The weirdness of it all
Power cables and power conditioning seem the next focus components. While I struggle, as I'm sure many do paying premium for a chunk of wire, it seems that when done well, that chunk of wire is now an influential component in the chain allowing everything to shine.
I've slowly been upgrading all PCs with Furutech 4.1 with appropriate connectors and it has been nothing short of revelatory moving the needle of performance for the whole system. I can liken it to completely refining a fuel injection system which in turn allows everything to work better producing better performance.
I've capped my insanity with the Furutech and do not see myself moving beyond that. While certainly real capital, not hide the women and children capital like some products left unnamed.
I too have bought in to the Furutech brand connectors, power cord wire and even their speaker wire. A 1 1/2 meter power cord is about 1500 and then you have the fun of putting it together. Great for diy guys as myself. The speaker wires are about 4,000 for four 1 meter lengths with appropriate parts. Two full range pairs. Nothing short of revelatory as you say. |
@celtic66 and @brunomarcs I started with Furutech bulk cables/connctors and have graduated to making my own DIY cables from scratch. But if you are not into DIY, the brands that I like are
If you want to understand some of the technical aspects of what goes into a good cable, take a look at this link But I agree with @bugredmachine ...
Regards - Steve |
Well said...its odd how a simple connector can make such a difference...they look the same...dont cost the same 😢.Steve is onto the "what its all about stuff"...bet its super rewarding to listen to your some wires come alive.The newest of my wire tweaking is the audioharma.I did my conditioner cable/new along with 6hr refresh of my v twist/eti/aeco inteconnects...im sold on it. |
It would be interesting to see exactly what these different cables do to the sound. This could be done with a before and after measurement of the speaker. People say you can't measure these differences, they're something that only the human ear can pick up, not any machine. I just don't believe it. I was told that about amplifiers too but when I perceived a different sound between two amps, I took measurements of the speaker using the same test signal into the amp and the difference showed up clearly as a change in frequency response from the speaker. Mystery solved! Anybody ever measured their speakers before and after a noticed difference in sound quality after a cable change? It would give more meaning to your subjective descriptions to get an objective measurement of the change. I think measuring the speaker's output is the correct thing to do because we're looking at the result of how the system is interacting with all of it's components, not just how one component operating by itself measures into a test load. |
