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Who says cables don't make a difference?

Funny, after all these years, people still say things like "you wasted all that money on cables". 
There are still those who believe cables don't make a difference.
I once did marketing for a cable line I consider to be about the best-Stealth Audio Cables. 
One CES, I walked the rooms with the designer/owner, Serguei Timachev. He carried a pair of his then new Indra interconnects. Going from room to room he asked the room runners to replace their source to preamp IC with the Indra. There was not one that was not completely flabbergasted and said that the Indras blew away what they were using. That was the skyrocketing of Indra and Stealth. The Indra became one of the best reviewed cables ever.
Serguei now makes the Sakra-an IC that blows away the Indra!
I don't understand why some still do not value cables as much as I.
mglik
speedbump6
760 posts
 
Dan, for those that don’t hear a difference, or not enough to justify it, I agree, there is no sense in spending for them. But there are those who do, and the difference they hear is not insignificant. Assuming their budget allows it, then I agree it makes sense for them. Don’t see a reason why anyone should have a problem with either side of that. I spend on cables because I most definitely hear a worthwhile difference. But I understand why it makes no sense to also. Someone like warren buffet would never spend on a super car, just makes no sense to him, brings nothing to him that he feels gives value, even though he can afford anything he wants. I have no issue with that, and if I had his money, I’d probably have a jay Leno kind of garage, because. I feel it would bring some value to me. No reason why we can’t both be happy about our choices. 
mglik OP
913 posts
 
Dan2956 and speedbump6,

Interesting 2 sides of the discussion both quite elaborate.
I don’t feel the need to apologize for my bias toward expensive cables with a personal preference for Stealth Audio.
As with ANY component, the goal is to DO NO HARM to the signal.
Great cables do the least harm. THE STRAIGHT WIRE WITH GAIN.
The gain part of the equation in this case being the ability or lack thereof of passing signal. Simply put...
roberttdid
534 posts
 
But how do you know the cables you like MGlik do the least harm to the signal. Only way to prove that is with .... Wait for it



Wait for it

Wait for it


Measurements!
roberttdid
534 posts
 
You mean convinced themselves there is a huge difference. Many an audiophile friend has claimed that to me, only for me to break their bubble by showing them that absent knowing what is connected, they couldn't tell the difference.


Not always. Had to debug a bad connection once, and one boutique cable had some awful electrical characteristics.


I have seen/heard many poorly matched phono cables too. Experienced bad shielding as well, and inadequate power cable grounds leading to ground noise pumping.

Seen some questionable engineering on components too.
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