General Asylum

Posted by Smelly_Socks (A) on September 30, 2016 at 17:45:44

In Reply to: RE: Disagree posted by Inmate51 on September 30, 2016 at 08:28:17

Of all the parts, I think the connector is the least of the important variables.
True a cheap POS connector is not good, but with any of many good RCA...
I like Tiffany style RCA. With a compression created joint for ground, and a solder hot.

As for XLR, the upgrades are almost entirely cosmetic.
True you can get silver pins, etc.. but the basic $3 XLR is always good.
XLR type connector is a great basic way of connecting cables.

Anyway, I find the insulation is very important. Look at Kimber Hero, The 'extra' strong bass is ENTIRELY the insulation. Even Kimber says so.
The same wire, same weave, different insulation.. not as much bass.

The gauge of the wire matters some.
The purity of the wire too.
It all matters..
Also the quality of the system they are on. And the ability of the listener to hear. Plus variables hard to pinpoint, b=make one wire good here, not good there.

Back when I had lesser equipment, I really could not hear differences in wires I now can easily hear on my much better setup.

Anyway, all I can write is that "if you think you KNOW why wires are what they are and why they sound a certain way.. Then you are fooling yourself."
as a truth.
It is like the parable of the elephant. One persons 'truth' is only a part of the whole, and in other places, the same notions do not apply.