An oldish thread but still worth dipping in and out of – if you fancy a gentle laugh. Continues
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We all know the law of diminishing returns — after certain level of quality has been reached, further investments in improving the quality will yield lesser and lesser and lesser returns. Until it reaches such plateau where even enormous investment does not make one iota of improvement. Applied to hi fi, this law holds that […]
I’ve never been the type to worry about cables, power chords or separate spurs and that malarkey. Mainly because the system generally sounds fine as it is, I’m not made of money and I also don’t have the time to be constantly ABX testing these things to make sure I’m not getting ‘snake-oiled’. However last […]
Heard an interesting tale. Apparently there are now counterfeit SME arms being offered on the market. They have no serial number, and also some Chinese writing (oops!) in the box. If this is true should we be flattered? After all, fraudsters usually concentrate on stuff loved by joe-public (Rolex Watches etc). If analogue has made […]
So, we love to have a good discussion/argument/rant here (and on all the other audio forums I have seen) about the many claims audiophiles make that others dismiss as myths. The arguments go round in circles; I hear a difference – but there cannot be a difference, it is all in your mind – have […]
Help me understand. I just upgraded my Rega Saturn stock power cord with a VH Audio Airsine. My God!!! I’m still shaking my head in amazement. I’m now a believer that the PC is the most important cable, starting with the source component. Observe the conversation and/or express your view by clicking HERE
“I have only had the cables installed since Friday so run in is not complete. Comparing with Linn K400 or Ecosse ES4.45. The Ecosse cable is a bi-wire cable and I tried it using single runs of either the multi strand or solid core sections. In my current system the sound is cleaner and less […]
A member asks: I have been toying with the dilemma as to whether a digital cable could possibly make any perceived improvement to my system for some time. After a lot of research and trawling the web I settled on the Mains Cables R US Ultimate Digital coax as my top choice. To say the […]
I’ve always heard that single-ended, directional interconnects (e.g., AudioQuests) should be installed with the arrows pointing away from the source. Is that really true, though? It seems like it actually doesn’t have much to do with signal travel, but with grounding: normally, the shield is connected to ground at the end the arrow points toward. […]
Whether they actually sound better or not, I don’t really care but I have a fetish for beautifully made, anaconda sized audio cables, especially with unusually well made connectors. Any ideas here especially where 2nd hand is a deep discount would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. MORE
Well, debate has been going on for a while, do “audiophile” cable upgrades actually work, with a stronger debate going on for actual analogue signals. I’ve just got a short post and a interesting question to share: Assuming that changing cables changes sound signature and that its true, why do we never see people talking […]
“In my years of audiophilia I have crossed swords with my brother many times regarding that which is real, and not real, in terms of differeces heard and imagined. He holds a Masters Degree in Education, self taught himself regarding computers, enough to become the MIS Director for a school system, and early in life […]
Since making a spread sheet with my audio system prices, I have been thinking(shocked) about my total investment in cables. My total system retails at $67,000 (Digital and analog front ends included). I purchased all of it here on Audiogon so my investment is about 50%. Of that I have about 10% invested in interconnects […]
After reading the review, and being a sucker for cheap tweaks, I tried them in my system. I only had two line fuses to replace -one in my Simaudio Nova CD player and one in my Simaudio W-3 amp. The latter has no cct. board fuses for each channel [probably a good thing]. I couldn’t […]
Genuinely interested in a debate on this topic. There are many mentions of the so called “expectation bias” effect on the forum, usually linked to those in the subjectivist camp, by those in the objectivist camp. These often seem to be loosely coupled with claims that people who buy expensive equipment like to be […]
Our member, Mr Derek Stalin asks: “It makes a difference, It really does. The following goes totally against my engineering “if you can’t measure it, it isn’t there” outlook but I’ve just bought two 3 meter lengths of CHORD RUMOUR 2 and using the same terminations (taken off the previous cable) and using the […]
I’ve recently downsized my system quite considerably to put money into property and I’m left with a Resolution Audio Opus 21 CD player and a Leben CS600 integrated amp as the basis of a system. I’ve sold my Living Voice OBX-RWs and need to buy something to replace them. My room is 12 x 14 […]
Recently upgraded speakers to B&W 804s and want to upgrade speaker cables. B&W has ability to be bi-wired or to use their supplied jumper at the speaker terminals. What is the adjantage of a bi-wired cable vs a single termination and use of B&W jumpers. I am looking at a used set of Volcanos with […]
Paul McGowan writes ….. Just about everything Google does is free. Google search, Docs, Gmail, maps, Earth, and so on. In fact, one of the coolest apps I have ever used is Google Translate. And it’s free. Dining at an Italian, French, or Chinese restaurant and can’t read the menu? Open the app, click on […]
Having been a long time audiophile living with countless high end compnents I have to wonder about the theory and practicality of high end power cords. I have yet to hear the difference a power cord makes. Ive owned, synergistic, Shunyata, BMI and cardas. I in no way can detect any sonic signature or change. […]
Been talking to a few e-mail buddies and have a question that isn’t being satisfactorily answered this far. So…I’m asking the experts on the forum to pitch in. This has probably been asked before but I can’t find any references for it. Can someone explain why one DIGITAL cable (coaxial, BNC, etc.) can sound different […]
Dangerous topic; but this is not about cable wars, rather about the logic of the debate. There are two basic disputes (a) whether properly designed cables sound different at all, and (b) if they can sound different, what preference should be attached to that difference. Note here that the debate about whether a category of […]
Hi guys, I finally have the option of using balanced cables since my new amp purchase (Plinius Hautonga) now has balanced outputs which my previous amp doesn’t. I’m thinking of connecting it between the Hautonga amp and the M-DAC. I can’t find any reviews for balanced cables in WHF/HFC so am depending on your kind […]
Michael Vronsky writes: Joke, truism or what? It’s a standard joke and also to some extent a truism that female classical composers are extremely rare and in quizzes, at best some people can only ‘point’ to two, possibly three. For myself, I can’t even point to one! This doesn’t mean that women in general are […]