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In Reply to: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. posted by Smelly_Socks on September 30, 2016 at 04:17:46:
If a cable makes your system sound bad, get rid of it. You've upset the tonal balance of your system.
Don't wait around for burn-in. This is a fools game.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - Smelly_Socks 04:17:46 09/30/16 (82)
- you gotta be careful when you open the window... - kuma 13:56:13 10/03/16 (0)
- tonal balance and basic compatability - gkirkos 13:08:12 10/03/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - erik_sq 09:56:49 10/02/16 (7)
- RE: "our ears adjust to normalize what's being heard" - genungo 03:38:20 10/03/16 (3)
- One reason to be suspicious of dealers etc telling you: "wait, it is not burned in" - Smelly_Socks 08:19:51 10/03/16 (2)
- RE: One reason to be suspicious of dealers etc telling you: "wait, it is not burned in" - erik_sq 08:30:14 10/03/16 (1)
- RE: Tube gear, Class A SS amps, woofers... - genungo 09:08:07 10/03/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - erik_sq 10:01:28 10/02/16 (2)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - erik_sq 10:22:13 10/02/16 (1)
- You should learn to use the edit button. click on own post, above notice edit, deletee - Smelly_Socks 13:30:16 10/02/16 (0)
- Are you possibly hearing . . . . - risabet 19:26:57 10/01/16 (1)
- no. nt - Smelly_Socks 13:32:41 10/02/16 (0)
- I've Had the Opposite Effect........ - Todd Krieger 16:44:14 10/01/16 (1)
- "design, not the price tag" I tell myself that when I use my $40 eBay CD changers all the time... - Smelly_Socks 13:39:41 10/02/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - Quint 05:49:31 10/01/16 (1)
- good read. Thanks. nt - Smelly_Socks 09:05:16 10/01/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - b.l.zeebub 01:08:31 10/01/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - russ69 23:54:25 09/30/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - Justlisten2 21:13:29 09/30/16 (0)
- Then maybe it's not a real upgrade - madisonears 21:02:00 09/30/16 (14)
- Ahh it is just letting me hear the bad recordings more clearly. The layer of dross is clearer.. lol - Smelly_Socks 10:30:26 10/01/16 (9)
- Clear dross should be better.... - Kal Rubinson 15:31:17 10/01/16 (8)
- Wouldn't it depend on which kind of dross is more distracting to you, personally? - genungo 03:46:26 10/03/16 (1)
- Dross is subjective, like weeds. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 06:42:01 10/03/16 (0)
- Unless That "Clear Dross" Happens To Be....... - Todd Krieger 17:38:43 10/01/16 (5)
- One of the best Madonna albums is nearly all 'super' autotune.. - Smelly_Socks 22:30:51 10/01/16 (1)
- RE: One of the best Madonna albums is nearly all 'super' autotune.. - Todd Krieger 02:01:51 10/02/16 (0)
- RE: Unless That "Clear Dross" Happens To Be....... - Kal Rubinson 19:43:50 10/01/16 (2)
- Thank You, Thank You........ - Todd Krieger 02:09:13 10/02/16 (1)
- RE: Thank You, Thank You........ - fantja 08:57:07 10/02/16 (0)
- RE: Then maybe it's not a real upgrade - AJ 06:24:51 10/01/16 (1)
- +1 (nt - genungo 03:42:30 10/03/16 (0)
- Agreed. (Nt) - Jack G 05:42:06 10/01/16 (0)
- RE: You nailed it.* - b.l.zeebub 04:40:08 10/01/16 (0)
- RE: how far? Until every recording becomes unlistenable! - Eldragon 19:10:25 09/30/16 (1)
- About 10 years ago - bare 11:30:16 10/01/16 (0)
- You obviously.... - bcowen 15:11:28 09/30/16 (2)
- tubes, yes. I like tubes.. Preamp tubes. I do not have IMO the sort of cash to have amp tubes. - Smelly_Socks 15:55:44 09/30/16 (1)
- RE: tubes, yes. I like tubes.. Preamp tubes. I do not have IMO the sort of cash to have amp tubes. - bcowen 16:37:50 09/30/16 (0)
- You need more of these - geoffkait 10:00:56 09/30/16 (3)
- Someone need to make 'audiophile' type toilet paper tubes.. - Smelly_Socks 11:51:08 09/30/16 (2)
- We're working on a toilet paper tube diffuser as we speak - geoffkait 14:32:29 09/30/16 (1)
- Don't forget paper towel tubes, and aluminum foil tubes, for those diffusers.. nt - Smelly_Socks 15:10:09 09/30/16 (0)
- The Irony... - musetap 09:23:54 09/30/16 (2)
- Yes, you are correct. The curse of listening to the sound... instead of the music. True, I have it again. - Smelly_Socks 11:43:47 09/30/16 (1)
- Then when you get used to your system (once again) and... - musetap 21:06:40 09/30/16 (0)
- What Is The System? - Luminator 07:46:08 09/30/16 (4)
- RE: What Is The System? - fantja 05:26:37 10/01/16 (2)
- Glow-In-The-Dark Banana Slug - Luminator 08:01:19 10/01/16 (1)
- RE: Glow-In-The-Dark Banana Slug - fantja 04:37:13 10/03/16 (0)
- I do not use a cooker. I think I am best served listening from day one to a new cable. - Smelly_Socks 15:08:46 09/30/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - Inmate51 07:36:08 09/30/16 (3)
- Actually the cable in question is an IC. a seven meter one for my 'pre' to 'amp' connection. nt - Smelly_Socks 11:24:19 09/30/16 (2)
- RE: Actually the cable in question is an IC. a seven meter one for my 'pre' to 'amp' connection. nt - Tre' 12:18:05 09/30/16 (1)
- I did have an issue with a cable I bought for the 7m run in the past. - Smelly_Socks 12:37:42 09/30/16 (0)
- RE: "... a warm blanket over the music, muffling everything." - genungo 07:09:43 09/30/16 (0)
- Is this the cable??? - RadioWonder 06:46:32 09/30/16 (1)
- yes nt - Smelly_Socks 12:10:11 09/30/16 (0)
- interesting subject - lokie 05:15:29 09/30/16 (4)
- Bingo - Bob Neill 06:43:20 09/30/16 (0)
- My dream speakers are Infinity IRS V. What does that mean?? (Other than I need to save $70,000 or so.) nt - Smelly_Socks 05:21:57 09/30/16 (2)
- Nice speaker, but - E-Stat 08:01:49 09/30/16 (0)
- RE: My dream speakers are Infinity IRS V. What does that mean?? (Other than I need to save $70,000 or so.) nt - RadioWonder 07:20:53 09/30/16 (0)
- "Tone" cables often have a higher capacitance - Chip647 05:12:00 09/30/16 (18)
- Disagree - E-Stat 07:58:33 09/30/16 (16)
- RE: Disagree - Inmate51 08:28:17 09/30/16 (15)
- I have only 'notions' about what it is that changes the sound with cables... - Smelly_Socks 17:45:44 09/30/16 (3)
- RE: I have only 'notions' about what it is that changes the sound with cables... - fantja 05:28:39 10/01/16 (2)
- arrived 9/15/2016.. 24/7 since.. about 10 hrs a day playing - Smelly_Socks 13:24:05 10/01/16 (1)
- RE: arrived 9/15/2016.. 24/7 since.. about 10 hrs a day playing - fantja 14:39:02 10/01/16 (0)
- Never heard of shielding? - E-Stat 09:10:33 09/30/16 (10)
- Also other methods than plain old shielding.. Kimber has PLENTY not shielded - Smelly_Socks 17:39:44 10/02/16 (0)
- RE: Never heard of shielding? - genungo 09:22:55 09/30/16 (8)
- Actually - E-Stat 12:06:51 09/30/16 (5)
- "there are standards for RF rejection (EMC) but not commonly used with home audio." - genungo 12:36:01 09/30/16 (4)
- Agreed - E-Stat 13:06:26 09/30/16 (0)
- I never use my comicbook superhero powers, Using them attracts comicbook supervillains who want to fight. not good. nt.. - Smelly_Socks 12:51:04 09/30/16 (2)
- RE: Spider power - genungo 13:56:08 09/30/16 (1)
- +1 nt - Smelly_Socks 15:58:01 09/30/16 (0)
- wow...... ? ...... and I bet, for you, it is clear the Earth is really flat? nt - Smelly_Socks 11:17:13 09/30/16 (1)
- RE: wow...... ? - genungo 11:52:46 09/30/16 (0)
- Your ears have my condolences... nt - Smelly_Socks 06:02:19 09/30/16 (0)
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- tonal balance and basic compatability - gkirkos 13:08:12 10/03/16 (0)
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