But to some people it’s their butter cake.
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.
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Bose is not high end. Never was, never will be. Come on, people! Most of the drivers are firing toward the back wall. Cut me some slack, Jack. If you were a non audiophile I suppose you could like the looks of Bose and maybe fall for their particular marketing gobbledegook. Ditto the Bose radio. Give me a break. |
There’s Bose and then there is this: "the app features new music recorded by the band that can be manipulated by the user by interacting with visuals around them." https://pitchfork.com/news/sigur-ros-and-magic-leap-release-new-vr-experience-tonandi/ Time to let go of the past and move to the present.... |
I am currently comparing a couple of different Roon endpoint devices in my system. One of them outputs USB and the other one (the Ambre by Metrum) can output either bnc, AES/EBU, or I2S directly to my Metrum DAC, but not USB. Metrum provided an I2S board that replaces the USB input board in my DAC so their endpoint can supply an I2S connection directly to their DAC. While I am comparing the two devices, I wanted to keep the USB board in the DAC (and not install the new I2S board) so I could easily switch between the two devices, since the one device will only output USB. From the Metrum endpoint to the DAC I tried a fairly high quality bnc cable and it sounded pretty good. I had heard the AES/EBU input may sound better (although the I2S input is supposed to ultimately be the best). I purchased a $12 AES/EBU 110 ohm cable from Amazon and it blows away the bnc connection.....a $12 cable! So, while I believe cables do matter (to some extent), what they are connected to matters much more IMO. |
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