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Componets first, cables second?

I often hear about the improvements cables have made to systems, whether IC or speaker cables. Then IK hear the advice, buy the best components you can afford and upgrade cables along the way. What I am wondering is is it, buy the best compnents you can afford and worry about cables later on down the road, or is it, a balance between the two to achieve the sound one is after? For xample, to be more concrete, should I buy a better CDP and sacrifice on the cabling or should I buy a more moderate CDP and get a high quality cable? Any expereince/advice is welcome Cheers Mariasplunge  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 08-15-07

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 08-15-07   You should buy a better cdp and sacrifice on the cabling if ...   Tobias 08-15-07   Thanks tobias for the sound advice!   Mariasplunge 08-15-07   Source first always.   Mlauner 08-15-07   Components first, cables second is correct!   Elizabeth 08-15-07   Well i'll chime in on the side of balance, throwing myself t ...   Jmcgrogan2 08-15-07   Synergy is a word often used to describe a good sounding sys ...   Velo62 08-15-07   Thats good to hear the word balance in there. synergy as we ...   Mariasplunge 08-15-07   Components first cables second. it's all about budget though ...   Geared4me 08-15-07   I can't say john is wrong in saying not to ignore cables. th ...   Tobias 08-15-07   Cables second (or third maybe - after new/more music). get ...   Snofun3 08-15-07   Peter, here is a contrarian or minority view. if cables ( ...   Shadorne 08-15-07   When you maximize the components,when the time comes to buy ...   Tpsonic 08-15-07   Shadhorne, i hear you there and although i am not familiar w ...   Mariasplunge 08-15-07   I'll take a different road to shadorne's comments. i too ha ...   Jafox 08-15-07   Whatever will get you closer to your sonic preferences is th ...   Mrtennis 08-15-07   While i generally completely agree to upgrade the component ...   Sugarbrie 08-15-07   The arguments in favor of expensive cables here are the same ...   Shadorne 08-15-07   I guess ultimately what i am getting at here ( and it is goo ...   Mariasplunge 08-15-07   Peter, there is no one right answer here. shardone, no, you ...   Jmcgrogan2 08-15-07   Pretty funny shadorne for a guy with two systems primarily m ...   Bowbow 08-15-07   It is very seldom that the cables cost as much,or more than ...   Tpsonic 08-15-07   I guess ultimately what i am getting at here ( and it is goo ...   Mariasplunge 08-15-07   I'm up and down. john i hear you. i am relaxed, breathing ...   Mariasplunge 08-15-07   bowbow: i honestly don't know how shadorne's "place in ...   Metro04 08-15-07   Bowbow, that has been my experience - no difference. my sy ...   Shadorne 08-15-07   Ever hear the maria maldaur sing "it ain't in the meat, ...   Mcpody 08-15-07   Hell ya mcpody!!   Mariasplunge 08-15-07   Firstly you should not buy cables until single cast crystal ...   Mechans 08-16-07   Mechans, is your rig located in ted kaczynski's cabin?   Mcpody 08-17-07   Short answer, components first. were it me, i'd buy the rig ...   Trelja 08-17-07   This question can be answered by mariasplunge, after some ex ...   Mrtennis 08-17-07   Tennis - excellent response - says nothing, yet appears to h ...   Snofun3 08-17-07   Shadorne +++ the absence of a well-accepted, plain, practic ...   Pauly 08-17-07   "+++ the argument also happens to be a marketing dream ...   Snofun3 08-17-07   i would like to see this myriad of explanations and data to ...   Shadorne 08-17-07   Hi snofun3: perhaps, in your infinite wisdom, you can enlig ...   Mrtennis 08-17-07   See what you did peter? your thread has disintigrated into a ...   Jmcgrogan2 08-17-07   +++ most electronics is designed to be insensitive to these ...   Pauly 08-17-07   "i stand by my statement. if one auditions combinations ...   Snofun3 08-17-07   Metro04, +++ i honestly don't know how shadorne's … that's ...   Pauly 08-17-07   Attacks seem to be more interesting than trying to come up w ...   Tpsonic 08-17-07   +++ it appears that for analog audio applications (at audio ...   Pauly 08-17-07   Paul: here is a term for you and your more money = audiophil ...   Dpac996 08-18-07   Experience is the best teacher. there are some threads that ...   Mrtennis 08-18-07   "i might ask owners of the 128 about their experiences ...   Snofun3 08-18-07   Mariaspl.: in the 1960's people played their music through v ...   Dazzdax 08-18-07   As always so many opinions and no concrete conclusion, mr te ...   Velo62 08-18-07   Wow, i leave for a day and this thread has truly disintegrat ...   Mariasplunge 08-18-07   It is generally encouraged to ask others of their experience ...   Snofun3 08-18-07: Shadorne Paul, I respect your right to diagree and to add your own worthy opinions to this thread. I see no point in making this a pissing contest. If you re-read my comments I think it is possible we do agree, I just don't rate the cable differences as being significant; for example, a slight roll-off in highs can easily be achieved with a touch of the tone control too (yes, *sigh* K-mart systems come with tone controls, ack the horror of it!). I have really nothing further to add to the discusssion because our differences may have as much to do with my poor hearing and my bad equipment compared to your's, as you have pointed out. I must remind myself to do a better job in future to stay away from this kind of thread and keep my thoughts/observations more private. If you feel much better for having denigrated my K-Mart system then I am glad for you. I am not at all offended. Shadorne  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 08-19-07   Paul, i don't see a "system" posted for you.are yo ...   Tpsonic 08-19-07   shadorne: that's about all one can do as nothing ever gets ...   Metro04 08-19-07   Metro, point well noted. shadorne, i've read your comments ...   Mariasplunge 08-20-07   Shardorne, apologies for the attutude in my previous posts. ...   Pauly 08-20-07   Whatever pauly; i might have read too much into your posts ( ...   Dpac996 08-22-07   everything makes a difference! what that difference is rem ...   Blindjim 08-22-07   It may appear that blindjim may not be blind after all.   Tpsonic 08-23-07   ...i am available for cable and component testing too. doubl ...   Blindjim

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