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Why Do Cables Matter?

To me, all you need is low L, C, and R. I run Mogami W3104 bi-wire from my McIntosh MAC7200 to my Martin Logan Theos. We all know that a chain is only as strong as its' weakest link - so I am honestly confused by all this cable discussion. 

What kind of wiring goes from the transistor or tube to the amplifier speaker binding post inside the amplifier? It is usually plain old 16 ga or 14 ga copper. Then we are supposed to install 5 - 10' or so of wallet-emptying, pipe-sized pure CU or AG with "special configurations" to the speaker terminals?

What kind of wiring is inside the speaker from the terminals to the crossover, and from the crossover to the drivers? Usually plain old 16 ga or 14 ga copper.

So you have "weak links" inside the amplifier, and inside the speaker, so why bother with mega expensive cabling between the two? It doesn't make logical sense to me. It makes more sense to match the quality of your speaker wires with the existing wires in the signal path [inside the amplifier and inside the speaker].

 

 

kinarow1
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donavabdear
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Also curious why the worlds most complicated and refined machines mankind has ever made that literally have to be accurate to within nano meters in making electronic chips use regular power cables. These are $500M machines, look up the power supplies that ASML uses. 

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thyname
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@donavabdear : and you have been repeatedly told from multiple people in various of your “audiophiles don’t understand “ threads that it’s not about adding “more information “ to the original recordings. It’s about removing as little as possible from it. But it does not appear you WANT to listen. And being so smart (Oscars and Emmys and all those distinguished accomplishments), it sounds to me you don’t want to listen (or read) on purpose. No idea why. Maybe because (going back to your multiple “audiophiles are basically stupid “ threads)?

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thecarpathian
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All these dead horses must look like hairy pancakes by now.

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yoyoyaya
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@donavabdear,

To echo thyname's post and to reference your recent post, we are attempting to retrieve the original "7" not 7.5.

Do you accept that recovering all of the information contained in the original recording is a legitimate aim of hi fi reproduction?

 

 

tjag
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Paul McGowan of PS Audio admits that AQ Dragon pc is far superior than PS best power cables.

Does PS Audio still make power cables?

Is Paul deluded or is he a charlatan? Why would an owner of a HIFI firm recommend someone else gear? Come on people.

You really want to know if cables matter, go to a HIFI store and ask for a demo on a system that they chose. It is as easy as that.

But you wont. 

 

 

 

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