Sum Total Cost Of All Cables In Your Rig?

Maybe he’s watching C-SPAN 😂

@mgrif104 

The Positive Feedback article you linked starts out from a sound technical foundation but veers into unsubstantiated speculation.

It's like leveraging a science-based overview of astronomy to legitimize astrology, and it wouldn't be the first time Positive Feedback uses this narrative device.

@devinplombier 

Noted. I can accept your skepticism of the article and its contents. I may have a different conclusion, but can respect why you might be critical of the arguments made.

That said, I honestly have no idea how to respond to faustuss and so I won’t - certainly not worth it. His/her response is both lacking context and substance.  It’s  bewildering to me when I’m merely providing a link that might help some folks understand the basis of the discussion. Richard Brand did the same thing on a link I provided regarding network switches. 

It’s curious why conversations here so easily devolve to childish sniping. WBF is far more civilized and the people there tend to be significantly more knowledgeable as well. An interesting correlation. I get audiophiles are passionate and I suppose the veil of anonymity has created an environment where it’s too easy to be less than our better selves. I assume we are here to learn from each other about a shared hobby but I’m finding it increasingly less pleasant to participate. 

@mgrif104 

Agreed. 

We should be able to agree to disagree. There is no call for incoherent / hostile replies unless one opened the door, which definitely wasn't the case here. 

I have an account at What's Best Forum but I hardly ever read and don't post.

@mgrif104 

"I’m not going to play along on the cost discussion."

"I am curious enough to understand that I don’t know what I don’t know. So I read. And I listen."

Your initial post implies that your point of view supersedes everyone else’s and continues on as condescending with -

"it seems to me a rational essay on why a listen is worthwhile and that not all “cable designers” are snake oil salespeople"

You think we should except hyperbole as fact. Nnnnno!

Oh, your grammar is incorrect here. You don’t reword an individual’s comments and put them in quotes unless its verbatim. Otherwise, you’re just taking it out of context.

With that I believe you’re referencing my long list of interconnects and cables followed by my technically accurate assertion regarding why I think cables make a difference followed by the priorities I use to choose these components for my system, I then concluded with a little tongue in cheek. 

"I honestly have no idea how to respond to faustuss and so I won’t"

You went on for two more paragraphs about it! Your flimsy arguments dissolve into character assassination when people don’t aggrandize you. You’re not astute, just mostly whiny and your only business here is to incite a confrontation. Voila!

@devinplombier Likes to talk out of both sides of his mouth as well.