Changing audio beliefs

Bugs me that people believe that issues inherent to analog cables somehow translate to USB or Ethernet. Some people actually believe there is stream of bits from data server to their streamer....

I initially believed cables made a difference. Then decided it was mostly marketing because I could not really hear any appreciable difference. And then over time, while improving my listening abilities, was fortunate to have a truly well made speaker cable in my system for a week, and a well made power cable in shortly after that. 

And now I am comfortable having every belief I have questioned, because what I may not be able to hear does not preclude its existence.

How arrogant it would be for me to believe otherwise.

And the single biggest change to my belief system was coming to understand that the boxes matter less than how they are brought together with everything else that supplies and most especially, grounds power.

 

In friendship - kevin

Friends, family, solitude, health, eating well, exercise, reading in silence, nature, gardening, enjoying this beautiful country by taking trip

Also "calling people mind boglingy inept"

I was asked to elaborate on the podiums Vs spikes for my speakers. If you search my posts , last year I asked the community their opinion on various methods of decoupling Vs spikes . It’s a very long thread with lots of input. The short story is I went from floor standers on spikes and large monitors on spiked Sound Anchors to a new set of speakers. The new speakers are 15” wide , 20” deep and 52” tall weighing 125 lbs. I have heavy carpet over cement slab in my listening room. I tried the new speakers on spikes , bare bottom and the Townshend Seismic Podiums. The speakers bare bottom on carpet sounded better than spikes. On the podiums there was a huge improvement. Bass was significantly improved, mids were more forward lending a more intimate experience and the treble was clearer and less bright. I received a great deal , but at $1600 for me that’s a fair amount. They are probably the best tweak I’ve ever tried. Prior to this I was a firm believer in spikes and even today it just doesn’t seem logical but wow is all I can say.

@kevn +1

..... and most especially, grounds power.