@mahgister yes implementation is key. Our owner engineer has really focused on implementation. He obsesses about it.
High End System Building. How important is the matching, cabling and room? Thoughts ?
The last 20 years as an audiophile and now a dealer has taught me a very important lesson. Everything matters. The equipment can be great but no matter how much you spend the matching is very important. The cabling is also important. Some think cabling is all about making it sound better. I prefer my cabling to not get in the way. It’s like it can’t be a clogged faucet for your sound. Materials and shielding are very important. In addition to that the room is very important. You may not have a perfect room but you build your system to work in the room you have. I don’t have all the answers but you can’t just spend money and have a great system. Combination of equipment, cabling and room has gotten me there. I’ve tried a lot of gear and cables and this is how I feel. What are your thoughts everyone?
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@jastralfu deep 333 would have you believe all dealers are blood sucking neophytes. That’s just not true. I literally allow the client to try before they buy. That’s why you gotta be careful with some of the posters here. They just go nutty once they see a high price then they jump on their soapboxes with their bullhorns. Jeez! |
I believe you by the way ... Happy new year ....
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@ghdprentice +1. Great post I agree with you and I’m happy for you! |
I think the bullhorns and brashness come from folks tired of trying to find ways to instill the broad concept of how the word “test” can be (and oft is) misused when discussing anecdotal (personal) sampling that doesn’t conform to any measures established in ethology or experimental design - measures that’ve been defined for decades. ”Belief” that certain expensive cables or unquantifiable system synergy can solve concepts of acoustical shortcomings in an infinitely variable music playback system should be no offense to anyone, as long as they’re not phrased in any way to suggest true research (properly replicated, free of bias, any other analytical assumptions met, repeatable). Indeed, belief is an unquantified faith in something that is not proven. If some folks spend a bunch of their money for having it, but can’t be bothered to educate themselves on how the engineering of devices (e.g. audio cables) should not exclude rigorous experimental design-based testing to meaningfully support their worthiness, I for one cannot be bothered to care. If a used care dealer dupes a single mom to pass off a hoopty for trying to get to work each day, 6-7 days a week, it should be a legal matter. If someone buys 4-5 figures’ worth of cables because they didn’t take (or pay attention in) a high school or uni science class and have enough spare time to concern themselves with invisible nuances in the music replay-iverse, not my concern. Except that sometimes it’s been fun to sit quietly and watch! Just sayin’ 😉 |
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