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 ??
I've owned $150 power cords and $3,500 power cords. I've owned $400 interconnects and $4,500 interconnects. Two things emerged from this experimentation and experience: a) if you can afford it, and you hear a difference, then enjoy it b) it might be a bit silly to spend as much on the cable as on the component People spend 50% to 100% of a component's cost on tubes. The rationale is that the tube is what produces the sound. Fair enough, but I still don't go there with my tube equipment. |
These New Cables Changes the Game Big Time ! 😈😈 https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/qsa-lanedri-series.36078/ |
