Hifi cable quote of the century! :)
mhardy6647
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We're 1/5 of the way through, so I think that's a fair thread title. 
I was readin' the most recent Stereophile (Feb. 2020) last night. There's a new-ish column, I guess, by Herb Reichert called Gramophone Dreams -- but apparently he's focusing on hifi
wires for at least a while.
At any rate, while I (who as all y'all know am a bit of an agnostic vis-a-vis some of the more esoteric and extravagant wires on the market for hifi nowadays) thoroughly enjoyed the article (and would suggest readin' it unless you have a really deep intrinsic bias re: Stereophile, Reichert, or wires) -- I was really taken with one aside contained therein.
So taken, I'm a-gonna share it with all y'all.
I knew I liked that guy.
I was readin' the most recent Stereophile (Feb. 2020) last night. There's a new-ish column, I guess, by Herb Reichert called Gramophone Dreams -- but apparently he's focusing on hifi
wires for at least a while.
At any rate, while I (who as all y'all know am a bit of an agnostic vis-a-vis some of the more esoteric and extravagant wires on the market for hifi nowadays) thoroughly enjoyed the article (and would suggest readin' it unless you have a really deep intrinsic bias re: Stereophile, Reichert, or wires) -- I was really taken with one aside contained therein.
So taken, I'm a-gonna share it with all y'all.
Last year, when I visited Nelson Pass of Pass Labs at his home in Sea Ranch, CA, I was surprised to discover that he connected all the gear in his laboratory listening room with Radio Shack cables. When I asked him why, he told me, "Because I don't want anybody else taking credit for my accomplishments."
I knew I liked that guy.
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That’s pretty hilarious
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I guess he also could've gone with DIY wire/cables or Monster since they're basically dead.Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10 -
That is very funny! He seems like such a "real" guy.See my profile for list of gear.
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Love it.Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
That is very funny! He seems like such a "real" guy.
A real guy with a real sense of his own accomplishments and reputation
In all seriousness, I have a lot of admiration for him.
Like many of the historical big names in this hobby, he earned his right to be a big name as far as I am concerned.
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This issue has some good reading in it. I read that one too.
Great quote -
What he is doing is making the electronics work at their best to spec. Of course, upgrading the cables connecting the gear will allow the gear to sound even better by not degrading the signal from ‘A’ to ‘B’. When I, and others, upgraded the interconnect cable between the power supply and the tuner on the XP-20 it made a major improvement. Pass heard all the comments on that so when they replaced the XP-20 with the XP-22 they upgraded the interconnect cable to a decent Mil-Spec cable. Sounds so good I haven’t looked to see if there is an available upgrade. Obviously, adding a decent power cord will improve the gear even more.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.
