zephyr24069
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| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? 30+ years here of listening and trying a lot of very low-cost, low-cost, moderate and expensive wire and cables. The type of wire always makes a difference; note that I am NOT saying that expensive cables are the only ones as I'm talking about wir... | |
| Raven Audio Shaman or Silhouette MkII Monoblocks, pre-amps or others in Raven line.... Shaman Mk2s and Silhouette pre-amp.... Giving some serious thought to taking in some SOTA tube gear (amplifiers & preamplifier) in and try an entirely new presentation to feed the R1s...could be very interesting and I'm getting psyched up jus... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable akg_ca: Well said and quoted!!!!! If this thread and few others were tailed off, that would be a good things. Now, I shall commence to do my part :-) and stop responding (for now!) | |
| Question: Subwoofer XLR Cables Another recommendation I received 2 days ago from a subwoofer manufacturer I am talking to was for Blue Jeans XLR interconnects. VHAudio Symmetry is a nice moderately priced cable I've owned with great results; you may wish to look them up as well. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Thank you....very much appreciate your positive comments. To those who don't believe cables are worth the money, make a difference, etc....I appreciate your opinions as well and try to learn from them questioning my choices in the future with a m... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable " Because they are scientifically illiterate. People who fall for "audiophile grade" cables (or even worse, for example, "directional fuses") and similar audio trinkets are in the same league with anti vaxxers, flat earthers, lunar landing deniers... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable "Clearly, the big fat stiff cables are making up for other deficiences in other areas. "Sorry to disappoint you but no, not the case 🤣! | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Guys...this is a hobby. Noone has to prove anything to anyone else scientifically or otherwise. I like what I have and love the way it sounds...noone has to believe or do as anyone else does. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation." | |
| Esoteric Grandioso P1/D1 I don’t believe you can use the X03SE as a transport for a pair of D1 monoblock DACs as the X03SE does not offer dual-AES outputs. You could connect to one of the D1s using S/PDIF coaxial but not the other. If you looked at an D02X Esoteric DAC, y... | |
| Buzzing just won't quit: Can someone please help? What else is on this circuit? Do you by any chance have fluorescent lighting or LED lighting with one or more transformers on the same circuit? Computer power supplies? Have you checked to see if the circuit is wired correctly from outlets back ... | |
| DCS Vivaldi stacks vs Esoteric Grandioso G1, D1, P1 stacks Caphill: Did you ever get to hear the Grandioso stack? You may wish to communicate with users colekat and hddg who have the stack for some time now and can give you alot of feedback. Personally, it’s the finest I’ve ever heard including several ot... | |
| Esoteric Grandioso P1/D1 Tom,I thought I'd wake up this thread by letting you know that from what I've heard, Shunyata is about to release a pure 50-ohm SIGMA-level (i.e. their top of the line) "CLOCK50" cable with an absolutely certified 50-ohm connection that is their o... | |
| FED-EX ground and SMART POST..........It travels around the US with no place to go Have USPS and FedEx start a trace... | |
| Greenville SC / Hendersonville-Asheville NC areas It should be amazing,...I am definitely looking forward to it!!! |