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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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gdhal
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jandewitt - We don't feel the need to buy expensive cables, we feel the need to improve our system.
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It's analogous to going to a hardware store and asking for a 1/4 inch drill bit. What you want is a 1/4 inch hole.
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geoffkait
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It doesn’t matter whether the information carried by HDMI cables is electrical pulses or rabbits. They are still audio and video signals. You know, like digital satellite signals, they are audio and video signals. I didn’t say they were analog signals.  The signal, whether the information is digital or analog is an electromagnetic wave. As such it’s subject to the same rules as any signal traveling through any cable or wire, e.g., purity and construction of conductor, purity and construction of connectors, dielectric material, susceptibility to RF, and “directionality” of the wire. That’s why Audioquest “controls directionality” of their high end HDMI cables, like the Carbon I use, as well as all of their other high end cables and power cords. It’s not a commie plot or an elaborate trick to fool gullible rich kids.
jsm71
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"why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable"

I'd be surprised if anyone chooses to buy expensive cable, but that depends on what you consider expensive. My definition of expensive is an amount higher than I can, or am willing to spend.  I try not to buy expensive anything.  By my definition, everyone has a different bar height for expensive.  Many Mercedes owners won't consider buying those expensive Bentleys.

Few of us start out buying gear at the limit of our spending tolerance.  We learn as we go, taking incremental steps until we're satisfied or at least hit our spending limits.  For me, I'm now done with my entire setup including cables.  Could it be better?  You bet. Every component I have could be improved, but sonically better gear is too expensive.

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