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Are audiophiles still out of their minds?

I've been in this hobby for 30 years and owned many gears throughout the years, but never that many cables.  I know cables can make a difference in sound quality of your system, but never dramatic like changing speakers, amplifiers, or even more importantly room treatment. Yes, I've evaluated many vaunted cables at dealers and at home over the years, but never heard dramatic effect that I would plunk $5000 for a cable. The most I've ever spent was $2700 for pair of speaker cables, and I kinda regret it to this day.  So when I see cable manufacturers charging 5 figures for their latest and "greatest" speaker cables, PC, and ICs, I have to ask myself who buys this stuff. Why would you buy a $10k+ cable, when there are so many great speakers, amplifiers, DACs for that kind of money, or room treatment that would have greater effect on your systems sound?  May be I'm getting ornery with age, like the water boy says in Adam Sandler's movie.
dracule1
dracule1 OP
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Pennsy, there are so many reasonably priced cables to experiment with in your system that will give the sound you’re looking for without having to pay outrageous prices of these overhyped and overmarketed snake oil cables (like the one starting with an N 😏). And most of these reasonably priced cables come with money back guarantee. Sorry to hear you had to spend that much to gain wisdom. Hopefully, others can gain from your experience.

BTW, your posts are entertaining as heck, spelling errors and all. 👍🏻😂
pennsy
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Jmcgrogan2: ^^^ jamama!!!
dracule1 OP
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Geoff, I have no problem presenting both sides of the argument if need be. I put the link of the Minnesota test on purpose.  I thought you would realize that.  So much for trying to give you some credit.
dracule1 OP
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Watts, this is getting tiresome.  Your choice of Nordost cables for your system explains everything. I don’t like wasting money on cables. Have a nice life.
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geoffkait
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dracule1 OP
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06-13-2016 9:56am
"Geoff, I have no problem presenting both sides of the argument if need be. I put the link of the Minnesota test on purpose. I thought you would realize that. So much for trying to give you some credit."

Interesting strategy. Providing evidence that helps the other side. Hmmmmmm...

;-)

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