@clearthink. So what point are you trying to get at?Everything is relative. IE. what expensive is inexpensive to another. What's excellent SQ is poor SQ to another. Eye of the beholder!
Hearing is believing?........power cables.......
For anyone who is skeptical about the difference a high quality power cord can make in your high quality audio system........try it.......hearing is believing. About 10 years ago when I bought my first "entry level" hifi system (B&K amp/preamp, Canton speakers) my audio advisor dropped off a Tara Labs Prism power cord. He said just try it for a week and if you don't think it makes a difference just return it. I, like most unfamiliar with high quality cables, was skeptical.......how could a cable 1 meter long from the wall to my equipment make a difference? I put it on the power amp and yes I could definitely tell there was a more defined bass and overall clearer soundscape. I'm a musicians, so I figured maybe the "non audiophile" can't hear the difference. So my brother-in-law who is a bricklayer came over and we did a blind listening test. I randomly switched the Tara, sometimes trying to fool him......told him I switched but didn't........he could tell every time I used the Tara! So I was convinced that it was "wishful thinking on my part or particularly sensitive ears. If you don't think a great power cable can make a difference........take the challenge. Try one for a week and see (hear) for yourself!
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I'll go through it for you slowly so hopefully you can comprehend. My response was to dynaquest4's asking why manufacturer's don't supply upmarket cables with equipment? As I've explained it would be uneconomical and commercial suicide for a manufacturer to do this.Manufacturers realize end users will roll cables or tubes so just supply inexpensive for stock. No matter what they supply for stock, it will be changed. IMO, nothing to do with economical and commercial suicide. Probably with exceptions for Shindo, KR Audio 1610 base amps ... I then gave an example as I'd recently done an A/B with 2 of a manufacturer's CD Players. The initial XLR cable I chose to use sounded really nice on the CD-S8 but not so great on the CD-S7DAC. Now if you bought the CD-S7DAC and had to fork out an extra $500 or so because the cable was included would you be happy? This was a perfect example of why manufacturer's (that I know of) don't supply upmarket cables.Is it not possible another customer prefers the INITIAL XLR over the $500 cable? Eye of the beholder! |
@knghifi You are still seriously struggling with the concept. I'll try and make it simpler for you. If you purchased a component and you had to pay a premium for a supplied cable and the cable made the component sound ordinary, would you be happy paying the premium for the included cable? I certainly wouldn't. Wouldn't that be a big reason why manufacturers don't generally supply upmarket cables? I hope you finally get it.In your example, you prefer a $500 cable but there are owners that prefer a different cable. One less or more expensive than $500, it's a PERSONAL choice ... no consensus No correct or incorrect answer so manufacturers just include a generic cable and allow owners choose. Probably reason no captive PC but IEC??? If there is a CONSENSUS, regardless of cost, manufacturer will include with the component. |
Subjectivity has its limits.Not my definition of subjectivity. Those claims ("unbelievable," "jaw-dropping," " incredible analog-like liquidity") influence others that show up here and cause them to make the same bad decisions about how to "upgrade" the quality of their (as clearthink says) Music Reproduction System.From my experience, ones that want to save the world usually are the ones that need the biggest saving. |