HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ?

Cables - minor differences, but QSA fuses a major sound upgrade.

I feel like anything we purchase if we are Lucky Enough for all the equipment to Jell together to give Us a sound that makes your hearing happy.. And my wife has sat by me with all these changes and hears nothing what I hear ..And few friends come over and say sounds good & clear ...But knowing the cost oof this equipment they would rather listen to music in a Pizza Shop and get same value from a song...

Like me with Raven Audio and not leaving my home for all my listening between 3 Tube Amps ,their speakers 2 sets, all their cables other than USB Audioquest cable .

Should I have gone out and brought home some other amp or speakers maybe..But probably would have made me more confused as to what I hear..So I was lucky enough for Raven Equipment to Jell and share some sounds of songs that just make me smile at age 73...And really maybe their is a USB cable that does not cost 1700 for 800 ..But I will not know that for I am done my testing of 4 cables and just sitting back and enjoying the music... Not to say I may look for few tubes to see if I can make a change down the road .. My only complaint is the unit does not have a balance built in for I know my hearing left and right is not equal.And moving the speakers in living room is a pain at times..But bottom line you hear what You Hear and wife or other look at you like your nuts..Enjoy the Music..

@calvinj

Taking the question: "have you ever made a cable change that opened up your system to new heights?", my response has to be "too many to count." As a dealer for 40+ years, I have to admit that I had a little larger "toy box" than most to try different things. But, found "cables" to significantly improve the performance of components ranging from $99 to 5 figures.

"HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? " Well, this would be a bit of a stretch when the system of interest is, say, "good" to "very good." All the stars would have to be in near alignment to begin with to achieve "greatness" with a cable change in my opinion.

When referencing "cables" we need to define the broader scope of "signal transfer" between components and take into consideration, connector quality, termination methods, insulation (dialetric), etc. A simple upgrade in how cables are attached to their connectors can be clearly audible. So, "cables" involved a number of disciplines and technologies to make them "sound" the way they do.

I’ll conclude that the largest, smack you upside the head differences have been when we replaced internal factory OEM wires with "audiophile grade" cables, paying very close attention to connection methods. Whatever the level above "night and day" is, we’ve arrived.

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