Recommend Provost A New Hi Fi System.

[Drogue]

Yes. A receiver is an amp and tuner in one.

[Urban Ranger]

I see - really never had any use for a tuner in a hi fi system. Cheapo radios are $10 (1 USD = 7.8 HKD) each these days.

[Drogue]

Cheapo ones are. Decent ones cost a little more, generally. At least here. I want a DAB radio soon, that would be nice

[Provost Harrison]

OK calm down! I'm thinking...

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Drogue
As you should. In blind tests, the difference between decent, non-branded thick cable and the 10 times the price Monster cable is negligable. However decent interconnects last many times longer than cheaper ones.

Oh yeah. I was reading the JREF website, and some of the stuff being peddled to audiophiles are unbelivable. Worse than snake oil, I tell you. Just read the commentary section for a chuckle.

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
OK calm down! I'm thinking...

Takes a while

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Oh yeah. I was reading the JREF website, and some of the stuff being peddled to audiophiles are unbelivable. Worse than snake oil, I tell you. Just read the commentary section for a chuckle.

Yes, there is also a certain issue of diminishing returns...

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Drogue

As you should. In blind tests, the difference between decent, non-branded thick cable and the 10 times the price Monster cable is negligable. However decent interconnects last many times longer than cheaper ones.

Utter bollocks. I've done it myself on numerous and you can really tell the difference - especially with interconnects.

I had some Monster cables, but I didn't like them. I forget what I have now (it's back home anyway).

[Urban Ranger]

Aggie - you can't beat a double blind test for objectivity. If you don't believe, it's easy to set one up.

[Agathon]

Aggie - you can't beat a double blind test for objectivity. If you don't believe, it's easy to set one up.

I was referring to the claim that cabling makes no difference. Believe me, it does. I was astonished at how much difference it can make, especially with interconnects.

[Combat Ingrid]

This one fits your style and shouldn't be too expensive

[Nostromo]

Or, for 36 000 $, he could have this:

[Provost Harrison]

Yeah nostromo, I'll have one for each room

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Agathon

Aggie - you can't beat a double blind test for objectivity. If you don't believe, it's easy to set one up.

I was referring to the claim that cabling makes no difference. Believe me, it does. I was astonished at how much difference it can make, especially with interconnects.

I never said cabling makes no difference. I said comparing good quality cabling of the same thickness, one non-branded and the other branded and costing 10 times as much, non of the testers heard a negligable difference. I've seen this repeated in several hi-fi mags, all with the same result. Very few people can hear any difference, and those that do hear a negligable one.

If you compare really cheap, thin crap with decent branded wire, you get a difference, similarly if you compare it to decent thick non-branded wire. What I'm saying is you can get good wire for not too much money that has virtually no difference in sound from spending hundreds of dollars.

[Whaleboy]

I've seen this repeated in several hi-fi mags, all with the same result. Very few people can hear any difference, and those that do hear a negligable one.

If they're using ****e speakers like yours, then of course they're not going to hear a difference . Use high quality cables on Q7's for instance, and the difference will be distinct.