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Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables?

Has anyone, either a dealer or an experienced friend come over to your place and provide some constructive(or negative) critism to the choice of cables in your system? If yes, how would you deal with it? Recently I have a guy who came over and he was pretty vocal on the cables in my system. Although the choice of words were quite unpleasant, I just brushed him off in a friendly manner since I am an open-minded person. I was just wondering how one would react in these kind of situations.
ryder
giggsy
45 posts
 
He's not a Linn dealer is he?
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syntax
2,193 posts
 
Honestly, no. I have a different problem. The friends do not leave the room, because they hear things, they never heard before. Cables are like components, they can lift a System or they can make it dull, but I don't think they will change a System completely.
dlr
201 posts
 
Yes, but they are usually criticizing the fact that I spent more than $5 on wire.
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
Cabling is all about synergy. IMO there are no good or bad cables; it's what works well with your hardware and what appeals to your sonic preferences. Also, what you're willing to spend to get there.
Yes I've had those who can't comprehend the expenditures and others who ridicule but who cares? They're clueless regarding what it takes to tune a rig. I was among them at one time myself, but have learned a lot from y'all here on The Gon. Cabling makes or breaks the system, no matter the quality of your componentry.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
>>Cabling makes or breaks the system, no matter the quality of your componentry.
Bob_bundus<<

Not a chance.

If cables make or break a system, the components have been very poorly selected.
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