I think I let them continue to rip off people like you. I have better things to do, and unlike in the US, there are no damages to be had.
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
I have tried expensive cables and one's moderately priced. I would say there were some differences but I can't actually say the expensive cables were better. IMHO I believe a lot of people buy expensive cables because they don't actual trust their ears and are afraid of making a mistake. They figure the expensive cables are better for the fact they cost more. If you have a difference of opinion or share the same thoughts, I would like to hear about it.
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willemj I think I let them continue to rip off people like you. I have better things to do, and unlike in the US, there are no damages to be had.So sue them in the US! If your case is so sound - based on the legal precedent you cite - it should be a slam-dunk. And the US is filled with lawyers! You won't have any trouble finding one, I can assure you. I've never been "ripped off" by a cable manufacturer, by the way. But don't get me started on banks and cable/Internet providers. |
I just don't get it. I don't understand why people get so worked up about pricing of components (cables) and--other thread--double-blind testing. Cables measure differently. A lot of people hear differences. Scientific understanding of the physical universe and of electronics is far advanced, but it's not like it's reached complete, perfect, utter understanding. Hawking was a milepost on the way... For me, the much bigger issue is (a) whether different is always better, and (b) the cost-benefit ratio. Different cables will sound different, but the inherent bias is almost always to perceive difference as improvement. This is what needs to be worked on. Secondly, not, why are people willing to buy 5K interconnects, but how can we calibrate their improvement over the $50 i/c's, and not just to arrive at the familiar law of diminishing returns, but rather to question whether those $4950 could not be spent profitably elsewhere. I've heard the argument, I've got my system where I want it, now I just want to squeeze the last 5% out of it, but perhaps we need to think of that 5K in terms of changing another component in the system rather than just optimizing the cables. Perhaps a different pre-amp would give you 10%. How you quantity those trade-offs is another question, best left for another day. |
twoleftears ... I don't understand why people get so worked up about pricing of components (cables) and--other thread--double-blind testing ... I don't think the people raising those issues are sincere. If they were, they'd do something about it, rather than resurrect the same few tired arguments here over and over and over again. |
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