bruce19

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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... 
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@oldrooney point well taken. Here is our list so far: Brumester Audio Note PS Audio? Krell Schiit Musical Fidelity    
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@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... 
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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 ... 
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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 ... 
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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... 
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@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.  
Need recommendations for a streamer
Wireless with a mesh network providing a nice strong signal has been as good or better than wired Ethernet for me.  
new kef ls60s just arrived
I wonder how do these powered speakers deal with vibration. Is it actually a non-issue after all?  
Internet Radio on Audiophile Quality 2 Channel System
I enjoy Internet radio a lot on all my systems. I only stream these days because living in a rural area there’s too much noise through a tuner kind of like the surface noise on LPs. What makes The experience pleasurable is the background informati...