I recently needed to buy a coax to link my Schiit Eitr to my Hegel DAC. I did plenty of research and finally concluded to listen to the scientists and go with inexpensive digital cables. I chose a Blue Jeans coax. It sounded OK and I was generally delighted with the Eitr.
One day, about a month later, I was at an audio dealer and he let me borrow an Audioquest Carbon coax. I thought it would be an interesting and simple experiment for a few days. After plugging it in I was gobsmacked. It wasn't just 'different', it was better. Much better. I put my cheap cables on the market the next day and I've never looked back.
I'm not suggesting AQ cables are necessarily the best coax cables in the world, but I am stating categorically that not all coax cables sound the same. IME, Blue Jeans are fine - and who doesn't want to save money if they can have it all for $25? But in my system, sound quality took a significant step in the right direction when I upgraded my coax.
One day, about a month later, I was at an audio dealer and he let me borrow an Audioquest Carbon coax. I thought it would be an interesting and simple experiment for a few days. After plugging it in I was gobsmacked. It wasn't just 'different', it was better. Much better. I put my cheap cables on the market the next day and I've never looked back.
I'm not suggesting AQ cables are necessarily the best coax cables in the world, but I am stating categorically that not all coax cables sound the same. IME, Blue Jeans are fine - and who doesn't want to save money if they can have it all for $25? But in my system, sound quality took a significant step in the right direction when I upgraded my coax.