These posts can be bewildering to those new to this hobby. I can see how the less experienced just walk away in frustration and go back to their iTunes. It's not just about cables. Everyone's comments are valid from their background of experience and monies invested. The comments here range from cables that cost a few dollars to cables that cost many thousands of dollars. Add to that audio systems that the users posting here have that range from modest to full out ultimate professional studio level. So many levels of systems here. How to find a common thread or standard to start from. It is likely not possible.
Back in the day, we would walk into a hifi shop and the salesman would play a record with a $10 cartridge. After agreeing that it sounded very good, he would demo a $100 cartridge. Oh boy, did that sound awesome. We just had to have that $100 cartridge. Now imagine justifying a $100 phono cartridge to your friends and family. No way any cartridge is worth that, they would say. Oh, you had to be there. It is the best cartridge ever.
And that is how this hobby goes...
