Affordable cables
Since DIY has been mentioned - here's some advanced DIY cables that uses a slightly different approach... http://image99.net/blog/files/54c02c12532d31f960ee85a6ed674b01-83.html They are NOT what many people would consider "cheap", but then again noting worth having ever is. Enjoy - Steve |
@unfairlane - just to clarify my post... RE: You are wrong there Steve. My simple diy ic`s are cheap I was actually referring to my DIY cables being a bit pricey, not all DIY cables :-) As for... but I can guarantee that you`ll never find anything betterYep - I make the same claim about my cables :-) What I have observed... - There are some great DIY options out there. - DIY can compete with established products from NAME BRANDS. - The adventurous among us will try them - The sceptics among us will ridicule them - I accept DIY may not be for everyone - But cables do improve sound quality Go in peace everyone - happy holidays Regards - Steve |
@millercarbon - re:... Wait, I got a better one: how is this even slightly controversial? Just assume, for the sake of argument, it really is possible to assemble some off the shelf parts and get truly outstanding performance. Your DIY cable, (sorry, laughing, hard to type) so secret you found it on the interweb (right?) anyone can do it, and its so awesomely better than anything else, and for cheap, and yet there’s all these guys making obscene profits too dumb to figure out they can make even more building your DIY, slapping a fancy sticker with a name on it? There’s a ton of em Would they not be doing this?You "appear" to make a valid case. But let’s break it down... and yet there’s all these guys making obscene profits too dumb to figure out they can make even more building your DIY, slapping a fancy sticker with a name on it?Well - the "high performance" DIY cables that I am aware of... 1. are made from specialist (expensive) parts that I DO NOT consider "off the shelf" 2. they use very high quality wires in their construction 3. they are not easy to fabricate because they use an unconventional cable geometry 4. resulting in an expensive & time consuming build process. This makes it difficult to scale up to a cost-effective manufacturing process, which in turn makes it unprofitable, even for the smaller cable fabricators. That’s why "these guys" - Would NOT be doing this with the more advanced designs. Regarding your statement... Just assume, for the sake of argument, it really is possible to assemble some off the shelf parts and get truly outstanding performance.Like you, I have been there and found the cables I built that used conventional cable geometries (i.e. bulk cable) to be disappointing. So that part of your post I do agree with - in some part. But you do seem to be generalizing and "tarring" ALL DIY cables with the "same brush", which I have found is not the case. I do believe my DIY cables are actually competing with the very best commercially available brands for a fraction of the cost and that belief has been substantiated by the many DIY’er across the globe that have taken the time to pass on their positive observations. Just thought I would share a differing point of view, so other readers can form their own beliefs/opinions. May you ALL have an excellent holiday season - Steve :-) |
