki, you say; "i re trimmed my satoris with new spa ... Mitch2
12-28-09
Mitch - double barrel is very good and it is step above sato ... Kijanki
12-28-09
Stringreen makes a good point about no correlation between c ... Bobrock
12-29-09
There is also the question of the different parameters that ... Jnk
12-29-09
My friend bought honda civic and he just loves this car. he ... Kijanki
12-29-09
I find a greater difference between cables and powercords th ... Shellie
12-31-09
Just thought i'd check and see what's up after "droppin ... Sean
02-09-10
I make my own speaker cables using the same ingrediants as k ... Vernneal
09-03-10
Ooh, i think it`s hard, this cable quest! i didn`t now that ... Fjoggedelic
09-08-10
Psychicanimal says: my system is resolving enough that anyo ... Irvrobinson
09-10-10
I've got about $5000 msrp worth of cable in a system worth a ... Gopher
09-15-10
I agree with gopher. cables have made a noticeable differen ... Phillipbenson
09-15-10
Hi , its all relative, i have picked out expensive cables in ... Chrissain
09-16-10
Of course, we all know that there are ways to reduce the cos ... Phillipbenson
11-15-10
I have gone throught trying alot of cabling in my systems th ... Jamo1
11-15-10
"my thinking is that if you want to hear what the recor ... Kijanki
11-15-10
Hi kijanki, my point was that the cables used in a studio sh ... Jamo1
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