The Big Boys vs. the Little Guys


Time for another cable thread. We all know who the big boys on the block are with cables: Nordost, Transparent, Monster *cough*, Cardas, Siltech, Kimber ... and others.

Then there are cables made by the "little guys" -- guys who design and hand-make their own cables ... like Randy Bear of Bear Labs, USA, and Jaap Gunter of Lieder Cables, in The Netherlands ... and I'm sure there are others ... like Granite Audio.

What do you think of the big boys vs. the little guys in terms of quality and VALUE? I know it's hard -- even a little stupid (hey, I can be like that!) to lump the large companies together and compare them against the small companies ... but I wonder if we can find a "golden thread" here and find some appropriate generalizations.

I'll weigh in with my own comments, based of course on my own experience, later ... first, I'd like to hear about your experiences. Thanks for your input!
paul_frumkin
Price point comparisions would be appropriate in this thread, and some of the above also leave out the specific models involved - how can even broad (not to mention flawed!) conclusions be drawn here without this basic info?
Little guys.
Dont forget Coincident
Little guy betered Wireworld Gold Eclipse III.
I had money left to buy music.about 100 extra cd's.
How the big guys get away with it?
Corupt reviewers is the resaon.
Roll your own upgrades sound in any system or live venue.My .02 cents and worth every penny!
Whatever sounds good. I have more little guys (MAS, Blue Circle, MillerSound), than big guys (Siltech, VanDenHul).
Just replaced Nordost SPM Reference with Stage III Concepts Emperor cables, a small company out of NY that makes incredible hand made cables with an outstanding trade-up policy. Their cables must be heard to be appreciated, just look at the quality craftmanship -

www.stage3concepts.com

You just never know with cables, sometimes the more expensive and well reviewed brands are not necessarily the best for your system.

Best Regards,
Chris