On 12/28/2012 03:50 PM, Chris Bannister wrote:
Couldn't agree more. Of course, "the
sweet spot" can vary from
individual to individual. Also upgrading, for example say speaker cable,
can improve the sound of your music collection that much more.
i'm happy for
you if you believe that, but i'm more happy for your
dealer, because he will have an objective benefit :)
loudspeaker cables only make a difference when used with very weird
interfaces (such as a minimal tube amp), and even then those that are
hyped the most are electrically the weirdest (read: just wrong). with a
modern amp, any old piece of copper is just fine, provided it is thick
enough.
Or just remove that source-of-trouble altogether and get speakers with the amp
built in (aka active speakers). That also moves the X-over from the high-power
area to the line-level area. Better parts for the same money -> better X-over.
Have fun,
Arnold