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Empirical vs. Conjecture

Funny thing is a lot of these tweaky things surrounding optical isolation, shielding, etc. are solutions to specific problems, not panaceas.

The reason some find a great deal of improvement, and don't at all, isn't necessarily because of the goodness or badness of any one item, but the applicability of the thing you are buying to the problem at hand.

FOr instance, if you have crummy ethernet cables, and have problems with dropouts, then a quality ethernet cable might improve everything about that setup. But if someone already is using a quality ethernet cable, then the replacement might not do too much.

Same for vibration control devices, shielded power cords, filtered power strips, shielded analog cables, etc. If you have a problem that can be handled by those things, you are in luck - grab one and try it out.

It also behooves you that if you know you have a particular problem, to look for a non audiophile solution first, as they tend to be much cheaper, THEN try out the audiophile solution if you are so inclined.


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