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Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system?

Meaning, do you think that cabling (AC/InterConnects/SpeakerWire) should be considered a component that is integral to your system?

I have probably as much money in cabling and fuses as I do in most of my components (if not more).

Please, please, PLEASE don't tell me that cables don't make a difference. I disagree and there's nothing you can say or do that will change my mind, so save it for another thread, please.

I just wondered if you had to recommend a set up to someone (who wanted a nice stereo), would you consider cabling to be essential in your build price and your recommendations? If so, would you consider the cost of the cables to be on par with the cost of a component?

 

 

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russ69
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@erik_squires They are terrible choices for tone controls.

They are but if your system is bright, for example, the last thing you want to do is add a bright cable into the mix. 

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gosta
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Maybe advice my friend to go for oxygen-free copper. Cables have in my opinion nothing to do with building a great sounding system as long as they are well manufactured and don’t need to be very long. If you can’t hide them of course it’s nice if they’re impressive looking.

petg60
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yes they are, how much percentage in cost, it depends on the rest of the system/component.

soix
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I view cables like tires on a car.  The better the car the more the tires matter, and if you put crappy tires on a good car they undermine a lot of the strengths you bought the car for in the first place.  And just as with cables in the context of an overall audio system, the characteristics of the tires need to work well with the suspension/handling characteristics of the car or performance is compromised.  This is how I explain cables to my non-audiophile friends and they seem to get it even if they’re still a little skeptical. 

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