Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs

Mcondon,
I think you've just highlighted this discussion shortly and clearly! Count me as complete stranger to this hobby as I've been tellin' these hobby obsessed folks to go and see psychiatrist :-)

Yes, I agree with Mcondon's post as well.

Good marketers know exactly what nerves to condition the public into potential customers. What seems like a bargain is all relative. Its all a game more than anything I suppose really.

AN $8600 product received a good review. What a revelation! A $5 one from Home Depot might just as easily, depending on context. Its hard to make a power cord that doesn't work well. Almost any will do. Not to say that they will all sound the same though, to discriminating ears they may well not. Plus results will vary most likley case by case. So the inherent unique value of any power cord is hard to establish, other than how much people will pay. I suppose that is why I was recently able to buy a $300 retail power cord recently new for $85. Yes I liked the resulting sound, and felt like I got a deal in the process. Its a very well constructed product, no doubt. I'm such a trained monkey!!!! :^)

Mcondon, Jazzonthehudson, Czarivey, and, of course, Mapman, why do you bother posting here? Are you guys self-appointed snakeoil police? If you guys think those of us buying the HFCs enjoy their expense or that we seek the awe of those coming to our rooms and seeing these cables, you are crazy, but we do recognize the performance improvement of these cables and have found that those coming to our homes and hearing them agree.

Jazzonthehudson, until there finally is a dynamic and efficient point sourse speaker that is a reverse microphone, speakers will always be a compromise.

TBg,

Your question does not warrant a response.

Have a nice day!

I my country the most common mistake people in audio make is spending a lot of money on speakers compared to the rest of their set.

What I did 10 years ago during a audio show was using speakers of just 1000 dollar and I used an integrated amp of 7000 dollar. I had a stunning endresult. ( what counts most)

I told people the importance of an amp and that many people spend less money on amps.

There is a reason why people people spend easilly a lot of money on speakers compared to how much they spend on amps and cables.

This was a reason why I started to use blind tests in the past. Because audio works best by convincing people.

Still many make this mistake. So I bring in cables and amps to open their eyes ( ears)