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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Mrtennis, first you said it's a silly question to ask due to the fact that it is impossible to evaluate the sound of a particular cable when listening to a system. Secondly you questioned about the posting of this seemingly petty issue.

Firstly, please take note that I am not asking about the evaluation of sonic character of cables. I am asking whether anyone had experienced the same, whether their cables(or equipment) have been criticized. Why I am getting so "exercised" by the criticism? Again you are coming up with your own suppositions which have proven to be quite synonymous with your style, just like you have been advocating panel speakers over cone speakers in other threads. I just thought of posting this one since I have never seen a similar thread discussing on this topic and felt the responses may be interesting, hence the question which in your mind is a waste of time and space.

Give it a rest, especially with your continuous preaching on the superiority of panel speakers over box speakers. Now I realize how some responses have come by to your numerous comments that you can differentiate between panel and cone speakers 9 out of 10 times blindfolded. One of them being "a mouth-gag is a better idea than blindfold" may have been appropriate.
hi ryder:

my point is that it is not worth being concerned over criticism of material things.

it is also a fact that it is difficult to evaluate the contribution of cable to the overall sound of a stereo system. there are too many vriables.

you have not disputed the bases of my arguements.

i rest my case.
Mr. Tennis,

On my system, I put cables in to two categories

1) They are winter coated

2) They are not winter coated

No. 1 tells me the cable will spoil the signal. That is some 98% of cables regardless of their price.

No. 2 has proved it's sound to be governed by whether the conductor is round or thin and flat. I prefer flat.

Simple.
04-22-09: Mrtennis
it is also a fact that it is difficult to evaluate the contribution of cable to the overall sound of a stereo system. there are too many vriables.
Hi Mrtennis,
Try posting this in every threads in the cable forum. It would be interesting to see what responses you would get.

Again, you missed the point. I have not disputed your argument as it is not within the context of the point of discussion.