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DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?

Yes they do.  I’m not here to advocate for any particular brand but I’ve heard a lot and they do matter. High Fidelity reveal cables, Kubala Sosna Elation and Clarity Cable Natural. I’m having a listening session where all of them is doing a great job. I’ve had cables that were cheaper in my system but a nicely priced cable that matches your system is a must.  I’m not here to argue what I’m not hearing because I have a pretty good ear.  I’m enjoying these three brands today and each is presenting the music differently but very nicely. Those who say cables don’t matter. Get your ears checked.  I have a system that’s worth about 30 to 35k retail.  Now all of these brands are above 1k and up but they really are performing! What are your thoughts. 
calvinj
david_ten
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Read this in my news feed today. Curious as to whether there is (perhaps) something here? What do you make of it?.....

"The researchers hypothesized that the type of magnetic particle found in these brain regions is a compound called magnetite (Fe3O4), based on previous studies that found this particle in human brains. It's possible, however, that other kinds of magnetic particles exist in the brain besides magnetite, Gilder noted."

https://www.livescience.com/63281-magnets-human-brain-mapped.html
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glupson
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It might have been from the 1960s although I read it later. It stuck and I still, just as a habit, calculate that way when I see some system. I doubt that anyone, even then, really bought things just because of that rule.
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calvinj OP
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Well I have gradually spent more and more on my speakers as I caged them out. I started with def tech bi polar. Went to b&w cm9. Then to Sonus faber Liuto. Then to Vienna acoustics Beethoven’s baby grand se. Then I had the revel studio 2 and my final speaker the gato FM6.  This has been over the span of the last 11 years. I’ve had my current speaker for almost 3 years and it’s staying for a long time. I have enjoyed the journey. I have gradually went up to a better speaker each time. I think the revel studio 2 on the Gato FM6 are both great final speakers. I spent a little bit more each time and I have gotten better results from going up. Cable wise I have settled on the ones I have based on how my particular equipments reacts to it. I feel like my cables have helped me get the best out my system. I mentioned price initially because most people spend a certain portion on cables based on what they paid for their system. I was willing to go above that suggestion amount if it delivered sonically and my system has for me. Ultimately if the mix of cables and equipment gets you to your audio nirvana then do it. Don’t listen to folks who will never hear your system. 
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