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Audioquest vs. Others
I would say that AQ is in the top five. There is no top anything other than sales volume. Cables are system dependent and what is cheese in one is chalk in another.Audio EnvyThe marketing copy is malarkey. They may sound fine, but not for the reas... 
Bi-Wire with two pairs of speaker cables
Not a problem. 
Audioquest vs. Others
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. 
Night and day speaker connection
@millercarbon - Just because a) you can’t hear it or b) don’t like what you hear, does not mean it is not audible or an improvement.Please see http://ielogical.com/Audio/CableSnakeOil.php/#BiWire and read on about different jumper configurations.W... 
How Science Got Sound Wrong
in the same general way tuning-forks help experts tune pianos or harpsThat's a HOWLER.The CONN StroboConn came out in 1936.The CONN ST-6 came out in 1959.Peterson Model 400 came out in 1967.Today, tuners clip on a guitar head and run on a watch b... 
Audioquest vs. Others
@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... 
How Science Got Sound Wrong
Game, set and match 
Audioquest vs. Others
Anybody who believes L, R, C is all that’s going onIt's not belief. Changing any of Mr K's magic parameters affects LCR.Functionally-Perfect Copper (FPC)That's a HOWLER!I consider to try Kimber, Cardas, MIT, Transparent, Nordost,+1 on everything b... 
Audioquest vs. Others
Cables are part of a system and must mate well with the other components. Forget about brand names and manufacturer malarkey. Use your ears. See http://ielogical.com/Audio/CableSnakeOil.phpIgnore ALL recommendations as no one here has your gear, y... 
How Science Got Sound Wrong
My proofing the digital vs analog thing, was to put the imaginary speakers 8 feet apart... Is that imaging or imaginary? If the speakers are imaginary, how do the listeners hear the sound?and put the listener 8 feet back, at the tip of an equilate... 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
I spent last two weekends checking out two audio shows.A fate worse than death. My condolences. 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
the assessments are split right down the middle 50-50Simple explanation: Half can hear and half can't.More likely explanation: Any particular component may have some particular merit in a particular system. However, the remainder of the system ma... 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
^^^ None of which he comprehends... 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
There are no STANDARDS for OVERALL SOUND QUALITY.Said the deaf NASA engineer.The standard for a HiFi is that one must have the semblance of being there, irrespective of the program material. It must emote.If I’m impressed, it more than likely SUX! 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
But having a super awesome stereo ... I doubt it.Except when sharing and enlightening a knowledgeable music lover as to just how good reproduced music can be: "Wow... Wow... Awesome!!... Joe Pass is sitting right there!"Then, and only then, is hav...