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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
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geoffkait
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analogluvr
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06-06-2016 8:11pm
"Geoffkait if you think those things are similar your not as smart as I gave you credit for.

And i I don't give you any credit, sorry...."

Every organ grinder has a monkey. - old audiophile expression

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asvjerry
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...and the rare and lucky monkey escapes the grinder, leaving him to his organ.

The new Kia owner vs. the new Bugatti owner.  Who is 'happier'?  And does it really matter, or make a difference?

It just amazes me that these threads go on for as long as they do, resolution-free except for the claims and counters.

Ah, well....carry on. *pfht* 
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nonoise
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If things are kept at a distance, as they are here, reconciliation will never occur. I’d love to see everyone in the same room and film it for reality TV. I’d make a boatload and go out and buy whatever I want. Fuses, cables, heck, even a new system or two, or three.
 :-)

All the best
Nonoise
dracule1 OP
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Tbg, I have tried the High Fidelity interconnects. They're not in my system.
dracule1 OP
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Asvjerry, it takes two to tango.  The sucker who buys $10k+ cable thinking it's money well spent. And the cable manufacturer who thinks there's a sucker around each corner and charges $10k+. You take the sucker out, and no more ludicrously priced cables.  But it's difficult to educate a sucker. I suppose we were all suckers when we started in this hobby, but some of us saw the BS in high end and stopped buying expensive wire lined with fairy dust and infused with rainbow juice.
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