squared80
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| physiology and psychology of hearing If you tell yourself a more expensive power cord, lifts, or some boutique speaker cables are going to change the sound, you've built in a bias where you think it DOES sound different. But it doesn't. Not one bit. And you've spent a lot of money fo... | |
| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? Odd premise for a post. Get what sounds good to you. But at a certain point price has absolutely to do with it. | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks "And I realize that there are those that don’t believe in either" It's not about believing. There are those who use objective facts, and those who use subjective opinions supported by any number of biases, realized or not. Those in the latter gro... | |
| Which inexpensive speaker cables... Anyone here who tells you their expensive designer cables are wrong and ignore the science of sound. Don't by the snake oil. The only problem with coat hangers is they're not very pliable. Go getGet ANY cheap OFC at the gauge that matches your... | |
| A cable too perfect? Newsflash: the cables didn't sound any different. At all. You created a bias and you're brain told you you heard something different. But you didn't. Enjoy. | |
| BS meter is pegged! These are the same people who claim expensive cables sound different and better than coat hangers. They don't. Snake oil marketing, and people buy it. Willful ignorance. | |
| Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables? Stay away from the snake oil. All you need is OFC, 12 AWG or whatever you need for the length of your run. You could also use coat hangers and you wouldn't webbed know the difference. Like I said, use science, not snake oil. | |
| Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables? Warm? Cables don't change sounds. Get plain old OFC at a gauge that supports the length of the run (I always use 12 AWG which is honestly overkill). Heck, you could literally use a collar hanger and not notice the difference. | |
| Surge protectors--how many $ make sense? It's not a money thing. Get a whole house surge protector and be done with it. <$500 installed. Just keep in mind NOTHING will stop a lightning strike except physically unplugging your equipment. | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM? Because some people believe in scientific facts and others believe in snake oil marketing. | |
| Favorite scream in rock? Chester Bennington. | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? To prove that it doesn't sound any different than a $200 DAC, yes. | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? No, because that doesn't happen if you're already using OFC cables at the proper gauge for the length of the run. Period. Anyone who thinks otherwise is lying or willfully ignorant. Science always beats snake oil marketing. Well, it should, but yo... | |
| Audiohifistore.com is a SCAM Red flags were all over this one. Come on, man. | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT Nope, they are not. Just ask science. Next question. |