How to Clean connectors...?

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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited June 2010
    Well, what I meant was. They made them sound more clear, and it doesn't seem like they are so distant anymore. They are more like your in the music or the movie. That is what I meant.
    I mean before I was just hearing it, and you know I was in a band class for drumming while I was younger so I know what a symbol should sound like, it wasn;t quite there. Now it seems more like a symbol. I can actually picture myself being next it it a little more than before...get what I mean?
    I mean it's not a OMG improvment like this cable has saved my audio ears. Its just like hmm...this is more detailed and its giving me a more defined sound. They also appear to be louder now, I am not sure why that is. I used to only be able to turn it up to -15db without hurting my ears, not is closer to -20...Not sure why that is. I havn't change anything but the cables.
    The comment about my friends cables, I would have to assume because they are older and he doesn;t take very good care of them. We looked at them, they have a lot of tarnish on the connector, he thought they were gold connectors, I put on my cleaner stuff, and he was amazed to find they were silver. That must have been why they sounded so much worse than mine.
    Yeah, right now 10 feet is just more cable behind my stand haha.
    Receiver
    Harman Kardon HK 3490
    Speakers
    Polk Audio Monitor 50s
    Subwoofer
    Klipsch KSW-100
    Cables
    AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
    AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
    AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
    AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m

    Alienware X51 R2
    PS4
    Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D
  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited June 2010
    Nice cable! and those bayonet nanners, I bet it grips tight inside the binding post. Good pics...

    Glad you noticing the difference in using good quality cables.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited June 2010
    Just enjoy them. I was busting your balls a little bit. Cables matter.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited June 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    You are a walking oxymoron!

    "They really opened up my speakers a tad bit more". Just like Jumbo Shrimp, eh.

    "I am not sure what my friend had but his sounded a lot worse than mine did, even though they are the same cable."

    You don't get this kind of entertainment just anywhere, folks :D.

    Rock on, glad they seem to make a little bit of a huge difference.

    H9

    LOL

    That's euphoria! You can't speak and spit straight!

    I add one Rock to that mix, and raise it to Rock Hard!

    :)
  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited June 2010
    I can too speak strait, I am just simply tired from a very long day at work.
    Heh, as for the connectors, yeah they do make a very tight connection, much better than the ones I had before. I really have to push to put them in and tug to get them out. I like them a lot better than ones I had before.
    I do to a point agree that the cables matter but, had I been using my older teac receiver I doubt I would have heard a difference, I have come to think that as you upgrade your receivers your wires should be upgraded as well so that you don't miss anything that better receiver can dish out.
    I am glad I got them, and am looking forward to them serving me well through a few upgrades.
    Oh, don't forget I live in Maine,...you know the place for rednecks, also we have quite the gang population as well. All these bloods and crips even a few self acclaimed ones.
    Receiver
    Harman Kardon HK 3490
    Speakers
    Polk Audio Monitor 50s
    Subwoofer
    Klipsch KSW-100
    Cables
    AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
    AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
    AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
    AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m

    Alienware X51 R2
    PS4
    Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D