Audioquest vs. Others


   I realize that this post will probably open a landslide of responses but my question is focused on the comparison of Audioquest vs other manufacturers. This is not aimed to address power cables or speaker wire but only interconnect cables. Like Audioquest, many brands offer cables in a range of prices....low, medium, high, and super high. My interest is not to compare a lower price/quality cable to one that is far superior but to ask if comparisons have been done within equal price ranges of different brands.

   Yes, some systems are capable of distinguishing minute changes in a cable makeup. Some manufacturers even offer a free trial and return policy. I know that. But, in a moderately priced system, are there any opinions that would deter one from using the Audioquest brand vs another brand? Remember....staying in a comparable price range.

jrpnde
@dustsailor Please read http://ielogical.com/Audio/CableSnakeOil.php and the links to Garen Galeis articles therein.

Silver does not make cables bright.

IMO, AQ is an egregious fraud, selling ridiculously overpriced tone controls rather than neutral cables.
As I noted on another thread...presumably companies like Decware and others that make and sell speakers and electronics that also offer their own cables are offering cables that they believe bring out the best in their equipment.

To that end, and as an example...here is what Decware is offering...at $340 per cable...

"DECWARE REFERENCE-GRADE INTERCONNECT

A Pure UN-insulated SILVER Ribbon with an organic
bees wax core protected inside a polyefelin jacket of mostly air and terminated with top quality silver connectors".


https://www.decware.com/newsite/newdsr.htm


Or Benchmark Media Systems @   $35 per cable  https://benchmarkmedia.com/collections/a-stock/products/benchmark-rca-to-rca-coaxial-cable



IMO, AQ is an egregious fraud, selling ridiculously overpriced tone controls rather than neutral cables.

@ieales Since the cables are not neutral, what exact sound coloring is to be expected of Audioquest cables?
Depends on the cable and the gear to which they are connected. I've heard different AQ cables with the same gear sound dull, muddied, bright to rip your ears off.
ieales...
AQ is an egregious fraud.
Wow, you think Audioquest is not just a fraud, but an egregious fraud? Perhaps you should alert the authorities if you truly believe that.