Not really... - Duster - Cable Asylum

Not really...

Posted by Duster (M) on July 21, 2006 at 10:27:10

In Reply to: Surely there is different !! posted by cheap-Jack on July 21, 2006 at 08:36:55:

First of all, the Magnum Dynalab MD-108's price is $5,850. It is perhaps one of the finest tuners ever made, so the matter of it's interconnect cable's performance level deserves special attention. And if FM as an audio medium is so "Mid-Fi", why would anyone put such effort into the notion of designing and manufacturing a SOTA tuner, much less someone choose to buy one?

The sonic merit of FM radio in general can be very good, indeed. Even a more humble tuner (such as my $750 Nakamichi ST-7) deserves as high performance cabling as I wish to spend or can afford to spend based on my listening wants/needs. While I don't budget as much audio dollars towards my tuner as I do my digital front end, I do put as much effort into gathering it's interconnects, power cord, AC outlet, power line conditioning, and vibration control. If I desired to go the extra mile and dedicate more funds towards my tuner, I'm sure the extra expense would be well worth it.

Furthermore, this issue has nothing to do with specs, it has to do with how good a tuner actually sounds and how important that sound is to a listener. So what if FM does not provide extended frequency extremes? This factor should not determine the value of a high performance cable choice. The vast majority of important audio information resides in the midrange frequencies, and stereo seperation specs (not to mention noise and dynamic range) do not affect overall sonic merit when it comes to cable choices. If specs were the prime qualitative factor in deciding what is worthy of audiophilia, no one would listen to vinyl, anymore (much less bother buying "exotic" phono-level cables), now would they?

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Topic - tuner - akmal 03:26:50 07/20/06 (21)

It is no different than any other source. - Garth 23:38:32 07/20/06 (12)

Surely there is different !! - cheap-Jack 08:36:55 07/21/06 (11)

Not really... - Duster 10:27:10 07/21/06 (5)

Argue with more convincing points, pls. - cheap-Jack 15:37:25 07/21/06 (3)

Give me a break, cheap-Jack - Duster 18:01:07 07/21/06 (2)

Talk with substance, please. - cheap-Jack 09:55:04 07/22/06 (1)

Come on Guys.... - Ted Smith 10:32:07 07/22/06 (0)

Thank you! (nt) - Garth 13:08:55 07/21/06 (0)

Re: Surely there is different !! - Ted Smith 09:41:45 07/21/06 (1)

Thank you! (nt) - Garth 13:09:32 07/21/06 (0)

So let's buy cable based on frequency response! - Garth 08:45:45 07/21/06 (2)

Off-topic, pal. - cheap-Jack 08:54:59 07/21/06 (1)

How wonderful for you! - Garth 08:57:25 07/21/06 (0)

Re: tuner - paba 17:37:22 07/20/06 (0)

Re: tuner - Duster 11:22:51 07/20/06 (1)

I doubt it has a removeable power cord. Mine does not. - Garth 13:20:59 07/21/06 (0)

Very Important... - Ned 10:00:26 07/20/06 (0)

Re: cables for tuner - serus 07:50:29 07/20/06 (1)

I like this advice better than mine :) [nt] - Ted Smith 10:57:36 07/20/06 (0)

I wouldn't say expensive - Ted Smith 07:03:41 07/20/06 (0)

If it an AM+FM tuner ? (nt) - cheap-Jack 06:52:58 07/20/06 (0)

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Not really... - Duster 10:27:10 07/21/06 (5)

Argue with more convincing points, pls. - cheap-Jack 15:37:25 07/21/06 (3)

Give me a break, cheap-Jack - Duster 18:01:07 07/21/06 (2)

Talk with substance, please. - cheap-Jack 09:55:04 07/22/06 (1)

Come on Guys.... - Ted Smith 10:32:07 07/22/06 (0)

Thank you! (nt) - Garth 13:08:55 07/21/06 (0)

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