Reasonable high end interconnects: without breaking the bank
Someone finally got me to try better cables and my sound quality jumped. It jumped again when I spent $500 on used $1,200 cables and jumped again at $900 for used $2,200 cablesActually, "Someone finally got me to try different cables and my sound quality changed. It changed again when I spent $500 on used $1,200 cables and changed again at $900 for used $2,200 cables." The perception as an improvement is confirmation bias. |
ieales The perception as an improvement is confirmation bias.That’s a common knee-jerk reaction from someone who fancies himself a thoughtful cynic. But the explanation clearly doesn’t apply in this instance, where the listener had been convinced that - logically - there was no value in better cables: the Mogami argument is perfect logic and caused me to outfit with them when I could have afforded better cables. Taking that and other “logical” approachs kept me in mid-fi for longer than I wished. |
@cleeds There is value in better cables that are well mated to a system. McManus gave no inkling as to manner of improvement, but just that he had scored savings purchasing used. Did he audition anything or just grab a deal? What specific problem was he trying to solve? You and I may disagree completely with his choices. There is very close to ZERO relationship between cost and performance. Cables must match the system, room and user preferences - assuming the user is has some credibility and skill. |
