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Re: Interconnects - the saga begins.

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Hi BC,

>>borrow as many cables as you can get, match levels and try to hear a difference<<

I've done what you suggest many times, over many years. Each time I buy a new system I spend days collecting cables from various dealers, invite a couple a friends over and spend hours making individual comparisons, with me changing cables and them listening and vice-versa.

And guess what?

Each and every cable imparts its own character on the sound of the system. Worse than that....a cable you'd reject outright for one system, may be just the ticket for another.

Cable matching is a crucial part of system set-up and fine tuning and anyone who ignores that fact deserves not to get 100% performance from the components he or she purchased.

>>building and playing around with interconnects may have it's own rewards but improved audio quality isn't one of them<< Your statement may be controversial. Its also wrong. Cables can make or break otherwise excellent components and their selection is no less important to the overall result than choosing speakers that match the amp.

If you truly can't hear a difference between cables then I respectfully suggest that your system has larger problems elsewhere as even relatively modest but well set up systems will reveal an interconnect's sonic qualities.

Steve


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