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Do your Cables migrate thru your system?

I initially bought a pair of Audioquest Emerald ICs for my CD player/receiver setup (eons ago). Then I upgraded to separates and got a good deal on a run of Lapis from the CD to the pre-amp. The Emerald got demoted to the pre-amp/amp run. Then I found another run of Lapis to fill in from the pre-amp to amp. The Emerald got kicked out the system all together and demoted to home theater. Yes, I run Emerald for my front speakers. Bought the DVD player and got a run of Coral for free. This connects the rears. I bought a five-channel amp and got a run of Opal for free. One half connects the center channel. The other half...the sub. I've never bought a cable for home theater, I just used the fall-out from my audio system or got free stuff. Anyone else have a similar story?
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sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Yes, I guess the do migrate through my system(s). I will always try new cables first in the Pre-Power Link, then the CD player, Tuner, then through a second system in my Den/Computer Room. I do not care enough about my HT system to warrant expensive cables (I am using decent ones), so left overs get sold if they no longer have a place in the two systems.
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
Having seven systems means plenty of requirement for IC's and PC's. So yeah, I demote wire on an on-going basis whenever I can. Only exception is stuff I can't re-use due to length or termination, in fact, put some speaker wire and IC up for sale today to avoid the three-closets-full-of-wire syndrome. And no, I'm not going to put together another system, I've run out of space and ideas. Jeff
jimtreanor
19 posts
 
My interconnects follow the same migratory pattern outlined in your message...initially from the source to the preamp-amp and then upstairs to the two-channel HT system. If they ultimately get bumped from the latter, they go to one of my three kids for their systems. Same with the speaker cables.
sean
6,231 posts
 
Sheesh Jim, your in bad shape. Not only did you have to clothe and feed the kids, now your supplying their "audio habit" too : )

I'm kind of in the same boat. If it doesn't go into one of my five systems, some of my stuff works its' way into my Brothers' or Dads' system. It's gotten to the point that they are pretty well dialed in now though, so most of it will probably go on the chopping block from here on out. Sean
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angela100
435 posts
 
Hey, Jeff, tip - don't ever getting into tropical fish! If your passion for audio transfers to keeping aquariums, hooobooooy! and, hey, there's always the garage :-)
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