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A butt-load spent in cables - how much improvemt?

We spend quite a bit in cables for our systems, I'm wondering how much overall sonic improvement we get from cables? Let me explain my thought.....

I'm very happy with my current cabling (IC's, PC's, digital coax, and speaker cables). I was thinking about removing ALL of them and putting in ALL the original stuff I started with (stock PC's, cheap Monster IC's, Monster digital coax, and Monster XP copper speaker wire).

Then listening to the system to see how much degradation in sound I would have. Has anybody else thought of doing this or has done this?
vman71
mothra
110 posts
 
Thanks for the response Jim.

FWIW , unless I inherit cables in gear purchases,I make my own and have been quite happy.

I have some friends who changed all their power and IC cables and really felt it made a huge difference but I have yet to be convinced to go that route.
jb8312
247 posts
 
Slow train coming for me....cabling was the last "upgrade" I took on in the early development of my system. Over the years, I have come to believe that cabling is every bit as important and significant to a system's presentation as speakers...

I currently have a fully Crystal Cable ReferenceConnect wired system, (4) power cords, (2) set of interconnect and speaker wire. MSRP of the lot is iver $22,500.00. Insane? Yes, but this hobby is insane as a whole. I love them and do not anticpate changing ever (?!) again...

John
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
cables may be the last opportunity to voice a stereo system to suit your taste. most components in current production are relatively "colorless", that is they don't have any serious audible flaws.

cabling and speakers may be the only way to voice a stereo system to one's taste.
sherod
1,690 posts
 
"most components in current production are relatively "colorless", that is they don't have any serious audible flaws."

I have to disagree with this statement. I've heard too many components that are colored and some do have some serious audible flaws, regardless of what cables are being used to "fine-tune" the system. IMHO
david12
1,454 posts
 
This is an eternal question there is no answer to. One side says you can't possibly hear a difference, you are imagining it, the other that the difference is manifest and obvious. Who is right, who cares. I am not being flippant in saying who cares. Second hand cable is pretty cheap and resellable. Try some good cable, even better, borrow from the cable company. If you don't hear a difference, what have you lost.
By the way, what are these DBT that knowone could hear a difference in. I have seen published trials where there was good uniformity of views, HiFi+ for example.
Me, I bought an Acoustic Zen cable set on this site, with advice from this site and I really can hear a difference. That was 4 years ago and I'm still using it. If you don't hear a difference, thats ok, I am not going to impune your audiophile credentials.
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