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In Reply to: Re: How would you make high end SPKR cable posted by Duster on September 5, 2005 at 08:35:39:
I think this is true of all high-end audio components, but it is especially true for cables: even the best and most expensive gear is designed and built by people who do not know everything relevant that affects the performance of their equipment in all environments. There are simply too many environmental variables for even diligent people to comprehend. Thus, it is possible to improve on almost any equipment.I don't have the most expensive gear around, but it is fairly high on the lunacy scale. I've found that careful and patient tweaking can make it sound better than stock. Part of the care required in doing this is to keep an open mind and learn from others. One has to learn to reject advice based on the theme that any particular area does not matter. Even if the advice comes from someone with more apparent skill and knowledge, it may be the case that they found it not to matter under particular circumstances that do not apply in your system.
As an electrical engineer, I've found that some well-regarded cables are built by people who lack fundamental engineering knowledge. They have found particular methods that give good results, but not from a systematic approach. Others have applied advanced engineering concepts, but have fallen short of perfection because they stopped pursuing certain concepts before the topics were exhausted. This may have been because of limitations in their other equipment or listening rooms.
I agree with your assessment because very few non-technical audiophiles have the time and energy to aquire the skills and circle of friends to allow them to improve on high-performance gear.
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Follow Ups
- Possible, but it takes lots of study. - Al Sekela 10:55:15 09/05/05 (15)
- Re: Possible, but it takes lots of study. - Duster 11:20:31 09/05/05 (14)
- YES! - scruffy_ 06:27:30 09/06/05 (13)
- Yes again! - Al Sekela 12:57:32 09/06/05 (12)
- Now you got me going - scruffy_ 14:46:14 09/06/05 (11)
- Good machinists are modest folk - Al Sekela 13:53:06 09/07/05 (10)
- Machinist is an occupation . . . - scruffy_ 06:58:47 09/08/05 (9)
- You can't start again from scratch! - clifff 08:25:30 09/08/05 (8)
- I agree to a degree, but . . . - scruffy_ 09:58:53 09/08/05 (7)
- OK, I'm getting a clearer picture of your concern... - Al Sekela 10:14:30 09/08/05 (6)
- And then there’s the packaging. - scruffy_ 06:39:49 09/09/05 (4)
- No, they are just a virtual community that shares goals and values. - Al Sekela 14:49:27 09/09/05 (3)
- More on what I'm getting at - scruffy_ 08:38:58 09/11/05 (1)
- The wellspring of creativity - Al Sekela 14:58:07 09/14/05 (0)
- Let me try to be more explicit - scruffy_ 08:24:03 09/10/05 (0)
- I'm still a little perplexed . . . - scruffy_ 11:12:25 09/08/05 (0)
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