Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system?


Meaning, do you think that cabling (AC/InterConnects/SpeakerWire) should be considered a component that is integral to your system?

I have probably as much money in cabling and fuses as I do in most of my components (if not more).

Please, please, PLEASE don't tell me that cables don't make a difference. I disagree and there's nothing you can say or do that will change my mind, so save it for another thread, please.

I just wondered if you had to recommend a set up to someone (who wanted a nice stereo), would you consider cabling to be essential in your build price and your recommendations? If so, would you consider the cost of the cables to be on par with the cost of a component?

 

 

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There is a lot of focus on an umbilical cable used for connecting devices.

These are essential and when the correct ones are discovered, are Capable of creating a impression that seemingly is a benefit to system.

These are only one proportion of the Signal Path, and there are other considerations that can create an impression that rises above the impression the Cable can make.

There is the Visual element that can be easily identified and the element that requires a more invasive approach.

The Cables Connectors either RCA or XLR can be looked at, Low Mass with Pure Copper Pins, is in my mind, the most desirable metal to be used for the Connectors Pins. Searching the Web can find connectors with OCC Pins in use.

The RCA or XLR Connectors on the Chassis are, in my mind, best if Low Mass, Low Eddy and with Pure Copper Pins . Searching the Web can find connectors with OCC Pins in use.

There are Copper and Silver Wires today produced as OCC and there are later Generation Design Wires such as PC Triple C.

Wires from the three above, used on the circuits signal path will be quite capable of offering a presentation that will really show off a well thought out selection for a Umbilical Cable and its assembly, especially if the Connectors used on both Cable and Chassis are used that are a high performance spec'.

These methods are not usually seen as a discussion, but when the experience of such changes are encountered, the impact of these is quite mind boggling and a real head scratcher.

Trying to describe how a couple of small changes has made such a forceful impression, where betterment is undoubtedly present, is not a subject I excel at, but luckily I converse with some who can make it known quite comprehensibly in a layman's wording. I have no dispute about the descriptions on offer, it certainly matches the impression made at the time of demonstration.      

For anybody expressing an interest in what might occur in their set up if they look into and follow up with making a few exchanges of Cables between devices.

It does not take a set off Golden Ears, to determine if the time spent carrying out an investigation has proven to be beneficial.

Taking the time to try out different experiences and getting a listen to the system with a slight rearrangement is a time well spent.