Quack System Upgrades

Interesting concept mb1,

One could argue that that the cables sold by Blue Jeans are the identical wire that most likely a good amount of the music we listen to were recorded with. 

So then somehow cost no object cables are reversing the effect of the cable used in the production of our music and then providing a more realistic rendering of the original production on replay?

I have no problem with Canare speaker or interconnects, or Morgami for that matter.  I did find the Beldon not my cup of tea.

"If a cable used in a recording studio has a certain coloration, you don't use the same cable in the playback system, you use cables and components that are transparent so that the system can reproduce the sound of the cable in the recording studio. What happens if they used more than one type of cable in the studio?"

Good point.  

I have read that the studios (no actual experience) use Belden, Canare, and Mogami, or a combination thereof.  I don't buy into the argument that studio engineers who make their livelihoods recording music would not invest more in cables if they thought it would improve their finished product.  Think of the monster $s they make.  Just like any manufacturer of a product isn't going to use less than satisfactory raw materials and expect a quality final product.  I'm not referring to a Grateful Dead on tour scenario where durability is all that matters. 

Of course, trying to convince someone that the most reasonably priced good cables on the market aren't snake oil is bound to fail.

" Where's the funny stuff?? C'mon guys, lets have some fun. I can't be the only member who enjoys a good amount of levity."

"Not going to happen. I didn't get what I wanted for Christmas yesterday, and I'm pissed."

Funny, Happy New Year!

Audiophile prepping his system:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ0OPhHYEeM

"They don't believe in cable directionality making a sonic difference. IME, this doesn't hold water."

You may not think their wire achieves the proper status for your system, but regarding the cable directionality issue, I would counter that every cable providing electricity and/or signals of any kind in your life, including your stereo components, were installed without regard to directionality, except probably your speaker cable and interconnects (and fuses if you follow the SR protocol).

I'm the kid with the lemons, but I was using alligator clips for non electrical purposes when not much older than him.

BJC is a company that spends their workday doing nothing but making cables.  It was mentioned above that they will not state that they believe in cable burn in or wire directionality.

One explanation may be that they don't want to make representations that they cannot prove by scientific fact and choose to just keep silent on the subject.

I like their Canare 4S11 (Star Quad cable, 14 AWG) for speaker cable.  Of course its not really theirs, its bulk wire they terminate.  I don't know how many high end cable retailers actually make (manufacture and draw) their own wire.

astro58go, sorry my bad.

You to Geoff and to the world, 5 hours to go here in Vermont. 

geoffkait wrote,

"Geez, I almost forgot the most important thing. The trick with these resonators is finding places in the room where they do good, not do bad. If you have a SPL meter handy you can map out all the pressure peaks in the room and attack the highest dB peaks first. If you don't have a SPL meter handy it's a little trial and error but the best places to start are proximity to room corners, especially upper room corners. Other places to start are 1st reflection points, the wall behind the listener and between the speakers on the front wall. Height is an issue with around 5 feet being a good starting point."

Rather than using a SPL meter or the "blind mice" approach suggested by geoffkait, I have achieved better results in placing my resonators by hiring a dowser specializing in audio resonances. For you DIYers, he mentioned that he built his divining rod using instructions found on you tube.

Actually, I was going to say something but as you can see above I deleted it.  I just think Geoff is in an uncharacteristically bad mood today.  Hope your feeling better, all of this is just our normal banter back and forth as far as I know.