defy my logic.I may not be as knowlegeable,well versed,exposed etc as you guys but really can wire be worth $1K a meter?I mean aomebody get's a $5K speaker and spends $2K on each other component.Wouldn't that dough be better spent getting a better 1)Speaker 2)amp3)source?I just can't believe that a $1200 'table with a $500 speaker couldn't use a $750 cart or better 'table rather than a $500 piece of wire.When you look into a lot of (but not all) "high end" gear any refigerator/TV repair guy could tell you that a lot of the parts can be bought off the shelf a Radio Shack for 1/10 the list.This is bad enough but when you see how much some wire/stands etc cost it's just a missapropriation of funds into an overall budget that could be better used elsewhere.Wire and such can sound different but not neccesarily better.I just think the big changes with differnt speakers and amps make way more sense.
Tweaks
When did we go from "it can't hurt" to "produces a HUGE improvement in the sound" when talking about tweaks? Was it the "Lead Balloon" that did it with turntables or the "Arcici" stands with the Quad electrostats, oh so many years ago? Was it "Tube Traps"? Was it magic bricks to put on top of power amps? Now days audiophiles seem to argue over the type of loop in the carpet of the listening room and its effect on sound. Anything that is exagerated becomes insignificant. Have audiophiles gone wrong somewhere? Why not admit there is no difference in the sound, you just want to be on the safe side?