High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz

@lak are you enjoying your cables and sound?

Calvinj,

You stated "If you like to build your own I applaud you. But, it's not going to be this good." You are welcome to drop over the next time you visit Asia so you can judge for yourself.

Mine too.

My grandmother once said to me if no one's talking about you then you ain't doing something right. I used to be known for changing my cables left and right. It doesn't happen anymore because when I put others in it sounds veiled and covered up. I didn't know that Mcgyver posted on this thread. Lol. We are honored. Give me some bubble gum, a battery, some chicken wire and a Popsicle stick and I will build my own cables. They will come out perfect. Yeah right!!!! I respect DIY guys but this isn't about that. I have never heard anything like these cables in my life and they will not be leaving my system ever period!!!. If you like to build your own I applaud you. But, it's not going to be this good. @lak thanks for putting this
all in perspective. @ddraudt I got these revel studio2 over here jumping right now with some latin Jazz. The Congos, flutes and keyboards and cymbals are moving and starting and stopping on a dime. The pace is dizzying in a good way. Have they even heard the high fidelity? No.

Mapman,

You stated "... DD is a shill for this product plain and simple." It certainly looks that way, IMO. The gushing descriptions -- followed by more gushing descriptions. The fawning over Rick Schultz -- followed by more fawning.

Lak,

Look up Ozzy's posts and you'll find how he does his speaker wires. I did mine with no dialectric. With speaker wires I do the magnets with my own DIY tweaks attached to Bybee GG speaker bullets.

All I have to add is someone please give me the step by step directions to make these interconnects, speaker cables and maybe power cords that rival the HFC products?
All I've read is talk please give me the recipie!
Thank...

I read posts from anybody and everybody, having discovered
the principle 50 years ago or more, that even a broken clock
is right twice a day.
The wise often say foolish things and fools impart wisdom every now and then.

from where I stand DD is a shill for this product plain and simple. Must have some kind of financial tie in to the product. Maybe I'm missing something but that's about all I can see.

one of these days someone will sell a uber expensive wire and then after further research publicly proclaim that its not so great as its price tag would suggest. Without then immediately coming up with the mkII version to replace it for even more, or maybe even less.

Or not....

You'd think any honest person would question the cost of the jewels they pitch at least a little even if they truly believe it is the best thing ever. I see a red flag when anything is accounted for as all benefit and no downside.

Confessions. 1. I don't read posts from nay sayers. They are not of interest.
2. i spent over 30 years designing and building systems that sounded the best I've heard for much less money. A reviewer once said that one $30k system I built was comparable to systems in the mid 6 figures. Another reviewer stated that this same system was the best small room system he had ever heard.
Once I heard High Fidelity Magnetic magic, my life changed. With a sound much more real than I ever imagined possible. That old system would sound like dirt to my current system. At this point it would be unlistenable.
High Fidelity is dangerously good which is why I have cautioned people to
not listen to what they can't afford. Once heard on a great system there is no going back. Life is never the same after hearing High Fidelity Products.
Very addicting!

Swampwalker,

You stated "$100K (or more) for a full loom of cables? Get real...this is one of the key reasons why people think audiophiles are crazy!"

This is precisely my point. Unless you are a multi-millionaire and could not give a hoot about the price, if audiophiles plunk down the astronomical prices being demanded for these cables, and the cables of other makers, people have very good reason to suspect they are crazy. IMO.

Tbg,

You stated "The DIYer cannot match any of them." How do you know that? Have you tried? And even if you have tried and failed, there is more than one DIY path. Ozzy has already stated his speaker wires outperform all the multi-thousand dollar speaker wires he has ever had in his system. Same for me. With all due respect, you may speak accurately for yourself as a DIYer but you cannot speak for everyone.

You also stated "... we can lower our goals ..." But this is precisely the point I am making here and that Ozzy has made, as well. The object is to raising your goals by making cables that outperform multi-thousand dollar cables. This does not lower the bar because of the simple fact this costs very little to do. It may encourage disbelief but that does not mean it has not been done.

Swampwalker, there is no question that top-of-the-line audio components have grown quite expensive, but it is also true that many of these sound outstanding but their sound is different.

I have three very expensive sets of cables right now. One is exceptionally very fast with leading edge on brass, percussion, drums, etc. that makes dynamic drivers sound like horns with compression drivers. One is very detailed and has great detail at all frequencies. And one presents a very satisfying soundstage before you and is very musical sounding. All optimize different technologies.

The DIYer cannot match any of them.

Thanks for alerting us that edge of the art is expensive and that one can DIY can be done, cheaper gear can be bought, and that we can lower our goals. One can do this for food, wine, cars, and televisions also.

It's like a faucet with a bigger more free flowing spout.

Are you talking about the cable or the $$$ flowing from your bank account to Rick Schultz's? $100K (or more) for a full loom of cables? Get real...this is one of the key reasons why people think audiophiles are crazy!

@agisthos. High fidelity is different for the last 5 or 6 years I tried cable makers big and small 25 brands or more the high fidelity ultimate will be my reference cable. It's difference is that in my system it has better speed and realism. It's like a faucet with a bigger more free flowing spout.

Agisthos,

What people call tweaks can make as big a difference to SQ as a component or a cable. This is what my experience tells me. I also believe that "almost all high end cables are just another flavour of sound ..."

There is also "a lot more going on" with my DIY cables than magnets. I am not denying that High Fidelity cables may be exceptional. What I am saying is that you can make great cables yourself without having to mortgage the house. I mean, most people have at least 4 power cords in their system. How many can afford to spend $50,000 on 4 power cords?

Thanks for the tip. I will look around Singapore for these cables.

Sabai, looking at your system you have a lot of what I would call 'tweak' products. This means you are not a traditional skeptic, you have just rightly not been impressed with high end cables. Almost all high end cables are just another flavour of sound, they do not justify the extra cost over a decent $500 cable.

This is where HFC is different. It's huge leap in realism. You are kidding yourself if you think you can make some yourself. There is a lot more going on with these cables than magnets that makes them perform so special.

In my opinion the CT-1E Interconnect is a huge leap in performance over any IC cable type I have had, and I have rolled my own of every geometry and wire type you can think of.

Unlike some on this thread I am not so keen to pump the very expensive lines as being 10x better e.t.c The CT-1U and CT-1UR are in my system incremental improvements, they are for the well to do with money to burn.

The CT-1E gets you a large chunk of performance for a price that does not involve cutting your arm off. You should try a pair.

Ddraudt,

Sad Sabai with the empty life here. I believe my points are well made regarding the price/performance ratio of cables. If I look at my system and consider the components, the tweaks and accessories, and the cables that have visited my home, the worst price/performance ratio has consistently been with cables.

In the case of High Fidelity where you have high-performance cables, and this goes for so many other cable makers, some that I have already cited in this thread, the prices are outrageous. I mean $12,900 for a single power cord and $7,500 for a pair of speaker wires? Give me a break. If you are OK with this sort of thing, no skin off my teeth. But $50,000 for 4 power cords?

There is a very attractive alternative. You can make your own high-performance cables for a tiny fraction of the cost -- with stunning results. Why not give it a go if money is a concern? There is so little to lose and so much to gain. In fact, you can make a whole roomful of your own cables for a fraction of the cost of a single over-priced cable -- including neodymium magnets that run about 50 cents apiece. Ozzy and I have worked on this with great success after owning multi-thousand dollar cables. And I'm quite sure there are others out there doing the same thing who prefer to sit on the sidelines, understandably.

Now, it's true that some components may also be somewhat over-priced. But you usually get pretty good value if you choose your components carefully. You will need to change components a lot less often than cables if you purchase wisely.

It is also true that some tweaks and accessories may carry outlandish prices -- such as Synergistic Research HFTs that go for $60 a pop. But in this case, you can also make your own. I got some of the ideas from Ozzy with HFTs and mine work great. I also make proprietary DIY tweaks that are stunning. So, with some imagination and not too many dollars you can really stretch the audio budget.

This is a concern for me because I live overseas and buy and try can be very expensive. OK, I have a pretty liberal audio budget. But why the heck should I just thrown money at the audio thing when I can do better by using my imagination -- and have a bit of fun, as well. There is nothing more satisfying than making your own speaker wires or power cords that allow you to sell off multi-thousand dollar cables that were performing really, really well.

@ddraudt. You are right again. They just want to fill ears with wax so we can't hear. Lol

I've been getting and making a lot of calls about High Fidelity Cables. It's been great to meet new audio friends and to see their amazing systems.
Great fun to hear their excitement about HFCables in their systems.
As for me, I await, anxiously for my High Fidelity Cables - Ultimate Reference Rhodium- Magnetic Waveguide power conditioner and distribution center. ( no yet listed on line ) when I get it back I will be one power cord away from having a full loom of URR power parts and a full loom of UR signal parts. Hard to imagine my system sounding better that it does now. breathtaking, shocking, emotional and real beyond my wildest dreams.
But I'm sure the URR WGPC will reveal a new universe of listening experiences.
I still await the High Fidelity Cables Magnetic Amp ( not yet listed) but that may be a few months away.
It has been very nice to have reviewers and audio giants talk well about my systems. It has been called rare and special. I can't wait until they hear it now. I hope you will join me in Enjoying the Music!!! D

Hello Friends, High Fidelity cables are outstanding, game changing products to be sure! Thanks to all who write about it here. I've come to expect occasional Troll invasions but am still surprised by the Troll Feeding. Please don't feed the Trolls. It just makes them uglier.
How do you tell a troll?
IF the have negative opinions before they hear the product in question.
If the dis people and systems that have never heard.
They claim to know something that they have no idea about. ect...
What do you tell a Troll?
Nothing, they are not listening!!! They are here to get attention. to try to feel valid. to find anyone who will interact to fill an empty life. so sad.
If you don't feed them, they go away. if not I have them axed. ;-)
For those who can enjoy music. Please DO!!!

Calloway,

Thanks for the suggestion, but I live in Asia. It is buy and try for me, alas. Very costly, needless to say. I have gear shipped in principally from the States and the UK and I bring things over from Singapore, as well. Singapore is great. I bought my Raidhos there from a wonderful dealer. I was lucky they had a pair of pristine C1.1 demos in stock when the D1s came out a couple of years ago. The D1s are great but they would have been over-kill for the system. It's already very resolving.

Sabai..very nice system...just as a comparison..it might be interesting to borrow a pair / set of HF cables...i/cs or speaker cables, from The Cable Company....and compare your DIY cables to them and report back...have some friends over at that time too..just a thought

Well. Everyone do what works and sound goods to you and enjoy. We are blessed to have what we have. I have searched long and hard. I don't have to get a point have have to get the sound I seek. Do what works for you and just enjoy your music everyone. I just want to listen not analyze this and that. I got off work early today and got 5 hours in. I loved every minute of it. That's all we should care about. Does it sound good. We are all way past being frugal. Lol.

I've spent more money on my stuff than most people would probably sanction. So I'm a freak, but maybe not a super freak. :-) It sounds just the way I want it to. If/when it doesn't, I attempt to address the issue. But I am a cheap bastard at heart and will always be looking for ways to solve the problem as cost effectively as possible. I still have two kids to get through college.

If anything I will probably downsize everything including house at some point as retirement approaches.

I do like to experiment though if I see something of unique value to try so you never know what might be out there somewhere for me.

I had a kind offer to audition the HF cables but declined for now. I'm sure I would have liked them in a cost free audition with no requirement to actually pay.

True but you know high fidelity fits on a lot of winning teams. Lol.

Jmcgrogan2, Calloway and Mapman,

My system sounds stunning. I have Raidho C1.1 speakers, an Atma-Sphere power amplifier (fully loaded), an Audio Horizons preamplifier (fully loaded), a PS Audio DS DirectStream DAC, a PS Audio PerfectWave transport, a Shunyata Triton power conditioner, a power regenerator, an isolation transformer and a REL subwoofer. Room treatments include Audio Magic PEAs (3 units) and Wave Stabilizers (2 units), Shakti Hallographs, Synergistic Research ART (plus extra bowls), Steinmusic Harmonzers (4 units), IPC Acoustic Energizers (5 units), QRT Symphony Pros (3 units), QRT ElectroClear, Bybee GG Speaker Bullets (8 units), 10 Schumann Resonance devices, 4 ion generators and a variety of my own DIY tweaks and accessories including my own DIY HFTs. Cables are DIY, Elrod and Shunyata. Conservatively, I have invested over $70,000 in my system -- so far. I'm not quite done yet.

And what are your systems like?

THe Oakland A's and Kansas City Royals can't really afford to play in the Big Leagues with the Yankees, Red Sox, etc. but still have done pretty well of late. :^)

The NFL has a salary cap to help keep their expenses down. The best teams still play there.

Audio is a team sport. No one piece can win on its own. With the exception of these wires perhaps, if one can believe what is claimed.

"He is an angry, bitter man, who is saddened by the fact that he cannot afford to play in the big leagues."

Thanks. Now I feel a whole lot better. :^)

Calvinj,

You stated "We are imagining what we hear." And you missed my point completely. My point is simply that you can make your own cables -- as good as, or better than, the best out there -- for a tiny fraction of the cost.

Sabai...what is your system like..?

Sabai, I know of several very good sounding speaker wires that cost $25,045. $22,000 dollars and $35,000. Two of the three have substantial shielding, much vibration control, and sophisticated metallurgy. One is a minimalist approach. This is basically an artistic approach to cabling, much like Gallup and other noted pollsters use. In contrast, academic survey researchers use careful random samples where we can be pretty confident that the sample is close to what the population is. High Fidelity, by contrast, is more scientific in maximizing the influence of magnets.

I seriously doubt that a DIY guy can challenge these efforts. Most of the manufacturers have evolved from DIYers. I have been through perhaps as many as fifty different cables, including some that I made myself out of speaker wires made into power cords and welding cables that I made into speaker wires that looked and sounded the same as a Minnesota manufacturer's early speaker wires.

Maybe mankind cannot make the "perfect" interconnect, power cord, or speaker wire, and maybe we never will be able to do so, but trial and error are what we now must rely on.

Hey fellas, here we go again. I wonder why they would come to this thread when there a hundreds of places they could go comment. Maybe, it's sounds better than what they have. Maybe, they don't understand why high fidelity owners are so loyal to the brand. The sound is completely mind blowing. That's why the prices get paid. Compared to the other high end cable makers his most expensive cord is a third or a fourth of the price of the competitors. For all I know the nay Sayers maybe the competitors themselves. For all the readers of this thread. You don't need anyone to tell you what you should be paying or what it's worth to you. Try them for yourselves. Contact high fidelity. Contact The Cable Co. They have a loan program. Put a small deposit down get them in and try them for yourself. You be the judge. Once you hear them in your system you won't want to send them back. Happy listening. It's not the flavor of the month. It's actually the purest form of gourmet vanilla or chocolate you have ever tasted. Pure sound delivered In its purest form. I know it's important for folks to criticize so keep it coming. Those that are criticizing. Have you heard high fidelity. Tell us how they sound. Tell us what they do and don't do. Have you heard the top of the line. Have you heard them at all? Do you want to hear them. All of us other audiophiles are really not that smart. We really don't hear what we think we hear. Thank you for correcting us and telling us that we can't tell the difference. Wow I thought I was really enjoying the sound of my system but I understand we are not smart enough to tell the difference. Thanks for telling us that we should go to radio shack and do just as good there. Oh radio shack sells wire? High fidelity is not a wire I don't think I can get it at radio shack. Too bad because there is one three blocks from here. Lol. Thanks for telling us how foolish we are. We are imagining what we hear. We really don't hear the difference. Lol. So all the people who have posted what they have actually heard in high fidelity have really good imaginations. Hey everybody, we are not that smart and our ears have failed us!!!

What Sabai says is true for almost the entire cable industry. Except for HFC !! Yes its true, this time it is different!!

Seriously, I know how easy it is to be sceptical because the cable market has always been full of marketing and flavor of the month products.

But consider this... when you see long time audiophiles who have been around the block and owned dozens of high end cables, saying listen up, this stuff is truly an advance and giant leap over anything we have had before, well that says something.

Its been almost 3 years and the hype is still going strong because its real, there really is something to all this.

Tbg,

You may be right. But I believe there is a mystique around cables and cable makers that needs to be dispelled. Ozzy put it very well when he said there is just so much BS in the cable business. If you believe everything you read on the Forum and in reviews, there are more geniuses in the high-end audio business than there are in Mensa. Sorry, I don't buy it. That mentality simply fills a need for myth-making and cultism.

What I am talking about is the price/performance ratio. I have known for years that neodymium magnets can elevate the performance of cables. But I also know from my own experience that any audiophile can make his own stunning cables for a pittance -- meaning no more than $200 or $300 -- including the magical neodymium magnets that usually run no more than 50 cents apiece. This makes the astronomical prices demanded for "high end" cables with lesser SQ, and in many cases inferior SQ, nothing short of laughable.

Of course, those with enough money to throw at the matter do not care a whit about price/performance. They want to come home at night, put their feet up, and enjoy the music. For them performance is all that matters -- not price or value. They have no interest in making their own cables. They simply let someone else address the problem and pay them for their work. On the other hand, there are others who try to get the best value for their hard-earned dollars but are drawn into the high-end hoopla and spend way more than they need to spend for stunning sound. They have no idea they can make their own high-performance cables for a song.

By the way, my comments are equally directed at a long list of cable makers including Synergistic Research, Cardas, Gabriel Gold, High Fidelity, ASI Liveline, Tara and Nordost, among many others.

In June of this year Jack Roberts of Dagogo wrote a review of the High Fidelity Cable CT-1 Ultimate Reference Rhodium Plus Power Cord.

Here is his conclusion: "I don’t think I have written a power cord review and not talked about how dead quite or black the background is. That’s because these power cords simply made my system sound better in every way. Maybe the one way to sum up this review is to let you know that the High Fidelity Cable power cords allowed my system to have an uncanny sense of realism that was a revelation to this reviewer."

This is worth $12,900 for one power cord? You got to be joking.

Calvinj,

You stated, "I knew it had to be something when there was no comment about the sound at all." My comments were all about the sound and how much the sound is worth. A pair of speaker cables is worth $7,500? You must be joking. I mean, we're talking about 2 wires with some neodymium magnets. We are not talking about nuclear physics. You can make your own stunning speaker wires, Ozzy and I and others have done it, for less than $200 including the magnets.

This is about venting about the outrageous prices some cable makers put on their cables -- including Synergistic Research, Gabriel Gold, Tara, Nordost and High Fidelity, among others. There are folks who can afford to throw money at any audio product without batting an eyelash. And there are others who cannot. It's as simple as that.

Why in the world would anyone even think of spending $7,500 on a pair of speaker wires if they could make their own for less than $200 and have $7,300 left over in their audio budget?

Calvinj

You stated, "I will make it simple for you. If you didn't like the sound you wouldn't buy them." I will make it simple for you. If you liked the sound you would't have sold them.

You stated, "Try the high fidelity stuff for yourself. Don't let anyone tell you what it's worth." If you can afford high priced cables without batting an eyelash then you can afford to make this statement. But if you are among those who demand value for their hard-earned audio dollars then "worth" is critical.

Jmcgrogan2,

In spite of Rick Schultz's unethical actions this has nothing whatsoever to do about a grudge. That's all in the past. My observations are not so easily dismissed. I have been critical of many cable makers for years on the Forum -- Synergistic Research, Grover Huffman, Gabriel Gold, HiDiamond among them.

People doubt it but either haven't heard it or don't want to hear it. Maybe it's not about what they hear. If it isn't about what they have heard I don't want to hear it. Lol.

The interesting thing about wires is its hard to make one that does not work at all so its an easy game to get into for sure.

The next wires I try will probably be ones used in pro studios. If I am half the audiophile I think I am, those should be able to do the job nicely. If its good enough for the pros.....

I have not worked in audio retail for years, but the biggest profits by far was always on accessories. Even basic wires had huge profit margins. Even with the reels of common 12 gauge copper strand speaker wires that everyone used to use.

It's a fact so just saying. I doubt its changed much.

@jmcgrogan2. Nice observation. Wowww. I guess it's like that. I knew it had to be something when there was no comment about the sound at all. I guess some people have to vent. I've dealt with Rick Schultz and high fidelity on a number of occasions. Always satisfying and courteous towards me and those that I know. I see how this hobby can be I got mad at a CD player maker 4 years ago and I finally let it go this year. Lol.

Ok fellas, here we go again. People want to steal your ear joy!!! Don't let them steal it. The best compliment you can get is the challenge that comes next. All I know is that I tried to take the high fidelity out and out other cables in and I just can't listen without them. Well when you patent something and it's sounds great and it does things differently. It's actually not a cable. Look at the website and the video. At the end if the day does it sound good? I give a resounding yes. Different science with amazing sound. That's what these companies should be aiming to give you. I got a high fidelity power cord and interconnect in my system now with my arc ref3 on my revel studio2 and I am getting mind blowing sound. After a long stressful day as a lawyer this sound is the thing that relaxes me. It allows me to slip away into another place. I close my eyes and I'm at the concert and all of the musicians are right in front of me. I always ask myself did I get into this hobby for the music. I did. I watch people go back and forward about this and that. I watch people talk about why cables, equipment, speakers etc. are all overpriced and how they sell us a mirage. Well there are a lot of hard working people in this industry and they spend time developing products that we buy. I will make it simple for you. If you didn't like the sound you wouldn't buy them. Audiophiles want the best sound possible. If you like what you hear trust your ears and go for it. I see comments on technology arguments all the time. Different way of providing the sound(check) sounds great(check). It's all about what you want and how important what you want is to you. Enjoy everyone. I live this hobby all the way down to low end to the high end. Try the high fidelity stuff for yourself. Don't let anyone tell you what it's worth. Happy listening

Audiolabyrinth, he is. Why do you doubt it?

Sabai, what you say is true only because the science involved is so little developed. The military and NASA could probably tell us more about cabling.

I thought Rick was coming out with an amplifier?

Regarding Rick Schultz and all the hoopla around High Fidelity cables. How much imagination and how much money does it take to put a magnet in a cable? Not very much. I'm no Albert Einstein and I have been using neodymium magnets in cables for years.

High Fidelity says the whole difference is where the magnets are placed and only one cable genius knows how to do that -– and it's so special it is worthy of a patent. And then they say the geometry makes the whole difference with the inference that the average Joe could never hope to wrap his small mind around it all -- ah, the all-important geometry. Don't even try to understand it. Anyway, it's proprietary.

If you step out of the cable box and make your own cables you may find out what you read from cable makers is simply Cable Babble designed to get you to part with your hard-earned greenbacks. Can the average audiophile go up against 20 years of amazing knowledge from a professional cable maker? Absolutely. Ozzy proved it. I have a good chuckle when I read all the marketing and all the hoopla and all the cheerleaders in the background with their cable pompoms raised in unison.

Cable making is not quantum physics in spite of all the mystery that cable makers surround their trade with to bewitch the gullible. Cable making is simple mechanical engineering and empiricism -- in spite of all the Cable Babble marketing talk designed to convince you that you need to be Albert Cable Einstein to make a good cable -- or an extraordinary one.

Did you ever ask yourself the question, if all those cables offered on Audiogon are so great why are they on offer? Do all those discerning audiophile sellers just happen to be selling for a friend with a second audio room they are closing down? Just look at all the mediocre cables produced by all those genius Albert Cable Einstein makers -- the game-changing SX followed by the SX Super followed by the SX Ultra followed by the SX Reference. You can bet your life that ZX will be hard on the heels of SX with ZX Super and ZX Ultra and ZX Reference following in due course.

Cable makers are some of the biggest smoke and mirror salesmen I have ever seen. In the vast majority of cases the astronomical prices you will pay for "top" cables have no relation to the rewards reaped once you make your own cables for a small fraction of the price and compare. You may find yours make the others look pale by comparison -- and you will shake your head in disbelief.

Let's talk about speaker wires. I would bet if you make your own silver speaker wires as per Ozzy's formula or my formula you will come up with a gem for under $200 that will easily beat any multi-thousand dollar speaker wires from any of the much-lauded and frequently-reviewed "heavy hitters" including High Fidelity, Synergistic Research, Nordost, Tara and others, with all of their high-priced superlatives thrown in free of charge. The real heavy hitting is done in the marketing department. The name of the game is to become The Cable of the Month.

As Ozzy has so keenly observed, it is all about the conductor in spite of all the BS-baffles-brains marketing talk about special Magnetic Conduction technology (watch out for those capital letters), patents and patents pending, ground-breaking technology, reduced distortion from all that nasty "noise", signal flow, Litzes and ribbons, geometries and configurations, tuning bullets, improved tuning bullets, terminations, active shielding, dialectrics, OCC 99.999999999 copper, cryogenic treatment on campus, 10 years in the making. But there's nothing like the hallowed word "game-changer" to rivet the attention of hordes of audiophiles. Just what the marketing doctor ordered.

Cable makers will say anything to make you think you'll need jaw surgery when your bottom mandible ends up on the floor after you audition their latest cable. They will say absolutely anything to get you to part with your hard-earned greenbacks.

My position is.. If you have HF cables, they are so out of this world fantastic
that one can ( and must) rework the system to get the best possible sound now available with magnetic conduction.
How about this.. "To get the best sound out of my fantastically real High Fidelity Cables I use ATL outlets, Stillpoints, Marigo disc mat, Essence of music Disc cleaner, HIFi tuning Disc demag unit, Furutech iso plate and covers, 10 gage directional house wiring, carling technologies magnetic/hydrlic breakers, Tubetraps, Stanshelves and Stanblocks plus dozens more items.
It has the words High Fidelity Cables in it. ;-)
Enjoy the music my friends! D