@mbmi i totally understand. My speaker is a 14k speaker and my amp and dac are way more expensive in cost together but my system has great synergy. I built my system based on synergy and design elements.
High End System Building. How important is the matching, cabling and room? Thoughts ?
The last 20 years as an audiophile and now a dealer has taught me a very important lesson. Everything matters. The equipment can be great but no matter how much you spend the matching is very important. The cabling is also important. Some think cabling is all about making it sound better. I prefer my cabling to not get in the way. It’s like it can’t be a clogged faucet for your sound. Materials and shielding are very important. In addition to that the room is very important. You may not have a perfect room but you build your system to work in the room you have. I don’t have all the answers but you can’t just spend money and have a great system. Combination of equipment, cabling and room has gotten me there. I’ve tried a lot of gear and cables and this is how I feel. What are your thoughts everyone?
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@immatthewj i 100% agree with you my system is 25% speakers. 75% electronics! My system is that way and I’m extremely happy |
@benanders i totally understand. We had one guy on this thread that repeatedly made the high end fleecing comment. Most of who spend understand what we are buying. My system works in my not so good room because I bought speakers and components that work well in this environment. The kind of music I listen to also plays a big part. I just was pushing back on room room room. Bad equipment in a good room is not good sound either. |
@patrickcarey thats why at Infigo cables we give customers a free trial. Stuff you spend on has to work for your system. |
@immatthewj its part of the journey. I enjoyed mines. I’ve had 8 amps and 6 different speakers with 8 different sources over the years. Bug my infigo gato combination now makes me smile. It’s the journey. In this same bad room of mines. |
@immatthewj i was blessed to be able to try my amp and Dac combination prior to buying it to replace my old Dac and amp combination. I was able to retain a slight by of warmth that my tubes had with the Infigo amp but gain in dynamic range , soundstage, speed, dynamics and decay. The Infigo stuff just took the top off and made it sound truly live. I put a lot of work into my system and through the years. So I know what to put in my listening room. |
@immatthewj whats wrong with some people. Room acoustics are ok but the way stuff is built is paramount. |
@immatthewj yup I get it. If you listen to some here you can put any equipment in a good room and it will sound the same? |
@mahgister im not minimizing your points. I think at certain situations a proper room can raise your system levels above where it is at. I agree with you somewhat but there are speakers and pieces that are just built better and sound better |
@gregm @mahgister well here we go. I completely disagree. Point blank in you build higher quality speakers and amplifiers that reduce noise and distortion. If you research how to use better materials and design. If you spend time researching and developing those products. They are just going to sound better on most occasions. Typically most but not all but most high end audio makers put a lot of time, resources and intellectual property in to the finished products. Look if you don’t want to spend of will not spend on that. Then that is fine. But no matter what room you are in. If the products have proper synergy and the build quality is better in the higher end equipment it’s just going to sound better. Can you get a great sound at a cheaper price and a better built room yes. But the level of transparency, detail , soundstage , speed, low noise floors and decay in some of the higher end products can not be touched no matter what room you put the lower to midfi equipment into. I have lived with both in my room with extended demos or either ownership. Could one consider it too much to pay. Yeas. But better is better because it built, designed, researched and developed better. If you know how to get synergy in the high end it’s a wrap. We do all have opinions. This is clearly mines. |
@immatthewj funny how some expect that the room can be better BUT THE EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT CAN’T BE BETTER AND GIVE YOU BETTER PERFORMANCE. |
@immatthewj why bother getting a better engine and transmission just make the car faster and better just make it more aerodynamic that will fix all the problems. |
@mahgister thanks for the clarification. Respect my friend. |
@lemonhaze most of us don’t have dedicated listening rooms. All house condos etc are not built for music systems or audio. Some of us have all kinds of things going on room wise. But it doesn’t have to limit you if you get great gear that has synergy. |