Cable Costs Relative to System

Dave_b, the accelerators are ok but SR's Apex are 100 times better. I'm curious to see what you would think of an all SR top-O-line cables with a Powercell and a Teslaplex outlet. ;-)

I currently have two power cords for my pre-amp. When one is used it has a very big dynamic sound and when the other is used its recessive with a darker background and more texture. The difference is the shielding materials. Less shielding creates a big dynamic sound and more shielding blocks more EMI/RFI and softens the sound of my system. Therefore, I chose the power cord for my system for the sound I prefer.

I spent $3,750 on cable for my system so maybe I should only be whipped with it! ;-)

As for my opinion, I don’t need or have time for evidence. All I know, my system does sound different with different crafted power cords. I chose the PC’s that sound best to me no matter how much they cost and technology used. All my PC’s are custom made to my specs and to my liking. That is my preference and decision after testing many PC’s. Therefore, my conclusion is yes PC’s do change the sound of an audio system and each PC sounds different on different equipment. My suggestion is that everyone experiment and have fun and start listening to the art of music.

To inpepinnovations@aol.com,
I contact Don at DCCA Audio and specify how I want my PC's to sound and he makes them for me exactly how I ask. Thats how.

inpepinnovations@aol.com, I’m not an engineer, just a music lover. Don at DCCA Audio is a cable designer just like RidgeStreetAudio and such. I don’t ask about how he designs his cables. That is why I hire him to make me my cables. I tell him what I want and he sends them to me. Why don’t you e-mail him and ask him a few questions and maybe demo some of his fine cables and find out for yourself.

Metro04, I tell Don at DCCA Audio what audio qualities I enjoy and what type of sound I am looking for. I also provide custom specs of how long the cable should be and the connector positions so the cables fit perfectly in my rack. DCCA sends them to me and I take a listen on my system. I made requests of any changes in sound quaities and I send them back for adjustment. The cables come back tailored to my specific likings for my specific system. These are my experiences and this is what worked for me. I'm just passing on my findings. I'm happy and that is all that is important.

Enough said let's move on...

I agree with Kijanki... But I'm at 39%...ouch!

My current ratio is 32% ratio to retail price of all my cables in my main stereo system to 68% retail cost of my of my equipment. And the same ratios were for the actual costs. I found that interesting because my discount averaged to be 42% all equipment items. Even more strange is that I keep a VERY detailed Excel spreadsheet on all the money I spent, even upgrades sales gains and losses, for the past 10 years for all 3 of my stereo systems. LOL! ;-)