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What do audiophiles want from a cable?

What should a high quality interconnect or speaker cable do to the sound of a system? Make it more transparent? Improve the sound stage and focus? Soften unpleasant highs? Tighten the base? Bring out the mids?

To me, a good cable should reveal more of what is on the recording and more of the true nature of my components. So when trying new cables, I look for more detail and accuracy without becoming cold and clinical. This seems logical, and yet after reading reviews and trying a few of the cables in the reviews, I find that the cables that have received glowing endorsements are not especially transparent or revealing. They modify the sound, but they don’t take me where I want to go. I wonder if the reason I don’t hear what the reviewer heard is that I don’t know what to listen for. Am I too focused on cable accuracy and resolution, and not enough on actual sound quality? Or is it just a case of no two systems sounding alike so why trust a review anyway? Thanks.
mward
inna
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He replies to emails the same day and recommended Poseidon, but I jumped straight to his best fluid cable.
I suspect that single crystal copper in Neptune and Corvus with the help of the fluid does something extra, there is a strong element of purity in the sound, regardless of whether you prefer this kind of sound signature or not, this cannot be denied.
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dlcockrum
2,190 posts
 
Hi inna,

I haven’t heard any of his cables/cords since RMAF several years back. Fantastic sound and I am sure that his stuff is much better now.

I still have a 10ft pair of Maximus XLR ICs (using in HT system) and a 2m pair of Aqueous RCA ICs (used in vintage system). Antiques. lol.

I contacted Jim about 10 years ago (cables were ~ 10 years old then) about refilling both with his nectar. He told me just to sent them in and he would take care of it and pay return shipping. He did so, and quickly at that. Awesome,

They need another refill. I wonder if Jim can resist laughing when I call him this time.

Best to you inna,
Dave
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
Hey, I’m a NASA dude, too. All electromagnetic waves are comprised of photons. Photons like the ones in X rays and audio signals don’t have to be visible. They have varying uh wavelengths. The electromagnetic spectrum is much wider than the portion that contains visible light. It also explains why electromagnetic waves travel at light speed since photons are the only thing that can go that fast. Photons must travel at the speed of light! Hel-loo!

cheeios

randy-11
1,913 posts
 
by NASA dude, you must mean you live near NASA

your above post is a mix of some truth with untruth

you really need to pressurize your fluid filled cables...
inna
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Dave, he won't laugh, but a few years ago when I asked him to refill my Maximus RCAs with fluid he only offered to refill them with Ferox, and that's what I have. It is still Maximus, in some ways better and in some ways worse than with fluid. Still worth it unless you are ready to get a new Poseidon. Now I have not heard Poseidon and there is no information about this cable. It is supposed to be significantly better than Maximus or Aqueous fluid.
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