Just another "Cables DO Matter! " thread

Shoreguy
Shoreguy Posts: 3
edited June 2012 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Just read this article and thought I'd share. MHO is that you can include Monster in the 'zipcord' category...

http://www.stereophile.com/content/minnesota-audio-society-conducts-cable-comparison-tests-0
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2012
    Nice first post, but that article has been beat to death.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?132431-Blind-cable-testing.....-Guess-the-outcome-lol
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

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    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,213
    edited May 2012
    Shoreguy wrote: »
    Just read this article and thought I'd share. MHO is that you can include Monster in the 'zipcord' category...

    http://www.stereophile.com/content/minnesota-audio-society-conducts-cable-comparison-tests-0

    Beat to death, 9 pages in all its glory. Knock youself out.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?132431-Blind-cable-testing.....-Guess-the-outcome-lol
    "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!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2012
    Welcome, I hope you're one of the Cables do matter guys :wink::wink: But all are welcome. :smile:

    Speakers
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    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
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    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2012
    I found a sealed bottle of J&B Scotch that was bottled in 1979, purchased to be served at my wedding in 1982, and lost until last night!

    I don't know if it was electrons or what flowing through that 33 year old liquid gold, but the buzz and enjoyment it provided was INCREDIBLE!

    I'd like to turn this into a "Scotch Does Matter" Thread :mrgreen:.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
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    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
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  • Shoreguy
    Shoreguy Posts: 3
    edited May 2012
    I've got a bottle of 1977(distilled) Macallan, 18yr old sherry wood matured single highland malt, that will make that J&B taste like turpintine =)

    ...I posted (1) because I was feeling icky lurking here for so long, (2) I noticed no one's brought up the topic in over a week! lol
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited May 2012
    Shoreguy wrote: »
    I noticed no one's brought up the topic in over a week! lol

    There are probably more threads on this subject on this forum than any other subject lol. Do a search and see.

    Thats why no ones posted. We all know which forum members are on which side, no ones really going to change anyones mind and we had it all out in those 9 pages lol.....

    I didnt realize it would be that bad when I posted it.........








    or did I :wink:
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2012
    Shoreguy wrote: »
    . . . that will make that J&B taste like turpintine . . .

    One man's turpentine is an other man's favorite spirit (and sherry is for girls) :mrgreen:
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,057
    edited May 2012
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    One man's turpentine is an other man's favorite spirit (and sherry is for girls) :mrgreen:

    Not if her name is Sherry!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,213
    edited May 2012
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    One man's turpentine is an other man's favorite spirit (and sherry is for girls) :mrgreen:

    Or Niles and Fraiser
    "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!
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,323
    edited May 2012
    #1---All I know for sure you need cables or your crap wont work at all
    #2---If you think your systems sounds like crap have a drink it will get better....works for girls anyway even named Sherry
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2012
    Shoreguy wrote: »
    ...I posted (1) because I was feeling icky lurking here for so long, (2) I noticed no one's brought up the topic in over a week! lol

    So, your first post was to try and start a fight. Nice. :rolleyes:
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,604
    edited May 2012
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    I found a sealed bottle of J&B Scotch that was bottled in 1979, purchased to be served at my wedding in 1982, and lost until last night!

    I don't know if it was electrons or what flowing through that 33 year old liquid gold, but the buzz and enjoyment it provided was INCREDIBLE!

    I'd like to turn this into a "Scotch Does Matter" Thread :mrgreen:.


    I had a similiar experince with a bottle of Two Fingers a few years back. Was brought back from Mexico in 1981 by my wife's parents and never opened. Well until a few years ago...:cool:


    Willow wrote: »
    Not if her name is Sherry!

    Depends on what side of the fence she plays on.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    Anyone else wonder where in the hell Mississauga is. Maybe NOT.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited May 2012
    I believe it is in Ontario, Canada. Polk's Canadian manager used to live there.
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  • pietro944
    pietro944 Posts: 720
    edited May 2012
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    #1---All I know for sure you need cables or your crap wont work at all
    #2---If you think your systems sounds like crap have a drink it will get better....works for girls anyway even named Sherry

    .....did you just call me Shirley?:eek:......err.....never mind.
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited May 2012
    Don't know about the scotch. I DO know about "10 year" experience w/Grand Marnier. Very nice.

    As far as the "cables, etc" go, I like to see a moderator create a cable sticky and shut down these future time wasters.
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    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
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  • cristo
    cristo Posts: 231
    edited May 2012
    Unlike wine, once spirits like whiskey (including single malt scotches) or brandy (cognac, armagnac) are
    put in the bottle, they change very little from that point on. All the important aging happens in the cask
    before bottling.
    cristo

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited June 2012
    Bye bye Cato. You have been flushed into the spammers septic tank. Have fun with your friends.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • brunk
    brunk Posts: 11
    edited June 2012
    +1 lol
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    i found a sealed bottle of j&b scotch that was bottled in 1979, purchased to be served at my wedding in 1982, and lost until last night!

    I don't know if it was electrons or what flowing through that 33 year old liquid gold, but the buzz and enjoyment it provided was incredible!

    I'd like to turn this into a "scotch does matter" thread :mrgreen:.
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