Pending argument ?

[Mohawk]

For some reason I got to reading up on the latest benefits of using expensive cables.

So, I'm gonna throw out a statement here and see where it goes !


"The perceived benefit from using an expensive cable is directly proportional to the amount paid for the cable."


Who want's to go first ?

M

 

[Gepetto]

 

[Mohawk]

And the fuckery begins !

 

[Gepetto]

And the fuckery and begins !

 

[George S.]

If I couldn't get cheap speaker wire and cables from Monoprice, I'd use cut up extension cord and ancient cheap Radio Shack cables.

 

[J!m]

There is a recent post on AK that hasn’t been shut down yet. Wyn has commented a few times with actual intellectually backed responses about what is measurable and the psycho-acoustic effects.

Bottom line is cable “properties” might be enhancing g or downgrading a flaw in other pieces of equipment in Your system.

 

[20tajk7]

 

[Mohawk]

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That one is my favorite ! Love it !

 

[20tajk7]

And don't forget to add some snake oil on your cables

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

For some reason I got to reading up on the latest benefits of using expensive cables.

So, I'm gonna throw out a statement here and see where it goes !


"The perceived benefit from using an expensive cable is directly proportional to the amount paid for the cable."


Who want's to go first ?

M

Nothing better to do than waste time on this topic AGAIN???

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Nothing better to do than waste time on this topic AGAIN???

The chumps on "The other website" have already hashed this over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over

 

[Mohawk]

Was watching for you Perry!

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I, long ago, switched to wireless wires.................. I no longer have to dick around with this topic.....................

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I vote to erase this thread

 

[Mohawk]

I like the idea of running the tweeter wiring along the ceiling for better high frequency response.....

 

[20tajk7]

Another funny one about cables :

 

[Lazarus Short]

Line-level cables: The only difference I ever heard was when my not-terribly-expensive Cable Talk cables stopped passing signal. My cable collection was smaller in those days, and thus my choices were limited...so I tried a pair of component video cables. They actually sounded better than what they replaced! Now, most or all of my four home systems are cabled with component video cable, mostly Phillips and Acoustic Research.

Speaker cable: I use Monoprice in my main rig, bi-wired. I'm happy with it. I did get burned with copper-coated aluminum (CCA) a time or two, and swore off. It sounds nasty.

 

[vince666]

I just don't "wish" to participate in a cable debate... never did that even elsewhere... and I always made my own cables by myself since the 80s, by buying decent wire and plugs, and I am just happy like that.

that said, i own a couple very cheap/thin mono jack cables for electric guitar i had got included with some device... well, if I use one of those and drop a piece of the cable on the floor then it get a percussive noise from my guitar amp, while the same doesn't happen if i repeat the test with any of my homemade ones... well, at least for electric guitar use, those cheap ones are a total CRAP!

so... maybe it's not too important that they are THAT good... but it's important that they are not THAT bad!

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I just don't "wish" to participate in a cable debate... never did that even elsewhere... and I always made my own cables by myself since the 80s, by buying decent wire and plugs, and I am just happy like that.

that said, i own a couple very cheap/thin mono jack cables for electric guitar i had got included with some device... well, if I use one of those and drop a piece of the cable on the floor then it get a percussive noise from my guitar amp, while the same doesn't happen if i repeat the test with any of my homemade ones... well, at least for electric guitar use, those cheap ones are a total CRAP!

so... maybe it's not too important that they are THAT good... but it's important that they are not THAT bad!

HUH?

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I use wireless cables