mapman
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| $510.00 for an Aluminum cover for the ARC Ref. 10? Its true.Expensive stuff usually means expensive parts and support, just like with cars.Same laws of physics apply to all luxury items.They know we can't do without and everything must be perfect. There is no escape. Tell them you can't afford it ... | |
| Funniest Quote About Your Audio "Affliction" "For some reason Audiogon has recently become more hostile, particularly to any mention of premium audio cable or other tweaks. I thought that went away a couple of years ago when everyone realized good cable helps. "My guess is a minority in thes... | |
| Funniest Quote About Your Audio "Affliction" Its very hard and not cheap to get that SOTA system that reveals everything. Size matters in addition to quality. The best will be systems capable of top performance in bigger rooms.Wires matter too. Those who have tried many at different price po... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable The difference in performance between a $205000 Ferrari and an every man's Toyota is pretty clear. The difference in performance between various wires is often not so clear. Other than price.That's the difference.I agree people can and should feel... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable I do believe that effective shielding against noise IS perhaps the most valuable function that any wire can provide that is most likely to make a difference in sound quality in many cases. I've found Pangea 14 series to accomplish this most effect... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable "Why do some people insist on telling others how to spend their money?"I agree. But nothing wrong with discussing controversial topics that matter and being an educated buyer. If that means buying $5000 wires for someone, so be it. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable "Audio cheapskate"Here comes the name calling. No Geoff I'm still not going to buy any of your cheapo charlatamica garbage. So keep your smart --- comments to yourself please and do us all a favor. Go splurge and tweak up your beloved portable dis... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable A corollary to that is if a product is GUARANTEED by the seller to deliver certain results, the guarantee had best include a money back option if not as well. Otherwise, start sniffing for some snake oil. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable "Having said that, the skeptic in me was not prepared for what "wires" can do. "No doubt, but the key word is "can". What they will actually do in each case can be very hard to predict, even with the same wire used.It largely depends on what you s... | |
| What music do you use to assess your system? Strauss waltzes on Telarc is well recorded with music AND sound effects. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable EBM clearly can afford "the best". Good for him! This means he does not get paid per word written here of course. Or if he does he gets paid a lot per word. :^}EBM may be Donald Trump. Who knows? | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable jam,Which ones and how much?if you are starting with "stock" quality cords, there is a good chance you might do similarly better with something else you could afford.I've found that to be true using pangea cords on my line level gear. Those will n... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Obviously not everyone with a lot of money spends it on expensive wires. Its an interesting question how much or which ones are worth it, but not why do people buy them. People spend money on lots of things that others would consider wasteful. Not... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Major breakthrough on this thread though. Most agree all wires do not sound the same. I'll buy that. That's progress whenever people tend to agree on most anything these days. | |
| Tone of Muisc, SF - worst hifi experience. Yours? Two sides to every story. Glad to hear them. |