seanadams;275014 Wrote: > While I agree that audiophile cables are the most shameless kind of > snake oil in this industry, and I would actually expect a coat hanger > to make an acceptable speaker cable (low frequency, low-Z), I certainly > would not say that all cables are BS. > > Just try using a coat hanger for s/pdif or analog video, or using a > series of coat hangers to go a longer distance for audio at RCA line or > even mic level. > > But... good cables need not be stupidly expensive. In fact I would > expect a heck of a lot more R&D has gone into that popular mass > produced brand, and that anything beyond that would actually be hit or > miss. Indeed I have on multiple occasions encountered some very pretty > looking "boutique" cables with significant soldering, crimping, and fit > errors that you would never find on a mass produced cable. Eg RCA cables > with slightly melted dielectric leading to early stress failure, optical > connectors that don't mate with the proper snap, hand-made speaker wire > terminations that are not as sturdy as the ones crimped or molded-on > with big machines, etc.
Yes I actually look for quality connectors above all else in a cable. How the cable is terminated to the connector and how well the connector contacts the terminal are far more important than if the cable itself was blessed by some magic person waiving snake oil. I get my cables from these guys, http://www.bluejeanscable.com/. Decent prices for very well made product. -- m1abrams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44124 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
