Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money

Interesting and as always controversial thread.  On the cable/interconnect thing, I have two opinions......and little practical experience to back either up, so take that for what's it's worth :)

While I do believe that different cables, IC's etc. can sound different in different systems, I think the cost of many of the "boutique" stuff is absurd. Ultimately, it's wire with some nice connectors. You can twist it, shield it, comb it, braid it, cryo it, use different dielectrics, play with the gauges, but in the end...........it's still wire.

Perhaps if I had deeper pockets I could and would play that game, but I'm of the mind that any properly designed cable, interconnect or wire, should get you at LEAST 90% of the way there...............better ways to spend your money..................Maybe I'll try some 12/2 romex just for fun. :)

GK

I'm new to these forums and only came here as a hobbyist looking to share what I may know something about and learn from others in areas where I have little personal experience.........lots of those.

I really think that you just get off poking people with a stick from the safety of your keyboard.......like the guy that flips people off in traffic and drives away............it's what you do and I doubt that it's appreciated by many.

Perhaps I'm wrong and maybe you're  a great guy with an odd sense of humor..............I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but I really do see your presence here as a form of personal entertainment, sometimes at other peoples expense.

Feel free to reply.......or not, in any manner you wish. I don't actually give a Fk.

Enjoy your evening sir

Just ordered a set, 3 sets actually, of Cabledyne Synergy RCA/RCA. Two of the sets, 1 meter, were demos and half price. The third is a half meter, N.I.B..................You can put me in the cables don't make much difference camp I guess. I do think there are audible differences, but I'm guessing they're subtle and system dependent. I'm done, for now, buying hardware, so I thought I'd stick a toe into the cable pool.

My current cables are a mix of cheap Monster, cheap AQ, and the throw away stuff that's comes free with everything, so I'm curious to see.......hear actually, if there will be a difference. Granted, the Cabledynes that I bought are hardly high end, at least from a $$$ perspective, but they are certainly better than the junk I have now, so it could prove interesting.

Never heard of Cabledyne until I joined up here. I checked out their site and they looked like decent, low(er) priced cable. They have a 40 day trial period, so worst case, I don't hear any improvements and send them back for the cost of shipping, can't lose :) Best case, they'll give me a new appreciation for cables.

I'll let you know what I think after they're in the system for a couple weeks.............

If anybody else is or has used them, I'd be interested in your experience

Elizabeth.....................LOL...........you and I swim in different parts of the pool!!...........I have a pretty nice rig, but kilo-buck IC's won't be part of the budget any time soon :0.................Guess I'll always wonder what that last few % sounds like........Good will have to be good enuff.................A man's gotta eat ya know :)