Oh Tim, Tim, Tim. Judyazblues said it perfectly. Naturally the guy in the shop is going to swear you'll ber happy. HE'S TRYING TO SELL A CABLE!!! However, Zd542 says, "don't get sucked into the cable trap". Good cables do make a difference. My advice Tim: EVERYTHING is system dependent. What works well in one system doesn't in another. I've recently been shocked to hear that in my system, an interconnect costing half the price of my beloved reference interconnects, has won my heart. The amount you spend doesn't mean s***. It's how a certain cable works with the equipment it's connected to that does. No one wants to pay outlandish prices for cables but in the end guys, it's not snake oil if it sounds better.
Blindly deafly? bought Purple Flare cables...
Blindly (deafly?!) bought Nordost Purple Flare cables yesterday for my Rotel RA-1062 integrated amplifier, RCD-1072 CD player and B&W DM602 S3 speakers that I bought almost a deacde ago and never used (long story)...
I bought the analog interconnect, the speaker cables and the power cord for 2 dollars shy of a Grand after tax!
PLEASE tell me I did alright!
This exact system is no longer in stores and I don't think many places would let me bring my gear in and switch out cables...and it would have been a total hassle even if they would.
And I'm eager to finally start listening to my stereo.
I called A BUNCH of Rotel dealers yesterday, to try to get advice on what cables would pair up well with my equipment and I got a different answer out of everyone -
Audioquest, Nordost, Transparent, Tributaries, Kimber...
But a few mentioned the Nordost White Lightning.
I decided to take a drive to northern New Jersey to a BEAUTIFUL shop that claimed that they had all levels of Nordost and Transparent cables.
But when I got there they only had the whole lineup of Nordost cables and a few Transparent cables lying around.
The guy highly recommended the Purple Flares for my equipment - swears I'll be happy.
I could have gotten the White Lightning cables as a few people recommended, but I figured since I'm buying without hearing I'd 1) be safer moving one up the line, and 2) spending that kind of money on cables I'll have less doubt and worry that I didn't get good enough cables.
Please express your thoughts!
I bought the analog interconnect, the speaker cables and the power cord for 2 dollars shy of a Grand after tax!
PLEASE tell me I did alright!
This exact system is no longer in stores and I don't think many places would let me bring my gear in and switch out cables...and it would have been a total hassle even if they would.
And I'm eager to finally start listening to my stereo.
I called A BUNCH of Rotel dealers yesterday, to try to get advice on what cables would pair up well with my equipment and I got a different answer out of everyone -
Audioquest, Nordost, Transparent, Tributaries, Kimber...
But a few mentioned the Nordost White Lightning.
I decided to take a drive to northern New Jersey to a BEAUTIFUL shop that claimed that they had all levels of Nordost and Transparent cables.
But when I got there they only had the whole lineup of Nordost cables and a few Transparent cables lying around.
The guy highly recommended the Purple Flares for my equipment - swears I'll be happy.
I could have gotten the White Lightning cables as a few people recommended, but I figured since I'm buying without hearing I'd 1) be safer moving one up the line, and 2) spending that kind of money on cables I'll have less doubt and worry that I didn't get good enough cables.
Please express your thoughts!