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Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables?

Has anyone, either a dealer or an experienced friend come over to your place and provide some constructive(or negative) critism to the choice of cables in your system? If yes, how would you deal with it? Recently I have a guy who came over and he was pretty vocal on the cables in my system. Although the choice of words were quite unpleasant, I just brushed him off in a friendly manner since I am an open-minded person. I was just wondering how one would react in these kind of situations.
ryder
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kijanki
4,433 posts
 
Nothing wrong with constructive criticism - I welcome you to judge my cables choice.

To be in the same spirit I will tell you, in return, what I really think of your wife, your house and car choice.
t_bone
1,182 posts
 
Kijanki, "the same spirit" requires that it be item be replaceable an upgradeable... so you'd better stay away from talking about my car. :^)
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
it's kind of a silly question to ask. it is almost impossible to determine the sound of cable when listening to a stereo system.

a better question would be:

has anyone criticized your stereo system ?

why bring up the obvious ? it is unimportant whether one's material things are criticized. there are more important things in life.
oscar44
130 posts
 
I find many people get annoyed with power cords that seem out of the ordinary in terms of design and (particularly) price. Virtual Dynamics cables seem to be a magnet for such comments.....especially from those who don't own or sell them. While it's a PITA to have to take cables in and out to show people the differences, it's often the only way to move them beyond knee-jerk dismissals, but then, it's not your job to educate a dealer.
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jmcgrogan2
6,346 posts
 
Oscar44, I see that you are a relatively new member here, but from my experiences, Virtual Dynamics has a very strong following. In fact some feel shy to say anything bad about Virtual Dynamics in my experiences.

Personally, I feel that VD cables/cords offer many positive attributes, however I find others that fit my tastes better for the long term. I still keep some VD cords for fun and excitment.

Cheers,
John
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