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cable doubter no more

i was once one that thought high end cables were just a waste of money. i upgraded my system and purchased all ps audio cables. these were replacing signal cables, i heard a clear improvment. i was satisfied, and believed my currant componenets were as good as it would get with them. i then went to the R.M.A.F. and lusted after all the great sounding gear. but my ears were bigger than my wallet. but after finding some good deals on some dh labs revelations, and a set of analysis plus blackovals, my system has been transformed. im talking a good 20% by 2 sets of interconnects and a set of speaker cables. im blown away by the improvement. to all you cable doubters out there sorry YOU ARE WRONG !! just wanted to get that out there , thanks for reading.
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shadorne
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Carlos269,

Thank you for opening the window - a sudden breath of fresh air just blew through these forums. Unfortunately, the window will soon shut and the smell of 'snake oil' will soon dominate once more and, like any smell, after a while we all get so used to it that nobody even notices it.
zieman
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Carlos, I can see by your collection that you are contributing to an area you have no experience in. The bleeding edge of any technology provides the incremental improvements you have yet to experience. This contributes to the price too. There is indeed better technology and implementation incorporated in product at your local Best Buy that will outperform the majority of your inventory. For less... Your observation of the cable merry-go-round is accurate, yet it appears you are in the same boat with regards to electronics.
carlos269
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Jea,
Those were used for exaggeration purposes. The end of my post I believe answered your questions. At the end of the day, what the high-end press considers "entry Level" components have the some limitations but if they have implemented "sound", no pun intended, circuit design and good engineering than they should be good enough within their application. But just like everything else, extreme conditions demand extreme response and that is what "I" consider high-end; substance and merit and not arbitrarily set prices and pride-in-ownership flavor of the month components. I value my money and to me it is all about performance.
jea48
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Carlos269, Here is an example of what I am trying to get at.

The ARC Ref 3 preamp retails for $9995.

The BAT Rex preamp $20,000......

Both great preamps I am sure.

Would you say the BAT will sound twice as good as the ARC?
Or maybe only 5% better? Or maybe not at all?
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Carlos269,

I think you position may be a bit extreme, but I do not disagree completely with your assertions regarding high end boutique equipment.

When my wife buys clothes in a boutique, they are not necessarily more functional than name brand stuff more commonly found.

They often do look nicer though, so there is some value there for some...but certainly not all.
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