new ICs for me,learned a lesson

leftwinger57
leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
edited October 2011 in Electronics
Hi, I'm one happy guy right now after h/u my new pair of Signal Cable ICs. Frank the owner talked me through the whole purchase with my price point and totally understood that most people do not have piles of cash to spend on wires. After reading most of your posts saying that there is a world of difference between standard RCA cables and purpose built ICs, well I'm a believer and it might take a while but I do take advice when I can afford to. What I should have done was to save $ and then buy quality, instead of running through sub standard ****.So what I have is a pair of 3ft Signal Cable ICs.I'm still learning so please don't goof on me to terribly.

2chl----
Adcom gfa555 200 wpc
Onkyo P-301 pre
Denon 1940ci cdp
Infinty SM112s
Shure pro 240 headphones
14gu clear
Signal Cable IC 3ft rca>rca
2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited October 2011
    I know exactly what you mean. Sounds like me vs my father. I will walk into a Home Depot and spend $30 on a nice shovel. My dad wonders why I would spend $30 on a shovel when he can buy 6 of them for that price at Harbor Tool.

    I still have my $30 shovel, and he's probably on his 4th or 5th $5 shovel in the past few years. Buy quality when you can, and you won't have to double up on your expenses over time. Not saying you need $1500 IC's, but like you've noticed - there is definately a difference between a $7 pair and a $20 pair. Good luck with your audio adventures.
    65" Sony X900 (XBR-65X900E)
    Pioneer Elite SC-37
    Polk Monitor 70's (2)
    Polk Monitor 40's (4)
    Polk Monitor CS2
    Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    Oppo BDP-93
    Squeezebox Duet
    Belkin PureAV PF60
    Dish Network "The Hoppa"
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    edited October 2011
    Thats why we say the better your gear gets, the better everything else needs to be,including cables. Your journey to good sound LW, is no different than alot of folks here. Buy quality, buy used to stretch that budget. You don't have to spend new car money to get good sound, as you are finding out.
    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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