Old Audioquest cables
2-17-15: Bo1972 LOL!! Bo knows BS! Don't fret Jon, Bo is famous around these boards. Read some of his soap box preaching, he is quite the comedian!! No one thinks more highly of Bo than Bo! |
The Lapis X3 with unbalanced connectors appear to be much more reasonably priced. Of course since there are so many fakes out there, AND Bo says they are garbage anyway, why even bother?? ;^) |
No, fakes are sold at low prices, that is what drives the market. People want a $5000 cable for only $1000, and there are folks out there who can make that happen. Bo is right, they do rip of every manufacturer. However, I don't see fake dealers as any more evil than the manufacturers/dealers who are looking to rip you off as well. The whole cable industry is about ripping people off, whether you buy legitimately, or fakes. YMMV. |
03-04-15: Bo1972 Spoken like a true dealer. I always find it amusing when a dealer changes lines how the former product he carried is no longer a "good value". It doesn't seem to matter for what reason the dealer dropped the line, or even if the manufacturer dropped the dealer. Now the dealer will poor mouth the former line and rave on about the new line. It's really quite comical. |
03-04-15: Zd542 Absolutely, anything is possible. I'm sure that many times a dealer does like a certain line better. I'm not just speaking about cables though. Also, from my experiences I would believe this to be a minority occurance (< 50%). More times than not, the dealer has decided to switch brands due to being dropped as a dealer, or dropping it themselves due to sales volume, profit margin, etc. However, almost 100% of the time, the dealer will tell you they changed ONLY because of sonic attributes, though a few will say because of reliability problems. No dealer will tell you that THEY were dropped from the brand, or that they switched for a larger sales margin. ;^) |
Well I suppose that you hold dealers in a higher regard than I do Zd542. Sure, there may be a dealer who just loves what he's doing (like looking for a hooker with a heart of gold I suppose),but from my personal experiences, it's all about the Benjamins. I do not hold audio dealers in any loftier standards than any other salesman, car sales, boat sales, jewelery sales, ski sales, etc. Yes, they all have their brands, but for the most part, they are looking for the brand that best feeds their personal lifestyle. Nothing wrong with that, I think most folks look to maximize their income, whether they are in sales, or any other field. Even if you find a audio dealer who is not in it for the money, but truly just sells what they think is best, what they think sounds good may not correlate with what I think sounds good. I do agree that the most important thing is to be an informed consumer. Don't let ANYBODY tell you what sounds best to you, be it dealer, manufacturer, reviewer, etc. The proof is in the listening. |
