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Ever downgrade and have better sound?

not sure if we will ever get anyone to admit, but wondering if any of you out there went to a cheaper product and found the sound quality was better?

maybe even a cheaper cable within the same line of cables which mated better to your set up?
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mapman
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What Newbie said....
schubert
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True, and he's smarter than me.
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tostadosunidos
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Haven't had the luxury of downgrading since re-entering the world of hi-fi ten years ago. Still tweaking up, but on a tightwad's budget.
That said, I agree with Schubert's comment about the effect of the room. My "best" speakers did not sound so great in my teaching/practice studio at our new place so I moved them into a "living" area. Wow--night and day! I now put "the room" on a par with the speakers as far as overall importance.
dopogue
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Sure. Replaced a $3700 pair of Conrad Johnson CD player/transport units with a $300 Pioneer DV-414 and couldn't get over the sonic improvement. That's the most dramatic but there have been many others. Not "downgrades," except in the eyes of some of my audiobuddies, until they heard them. :-)
ebm
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