Spearker cables..fact or fiction?

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2010
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    janmike wrote: »
    So, how may blind tests have been conducted?

    What do you mean? Every time any of us 'closes' his/her eyes and listens to their system it IS a blind test.

    cnh
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  • gsxr141
    gsxr141 Posts: 143
    edited February 2010
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    i'm currently in the middle of a debate on whether "better" cables are worth the money. i feel at some point there's a difference, but i can't condone spending my whole wad on the cables. hell, i just saw a used set on audiogon at the asking price of $7,500. i thought it was a misprint so i looked up the brand and to my surprise they are $24,500 new. come on now.
    50" samsung dlp
    receiver... pioneer elite vsx72txv
    front... polk tsi400's
    rear surrounds... polk tsi100's
    center... polk csi3
    subs... psw150..... 2 of them.
    surrounds.....polk owm3's
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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited February 2010
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    If you don't have them already, room treatments will give you a bigger increase in sound quality per dollar than cables.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,164
    edited February 2010
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    It's been a while since I posted in this very serious thread.
    I was a skeptic then, now I'm a believer.
    Ok, maybe still a bit skeptical, but my ears are telling me there's a difference. Screw what my brain thinks...

    Btw, 3/20 is BOBT Day - a day to honor the man for kicking off this wonderful thread!
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,644
    edited February 2010
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    My testing has revealed that some cables sound the same and some sound different. Some sound better and some sound worse. Some sound bright and some sound dull. Some look pretty and some look manly. Some fit well and some dont' fit at all. And finally, some cables are longer than others.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited February 2010
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    "Some look pretty and some look manly. Some fit well and some dont' fit at all. And finally, some cables are longer than others."

    Cables huh? ;)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,502
    edited February 2010
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    Hillbilly61 wrote: »
    This thread is great! It's like a infectious disease that is endemic to a community (Club Polk). It flares up from time to time and then dies down, but never completely dies out!

    Maybe one of the pharmaceuticals should devote some time to developing a "Valtrex" for speaker cable threads :)
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    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2010
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    I think I've stopped caring about cables altogether.

    I've got some decent IC's...some decent speaker cables. I think I'm good on cable upgrades for the next 5-10 years or so.

    Maybe once I've got the rig of my dreams, with a fully acoustically treated listening area, I'll worry about squeezing that last little .000001% of performance out with better cables.


    I'd rather spend the money on a really big bag of..."stuff". That's going to make more of an improvement than any cables ever will.;)
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2010
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    I was wondering what happened to this thread.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited March 2010
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    I hate you.......
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2010
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    concealer404 wrote: »
    I hate you.......

    Happy Friday Ben!!!!!
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    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited March 2010
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    Knucklehead wrote: »
    Happy Friday Ben!!!!!

    Back at you buddy! Can i go home now? :D
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited March 2010
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    I've been listening to my vintage rig a lot recently, so I don't need to worry about high end cables anyways because most won't fit in the Sansui's small speaker outputs lol.
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2010
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    concealer404 wrote: »
    Back at you buddy! Can i go home now? :D

    Yes......you may.:p
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited March 2010
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    I love you guys... *sniff sniff* ;)
    -Kevin
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,502
    edited March 2010
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    . . . what I wouldn't give to see a Modlock on this one....

    But in this new kinder, gentler forum it probably won't get ugly again :)
    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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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
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    inspiredsports wrote: »
    But in this new kinder, gentler forum it probably won't get ugly again :)

    LMAO!!!:eek::D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,546
    edited March 2010
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    Speaker cables are in fact, not fiction.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,803
    edited March 2010
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    Tom has tuna breath.....and I am never allowed near his speaker cables again.:o
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,803
    edited March 2010
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    Bite me, Karen!:p
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,803
    edited March 2010
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    Kex wrote: »
    ^^^^ Could you fookin' pee on this thread already?!
    Bite me, Karen!:p
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited March 2010
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    Moderators and/or Webmaster:


    Why do you not shut this poisonous thread down? It's evolution represents an embarrassment to Polk Audio and Club Polk in general. MHO.

    Lee
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,803
    edited March 2010
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    Lighten up, Lee.....:rolleyes:
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  • Jer.War
    Jer.War Posts: 180
    edited March 2010
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    78 pages of posts.... Craziness....What a hobby....
    :)
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  • Cpyder
    Cpyder Posts: 514
    edited March 2010
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    Jer.War wrote: »
    78 pages of posts.... Craziness....What a hobby....
    :)

    And did anyone stop and post something even slightly scientific?
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,434
    edited March 2010
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    eet mor chikin...moooooo
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,878
    edited March 2010
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    lightman1 wrote: »
    Lighten up, FRANCIS.....:rolleyes:


    Corrected. :)


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