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Audioquest vs. Others

   I realize that this post will probably open a landslide of responses but my question is focused on the comparison of Audioquest vs other manufacturers. This is not aimed to address power cables or speaker wire but only interconnect cables. Like Audioquest, many brands offer cables in a range of prices....low, medium, high, and super high. My interest is not to compare a lower price/quality cable to one that is far superior but to ask if comparisons have been done within equal price ranges of different brands.

   Yes, some systems are capable of distinguishing minute changes in a cable makeup. Some manufacturers even offer a free trial and return policy. I know that. But, in a moderately priced system, are there any opinions that would deter one from using the Audioquest brand vs another brand? Remember....staying in a comparable price range.

jrpnde
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ieales
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Cables are part of a system and must mate well with the other components. Forget about brand names and manufacturer malarkey. Use your ears. See http://ielogical.com/Audio/CableSnakeOil.php

Ignore ALL recommendations as no one here has your gear, your room or your preferences.

If you don't attend live acoustic performances, spend the money on that until you have a valid frame of reference.

Audioquest is a price point manufacturer. Their cables do not share a signature sound with all gear. see https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/1785092

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curiousjim
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I’m still using Audioquest Colorado’s from my DAC to preamp. Is there anything better? Sure, but I’m still happy with them.

JD
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jayctoy
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Jr pride Audioquest has plenty of price selections, I like their cables, but there are plenty cables that you can also compare.Dont limit yourself to one brand if you have time To auditions.
f917025
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your other components should get along with audioquest the only way to know is to buy and try them. if your system is too laid back or polite and you need it to be more alert and fast maybe more lively or impactful it can help a bit. if it's too  forward already it won't fit .the "front row" thing is not for everyone and can be too much and sound kind of overly loud at all volumes with no air .
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geoffkait
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Anybody who believes L, R, C is all that’s going on with cables and power cords must be living in a cave. We know it’s much more complicated than that. Everybody and his brother can find some anti-audiophile pseudo-scientific screed on the internet without breaking a sweat. This is not the 1980s, gentle readers. 

I used AudioQuest Truth Silver and Truth Copper air dielectric interconnects and digital cable respectively way back in the 90s. Even back then AudioQuest honored the inherent directionality of wire so the sound is more resolved, more natural and just plain better. I’m currently using AQ Carbon HDMI cables which also honor wire directionality and use some percentage of silver in the connectors which translates into a super duper picture.
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