bruce19
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| Why not? It feels like we are gathering momentum here! Thanks for all the contributions. Here is a summary of what has been shared so far, just so future readers don't have to pick through the entire thread. I will do this periodically as a service. I hope... | |
| Do older power cables still hold up to newer ones? Recently (past 5 years) some cable manufacturers have incorporated "newer thinking" … The question is whether the thinking occurred in the marketing department or in the design team? if in the design team what inspired them? Is there such a... | |
| Why not? @roxy54 I know. You are correct, some provide more than others but as was said in another thread it is the wild west. I don't even have language to intelligently discuss cables because there seems to be no agreed upon language to describe what ma... | |
| Why not? You know, I think I would fully agree with you @roxy54 if most of the cables we are talking about cost less than $50 and very few more than $100 AND if we spoke of them mainly in terms of the materials, designs and workmanship employed. In other w... | |
| Why not? @oldrooney point well taken. Here is our list so far: Brumester Audio Note PS Audio? Krell Schiit Musical Fidelity | |
| Why not? @gs5556 The analogy with tires is actually a pretty good one since all new cars come with tires selected by the manufacturer. That's the way they get reviewed and tested too. I get it that then you can also opt for "hi-performance" or longer life... | |
| Why not? Making cables optional is a thought, especially if they can be offered at a discount, @soix you raise an excellent point which I forgot to mention. Certainly if one or more cable models where determined to give top results the manufacturer could ... | |
| Why not? Audio Note looks like a very cool company although I am sad to say I have never heard their equipment. Just the fact that they offer a DIY line puts them in another league (for the better IMHO). I was actually aware of PS Audio and Audioquest. I ... | |
| Why not? Thanks for contributing that knowledge @alexatpos ! If the situation is as you describe @nonoise then it really is impossible to talk about matching cables to equipment at all. It puts us all adrift in our own little bubbles of perception with n... | |
| Why not? @roxy54 Respectfully, that is really not much of an answer. If someone thinks a company is competent enough to design a box they want surely they would be competent enough to choose a wire to connect it to anther box. Further I do feel there would... | |
| We Can Make Classic Cars Outperform Today's "SuperCars": Why Not Vintage Audio? One problem I see with the car versus audio equipment comparison is that cars are very much measured on objective measurements. From what I read here many if not most of the forum participants are subjectivists so their criteria for a car would be... | |
| Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi? Xander, You should consider another path no one has mentioned yet, which is the array integrated or partially integrated systems. I am talking about the KEF integrated speakers such as LSX for the new LS 60. There is also highly acclaimed Ki... | |
| Did you notice.... My old CD player, in NAD, generally sounds worse than my streaming sources. | |
| Help fine-tune my speaker search @hilde45 I really enjoyed your reviews of the Fritz speakers because like @nymarty my best system is based on KEF LS50s (Auralic Aries streamer, RME ADI2 dac, Rogue Sphinx or DIY Firstwatt F6) and Syzygy subs and I am wondering about an affordable... | |
| Advice on Improving a Wifi-Mesh -> Ethernet Setup? I have the allo signature and find it best to stream wirelessly to it with a nice strong signal from my TP-link mesh. None of the noise and what-not that seems to drive people to those expensive switches and fiber solutions. |