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Upgrade Cables or Just Upgrade Equipment & Live in Shame?

I have a perfectly adequate hodgepodge of cables.

Basically a dog from each town.

 

Kimber 8T speaker cables

Mismatched length Transparent Audio I/Cs. DAC to Integrated

Basic Shunyata Ethernet cable. DAC to Streamer

Cable company Ethernet lines from Router to Streamer-Yes the ones from Comcast, Cox, Infinity etc-Amir says they are lovely BTW.

GR Research Power Cable + Assorted Pangea A9s

Some Chinese Fiber from TV to DAC.

StraightWire Digital- DVD to DAC

 

The only thing I have two of are the Pangea Power Cables!

 

Believe it or not I am pretty happy with the sound overall.

 

I use SolidSteel Tables and Dynaudio Stands + assorted room treatments.

 

Gear list just so you have a complete picture:

Pass Labs INT25

John "Fritz" Heilor Carerra 7 BE standmount Speakers

REL 5Ti Subwoofer

Innuos Zen Mk 3 Streamer/Burner/Storer

ANK 4.1x DAC

Balanced Power Transformer

Uptone Audio EtherRegen

 

If I avoid going the "Cable Envy" route I would instead buy 3 more subs

to have an array

 

What say ye???

Anyone with a system analysis ??

 

 

 

 

128x128jeffseight
oltexan
35 posts
 

Can't we all just relax and enjoy the music?

acman3
4,236 posts
 

I'm a big believer in good cables, but getting the bass correct is more important.

Also, if you find listening to cable changes boring you're already in trouble on that front. What kind of cables were they using in the systems you enjoyed?

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jayctoy
4,026 posts
 

Of course good cables will change the sound Jeff it’s up to you to experiment on cables. Good cables makes a difference.Some of the posters here are not Cable believer. This hobby will require to do your homework to learn. When you read our post it’s up to you to discern which one is right or wrong.Reading Agon post especially on cables topic it’s like between Good and Evil.

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ozzy
7,454 posts
 

jeffseight,

Getting subs dialed into the room is more than just getting the phase right. There are anomalies in every room, and it is nice to be able to tune the subs to your room, i.e., smoothing out peaks and dips. That’s when they will sound the best.

If you read my history on the gon, I am a very big believer in cables and what they can add to the enjoyment of this hobby. But I don’t think you are yet ready for that trip.

ozzy

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ieales
1,201 posts
 

What kind of cables were they using in the systems you enjoyed?

 

Irrelevant.

Cables interface hardware. Without the same hardware in the same room with the same program, all bets are off.

 

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