On Fri, December 28, 2012 4:47 pm, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > 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. > if you like to "tune" your sound, get yourself an eq and approach it > systematically. incidentally, there are speaker cables being sold for > rates that easily buy you a manley massive passive. now that is a tool > for tweaking :) Len's rules for buying a stereo system: - spend your whole budget on speakers (listen to them, sometimes cheaper speakers even from the same manufacture sound better). - go to the good will store and buy whatever amp you can get for $30. - Be happy. -- Len Ovens www.OvenWerks.net _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
