Ribbon cable inside amplifiers


I have been looking inside amplifiers on google images, newbie here…wondering if ribbon cable inside the amplifiers is a cheap way for them to build…I was looking at Pass Labs seem to have a lot of ribbon cables…

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@waytoomuchstuff

you were talking to someone who knew what they were doing , ribbon connectors are the flag that says this box shouldn’t sell for audiophile prices.

Also my new Boulder Preamp has ribbon connectors all over it but it does sound good and It's great to get away from tubes.

 

I see. Streaming speakers then. Something like the wireless KEF LS50 or LS60. There are still amplifiers inside those speakers and they need to be plugged in, like you said. And that ties you up to the built in amplifier. The power delivered to those speakers still matters though. But what you’re saying is we’ll be able to make an in-app purchase, i.e. Nordost Valhalla 2, and the speakers will sound, when that mode is activated, like they are connected with a full loom of the Valhalla 2 cables, correct? Is my understanding of what you’re envisioning correct?

I’m lost though….cause I thought you are of the opinion that the expensive cables are a scam and they’re not needed. But paying for the app, instead of the cables, to replicate what those cables do is OK? That isn’t a scam? I suppose there’s also going to be a “vinyl” mode where the processor will add an occasional pop and tick here and there and alt the frequencies so it resembles listening to a record…oh wait don’t Weiss DACs already have that?

I can totally see myself listening to something like that while enjoying the complex flavors of a 3d printed steak, washing it down with a glass of bio engineered1869 Château Lafite Rothschild that costs as much as a two buck chuck.
…the future looks bright…