High End System Building. How important is the matching, cabling and room? Thoughts ?


The last 20 years as an audiophile and now a dealer has taught me a very important lesson. Everything matters. The equipment can be great but no matter how much you spend the matching is very important. The cabling is also important. Some think cabling is all about making it sound better. I prefer my cabling to not get in the way. It’s like it can’t be a clogged faucet for your sound.  Materials and shielding are very important. In addition to that the room is very important. You may not have a perfect room but you build your system to work in the room you have. I don’t have all the answers but you can’t just spend money and have a great system. Combination of equipment, cabling and room has gotten me there. I’ve tried a lot of gear and cables and this is how I feel. What are your thoughts everyone? 

calvinj

How many dealers, reviewers or show rooms have great rooms?  I get what you are hearing with your rooms but if your equipment does not offer the correct tone, separation, soundstage, speed, dynamic contrast then what does that mean for the room?  Just asking. 

@jayctoy i now work for Infigo Audio. It has allowed me to get some really great gear that had been out of my reach. I’m enjoying my method 4 dac and method 6 stereo amplifier. My cables were made for these electronics so my system synergy is off the charts. I’m very happy with what I have. Gonna enjoy it for a long time to come. I tested all of it before I purchased in a long demo so I’m in a good space system wise.

@bigkidz +1 I agree. There are certain things that the electronics have to do that the room will not fix.  Some equipment just ain’t gonna get it done for some of us no matter what room it’s in. If it’s not properly matched it ain’t gonna work either. Regardless of the room 

Personally having owned a Audiostore fora decade lots of matching and experimentation and knowing the quality ,lots of cheating going around to make more $$. ,that being said cable brand that suits your taste as a loom I feel is important for very overlooked is the end connectors most use gold over Brass ,is 3 x less conductive meaning also that much more resistance , the quality ofthe conductor ,as well as dielectric ,Wire world Eclipse is a perfect example of a very well thought out cable not too expensive but does everything in build very well.

silver will give a bit more extension but at the expense of a bit of body and fullness 

your equipment character will dictate this since you have resistance ,inductance and capacitance ,keeping the same brand adheres to this formula , a different brand will change the same synergies , power cords are much more flexible.

@bigkidz +1 I agree. There are certain things that the electronics have to do that the room will not fix.  Some equipment just ain’t gonna get it done for some of us no matter what room it’s in. If it’s not properly matched it ain’t gonna work either. Regardless of the room