Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old…

@mijostyn That’s nice to hear, but hasn’t the DEQX been in Beta for about 4 years now?  I concur, the bass management, the room and speaker correction is next level.  But to still not have EQ curves from them, man.  Hard to stay relevant when your product can’t iterate w/n it’s own software stack, or you can’t find devs to assist.  

@coralkong Yeah, I did not spend much time or money on cabling and don’t fancy an endless pursuit being a cable hobbyist.  I can say, there’s a massive difference between super cheap cables and ones that cost $100 - $500, my current experience.  I’ve had expensive cables, and wouldn’t say my experience with the less expensive ones has diminished any of my enjoyment.  What I will say, there’s a prevailing thought that if you begin w/expensive cables, one must continue along that path of increasing costs to improve a signal chain.  This logic I question.  

@toddcowles 

And you should question the logic, diminishing returns to say the least. It’s not a case of Cable denier blah blah, but rather if it works for you and your happy great. But years and relentless posts telling of what your supposed to and or learn to hear is crap ! And that is yawn ! 

Cheers 

@toddcowles The whole unit had to be designed around a new processor, COVID damage. It was released for beta testing 3 weeks ago. very high resolution EQ is coming. The only thing they completed before releasing the units was the correction software along with the crossover programming. There is going to be a big update shortly. I have no qualms at all. It is more capable than any other 2.2 channel processor on the market. 

@mijostyn Ahhh, that timing aligns…I remember seeing their pressers for the new lineup, then poof, gone.  

It’s good to hear, I owned one for a few years and tried multiple times to get rid of it, due to the digital limitations.  Even with that limit, it just couldn’t be bested and I kept it for a long time.  I look forward to their new release.

@1971gto455ho I remember meeting Noel Lee in the late 90’s, as the car audio boom took off.  That guy could sell steak to a Vegan.  I often hear the same vigor in mystifying words, terms, and effects with today’s cabling.  

Overthemoon,

"My last comment is as I've upgraded my system I have noted the playing db - and as my system improved the 'spaces of silence' between the notes are more drastic.  I used to listen at 85 db frequently because I thought it sounded better and I enjoyed the feeling of loudness.  No I notice 85 db doesn't seem as loud and I can have a conversation without raising my voice and sometimes I end up listening to music in th mid 60s and 70 db range."

My old set up I was driving Buchardt Audio S400 MKIIs, driven from a Denafrips Thallo amplifier. This set up required more volume to get the best sound from the combo.

I have seen the same thing recently in my system. In the past month or so I've upgraded to Clayton Shaw Caladans (93db sensitive), and the newest CODA S5.5 version with most recent upgrades. This set up with more sensitive speakers and incredible class A power from the CODA, I find myself not needing to always crank the volume to get great sound, and I'm listening more frequently because I can listen at more reasonable levels.