Thank you all for the input, which is in line with where I was coming from - hence the thread. I wanted to make sure I wasn't being a prick to the dealer without justification.
Purist speaker cables re-termination?
I just purchased a pair of PAD Museaus biwire speaker cables from the local PAD rep in Argentina. I did order the amp spades especially for McIntosh MC275 Mk.IV that has the very small terminal strip. Turns out the cables I received have a 6.25" spade, but those are too big and can't use them on my amp.
The local dealer is arranging for PAD to send the right spades, and he will re-terminate with them + Furutech silver solder + a good Weller iron, and he claims it will be as good as terminated at the PAD factory. Should I believe him / go for it?
The safest route would be to wait and receive an original set of SC terminated at the factory, but this would entail a long lead time as shipments are sparse. If sound quality is to be degarded, I'm willing to wait - after all I spent $1k on a set of wires!
Looking forward to your opinions.
The local dealer is arranging for PAD to send the right spades, and he will re-terminate with them + Furutech silver solder + a good Weller iron, and he claims it will be as good as terminated at the PAD factory. Should I believe him / go for it?
The safest route would be to wait and receive an original set of SC terminated at the factory, but this would entail a long lead time as shipments are sparse. If sound quality is to be degarded, I'm willing to wait - after all I spent $1k on a set of wires!
Looking forward to your opinions.
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