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In Reply to: RE: "Believe" is most definitely an appropriate term... posted by Steve O on January 21, 2015 at 21:47:13
"they [cables] ought to be a minor factor. If they're not, something is really wrong with them and/or the components they tie together."
Very well put! I couldn't agree more. The interfaces that we seem to largely be stuck with are historical artifacts that are piles of (poorly specified) crap from an engineering perspective. And they face equipment ports that are also.
Audiophiles just seem to have a near infinite tolerance for this sort of thing. Guess it adds a touch of mystery and magic to our hobby. Actually it might be a significant reason that it IS still a hobby.
But it's my hobby and I love it. No accounting for taste...
Rick
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What I have found is that by reducing the number of wires and cables in the system the sound can be improved considerably. My small portable system has no power cords, no (big) speaker cables, no Interconnects, no digital cable, no ground wires, no internal wiring, no fuses. Does this mean that all cables are inherently bad?....well, uh, maybe.
Nt
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"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
Nt
"What I have found is that by reducing the number of wires and cables in the system the sound can be improved considerably. My small portable system has no power cords, no (big) speaker cables, no Interconnects, no digital cable, no ground wires, no internal wiring, no fuses."
Does it, by any chance, have a crank on the side? You have just described a music box...
"Does this mean that all cables are inherently bad?....well, uh, maybe."
Can't argue with that! Of course they are. But EVERYTHING is a compromise with good and bad traits. Except for coffee.
Rick
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