Spearker cables..fact or fiction?

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2009
    Face wrote: »
    IMO, interconnects have more of an influence on sound than speaker cables. And depending on the component, power cords can have more of an influence on sound than speaker cables.

    Thank you.....
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2009
    If this thread gets more posts than the Emotiva Story I will ban myself from this forum.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2009
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    Interconnects are where to start. Speaker cable changes seem to kinda sneak up on you.
    ./QUOTE]

    +10
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2009
    just an example of measurable differences
    you choose if it is significant.....
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2009
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Agreed. I have one more as well. Any posted picture with any "male" club member wearing Daisy Dukes that just don't cover anywhere near enough.

    Comin'up fongo. Me over a '78 Trans-Am hood.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2009
    IGNORE it, and it will go away. Come on Polk veterans, enough huh?
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited March 2009
    But Steve................ they're so fun to play with!

    OK, I'm done. I have cables to break in!
    DKG999
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  • Jeb85
    Jeb85 Posts: 39
    edited March 2009
    impressive 29 pages lol
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited March 2009
    fnord.
    KEF Q150 | Rythmik F12 | Yamaha Aventage RX-A780
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2009
    had to ...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2009
    Fu*k It! I find you all boring. It seems to me this thread was created for the simple cause of eliciting conflict. Chumps and hacks! Jerks!
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  • broncsrule21@
    broncsrule21@ Posts: 113
    edited March 2009
    Are there no Mods on this site? IMO there have been several threads lately that have gotten way out of hand. They should have been locked way earlier.:confused:
    HT-- Denon avr-2808ci,Emotiva UPA-1s, RTi 10's, CSi A6, ERD-1 surrounds, Vizio P50, Yamaha yst-sw300, DVR hr21, 40g PS3, APC-h15

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2009
    Haven't you heard of the Triumph of the Therapeutic by Philip Rieff?
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited March 2009
    It's run by the inmates.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2009
    broncsrule21@ wrote: »
    Are there no Mods on this site? IMO there have been several threads lately that have gotten way out of hand. They should have been locked way earlier.:confused:

    Yas there is. But there has been a changing of the guards. Be patient.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited March 2009
    29 PAGES OF THIS GARBAGE!!!!!

    Somebody promised pie.....slice of cherry please!!
    Well,one thing is for certain,this generation can't take a hint.
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    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2009
    Patrick? Show us what you got.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2009
    seafire wrote: »
    Ok good point.Please remember what I said earlier...we dont all live in he USA and that type of cable at those prices...nearly impossible.Remember that some folks that buy this cable can't here past 15k or even less.Yes sure there are some that hear it all but they are defiantly the minority

    What do you mean you can't get them? There are these websites I've heard about before that allow people to buy things online...let me see if I can remember them...

    -searches-

    Ahh yes...I remember now. I think one of them is called http://www.ebay.com/

    There's another one too...it's pretty similar to that last site I listed. http://www.audiogon.com/
    heiney9 wrote: »
    OH NO, not the dreaded "I pissed in my own sandbox and now I have to throw out all the sand" waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa........waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    H9

    LMAO!! Gotta love it.:D
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Well Sh#t, Curt asked for a piece of pie. Anybody want a slice while I'm up?

    PIE!?!? I'm always down for pie. I'll take another slice...anyone else? Seabiscuit can't have any.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited March 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    What do you mean you can't get them? There are these websites I've heard about before that allow people to buy things online...let me see if I can remember them...

    -searches-

    Ahh yes...I remember now. I think one of them is called http://www.ebay.com/

    There's another one too...it's pretty similar to that last site I listed. http://www.audiogon.com/



    LMAO!! Gotta love it.:D



    PIE!?!? I'm always down for pie. I'll take another slice...anyone else? Seabiscuit can't have any.


    Curt... I love ya MAN!!!
    Ill take a slice of banana cream pie... Seafairy, if you ask real nice you can well... I 'll be nice:p
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    Face wrote: »
    Yep! http://www.skysound.com/

    Thanks for the link Face, I forwarded it to my work e-mail and will check this out! Now the thread is starting to get interesting (some answers versus non beleivers condoning!).

    Thanks again!
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2009
    lotta tags on this thread.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2009
    ....who likes pie? Shall I bake one and serve it up?






    This is the story about the the one called seafoam.....
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Fellas, please let this **** die. It's obvious that they don't want to learn anything. Let them move along in their sonic bliss as they appear very happy with their stance on this topic. To them, the world is flat, period.
    Wrong steveinaz, when people start to provide info versus bashing I am all hears (eyes in this case) and study the info at hand and then it becomes fruitfull discussion but when people bash, disrecpect and use name calling, what kind of meat do you think there is for anyone to learn??? I am from a technical background, where would you think I tend to get my source? I actually worked on cable simulators, my technical training over that makes me well aware of the LCR effect of cabling but forgive my background and who I am (25+ years relying on the technical facts) therefore hard for me to simply rely on simple hearing the difference. Don't you thing that since this discussion has started I haven't asked questions in my own surrounding knowing that who knows I could possibly be wrong? I think the path this discussion now seems to be taking might afterall provide some positive... this is all I want afterall (I don't care about being right or wrong as long as the proper (reliable) info is provided). The only way to be get this certainty, is to discuss the matter intelligently with people that are willing to provide with pertinent information that will make me see differently.
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    bikezappa wrote: »
    This post is an example and maybe an answer to GG's post about why many older members don't visit here anymore.

    I just don't get why people need to be disrespectful to other members. Because people don't agree doesn't mean they can ridicule, call them names or make fun of them.

    Sad.
    Exactly my point! Agree to disagree! Provide intelligent info in order to provide enlitment if you think the other person is wrong... Good debate as long as there is openess can go a long way (isn't that what providing to the forum is all about?)...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited March 2009
    TECHNOKID wrote: »
    Wrong steveinaz, when people start to provide info versus bashing I am all hears (eyes in this case) and study the info at hand and then it becomes fruitfull discussion but when people bash, disrecpect and use name calling, what kind of meat do you think there is for anyone to learn??? I am from a technical background, where would you think I tend to get my source? I actually worked on cable simulators, my technical training over that makes me well aware of the LCR effect of cabling but forgive my background and who I am (25+ years relying on the technical facts) therefore hard for me to simply rely on simple hearing the difference. Don't you thing that since this discussion has started I haven't asked questions in my own surrounding knowing that who knows I could possibly be wrong? I think the path this discussion now seems to be taking might afterall provide some positive... this is all I want afterall (I don't care about being right or wrong as long as the proper (reliable) info is provided). The only way to be get this certainty, is to discuss the matter intelligently with people that are willing to provide with pertinent information that will make me see differently.



    Well in that case,rest assured,there is no right or wrong,generally speaking of coarse.This hobby of audio is more a trial and error thing.We can only shell out advice from our own experiences,and you have to take it from there.Read up,ask questions,but most of all,ya have to dive in,know what I'm saying?Alot of experience resides here,not just with Polk products,but with all things audio related.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    bikezappa wrote: »
    Many forums do not tolerate name calling.

    I wonder if name calling gives them a hard on.

    I just don't get it, but it's there.
    My guess is a lack of moderation and my biggest guess is the forum members are also clients therefore it kills the moderation! Can you imagine Polk banning some of their great customers $$$$? I might be wrong, but just a wild guess from my small knowledge of onlin forums! Personnally, I don't have any time what so ever for this kind of behavior as it is not my goal! Provide me with knowledge and I don't care to be wrong... I LEARN!!! I don't need to LEARN what my parents didn't think I needed to learn (name calling, disrespect and poor emotional behaviors).
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Matt
    Don't be discouraged. In hobbies of any kind, there can be alot of passion in peoples beliefs--passion sometimes results in heated argument. Nature of the beast. There are many extremely intelligent people here with loads of experience, you just need to learn how to filter the information in a constructive way.
    and I would honestly say you are one of them! While you write honestly what you think, never yet I have seen anything disrespectfull in your part!
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    Trust me -- there's no way I would be where I am today (just 12 months later) without CP and I am sure many others can attest similarly.
    Even with only one year at CP, you don't realize the kind of contribution you make and will make as you do have a positive attitude and YOU are the kind of people that's worht while engaging in discussion with and hopefully one way or the other, someone out of the POSITIVE discussion LEARNS/GAIN!!!
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Curious - is this cable construction recipe your own personal "formula," or is it available somewhere else on the web? You seem to want us all to be dependent on you personally (via pm or email) instead of perhaps posting the "recipe" right here.
    I have seen some of the sort on the web before (through another forum), I'll try to find it and post it.
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • seafire
    seafire Posts: 459
    edited March 2009
    TECHNOKID wrote: »
    I have seen some of the sort on the web before (through another forum), I'll try to find it and post it.

    Thank you for seeing my side of the story too.It was 4 or 5 am my time in the morning when I popped my fuse!.
    After three hours of sleep a cup of coffee and breakfast I am sitting at work and have decided the following.They will not succeed.I am in for the long haul;)
    After all there are some guys that are nice here .I have received a couple of pm's that have changed my mind;)
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