I think everyone would agree (and what I preach w/my 37yrs in this hobby) is that you need to start with good base components. While I do believe cables can make a difference(as an example)---it is IMO, extrememly subtle; and there are far more important things to address first.
The important thing to stress to new audiophiles, is that tweaks should be done last; as a fine tuner. No cable, pebble, brass cone, special spray, or demagnetizer is gong to address system deficiencies/lack of synergy due to poor integration. You'll do nothing but chase your tail with that approach-- Save the experimentation/tweaking for the 99yd line, then bring it on home with specific cables, your favorite magic "rock" whatever it is that turns that final screw for you--just don't ever kid yourself that you can cure "real" system problems with these "nth" degree approaches. -- steveinaz - transport: squeezebox touch / ci audio ps - dac: benchmark dac/pre - linestage: placette passive - power amplifier: parasound hca-1500a - speakers: fritz speakers carbon 7 monitor - cables: kimber hero/8tc v.2, belden 1694a ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steveinaz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34707 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92918 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
