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04-02-03
Everybody's sytem is different and everyone has a bias (and ... Dave_b
04-10-03
I believe the cable cost shouldn't be more than 15% of your ... S23chang
06-20-03
Let me chime in my two bits, for what's it worth. i agree w ... Russellrcncom
06-20-03
Russellrcncom, i agree with you. the only problem with all o ... Muralman1
06-24-03
If you accept that malcolm hawksford's definitive work the e ... Redkiwi
06-24-03
I don't care what one calls distortion, it is all unacceptab ... Muralman1
06-25-03
After hearing transparent cables i see why those with alot o ... Abex
06-28-03
Don't blame me, i really enjoy in changing cables. my curre ... Wally_li
06-28-03
It's a system thing. like one of the other posters said, th ... Audioengr
06-28-03
Audioengr has summarized the subject--almost. there are rat ... Psychicanimal
06-28-03
Save yourselves some time, energy and hassle. start with the ... Triumph
06-29-03
I would not be surprised. there are manufacturers who do all ... Muralman1
06-30-03
I really do not think you should equate cost to performance ... Abex
07-05-03
Amen to muralman1. dipole speakers are the path to audio ni ... Homedesign
07-05-03
The notion of cables being 'system dependant' is utter nonse ... Homedesign
07-06-03
Homedesign: it is too bad that you didn't apply as much log ... Sean
07-06-03
Home design i have owned magnepan and auditioned quite a f ... Abex
07-06-03
It was said once one upgrades their system sufficiently, the ... Muralman1
07-06-03
Muralman: there is no way for anyone to know exactly what i ... Sean
07-06-03
Sean, my comments were not directed at you. sorry, if i brui ... Muralman1
07-16-03
Hi,,, wow its amazing cause i'm just about exactly at the sa ... Mikec
07-29-03
If you're worried about system matching, spending thousands ... Triumph
07-31-03
You have awsome power cables. there are steals and rip offs ... Duane
10-22-03
All, my system is meager compared to what you all seem to ha ... Geoffgarcia
11-02-03
Http://home.earthlink.net/~rogerr7/wire.htm Tomzinho
12-06-03
Not to dredge this back from the dead, but geoffgarcia, i wa ... Dmoffitt
12-16-04
My system is in excess of $100,000 and the interconnects tha ... Alwyn
12-17-04
Well, here is my two cents worth on cables. i just bought a ... Kcaudell
01-01-05
Digital cables,i compared a kimber digital cable costing in ... Alwyn
01-01-05
At a recent audio party, we tried a half dozen digital cable ... Muralman1
01-02-05
We've done some blind testing using digital cables and the w ... Sean
04-10-05
My system retails for $30,600 without the cables. i'm gettin ... Arthurp
04-18-05
My primary system retails for about $15,000; i actually have ... Highdudgeon
04-19-05
Rules of thumb never work in high end. like the saying goes, ... Rgs92
06-20-05
I think you could have spent 10% of that and bought custom c ... Brizonbiovizier
06-20-05
Metaphysics, holy cow,yes you have come to your senses. my ... Aldavis
06-30-05: Trappist
Metaphysics started this chat in 2001 and hasn't posted in 4 years. Wow, this is the longest thread i've ever seen.
Anyway, after I had great speakers ($7k silverlines) and tube amps ($6k of Cary tubes) and sources ($5k turntable, $5k CD player), then speaker and interconnects made a big difference.
I made my own cables and used for many years. Replacing my $60 home made thick gauge cables with Kimber Monocles made a massive difference. The system "breathes" now... it has much more dynamic range.
I've done much A/B testing of cheapo interconnects and Kimber silver interconnects (over $1k each retail). There is a major noticeable difference in imagining, 3D layering, frequency rolloff, etc. The silver interconnects worked far better on my tube system than copper interconnects. But, I suspect impedance matching is a factor here.
In my $29K system, $4k are cables. In my experience, the impact of cables is (in order of importance):
1. speaker cables
2. interconnects between source and preamp
3. interconnects between preamp and amp
4. power cables (minor diff)
5. digital cables (no noticeable diff so far)
DJ
Trappist (Answers | This Thread)
07-06-05
Wow...everybody has alot to say! problem is most of it don' ... Dave_b
07-08-05
Indeed - i have a £20k system in which i spent less than 5% ... Brizonbiovizier
07-30-05
Check out arthur salvatore's site, high-endaudio.com. he's a ... Atexanathome
08-27-05
Update....found some old mit mh 750 shotgun speaker cable la ... Dave_b
09-26-05
I think cable upgrades are important, but way overhyped. i ... Dgplo
12-18-05
There's no 10% rule. cables are used to cary a signal and it ... Chrfor
12-18-05
this is like shopping for the best produce, cooking in all c ... Boa2
12-18-05
Chrfor, never say never. some day you may be lucky enough to ... Jadem6
12-18-05
well put, jd. i certainly wouldn't expect pavarotti to stre ... Boa2
12-20-05
Go with the cables you can afford (new or used ) which sound ... Mikesinger
12-21-05
The reason cables cause as much controversy as politics is b ... Duane
12-21-05
Allot $100 per interconnect, $200 for your speaker cable and ... Brizonbiovizier
12-21-05
Duane, you make some excellent points. i have no way, nor a ... Jadem6
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