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Cokeman

1971

Aug 8, 2018

Ok I know I defend a lot of the high end cable drops. But this one is claiming serious sound improvements so this one does get the snake oil label. Once again only buy this if you want a really nice cable and be aware that this doesn’t improve sound.

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Michael Goodman

Aug 8, 2018

CokemanI need to tread lightly -- This has become somewhat of an emotional thread for folks, so we won't get in the middle of all that, but these cables do offer great quality, solid construction and less sound degradation than the lamp cord. It's easily measured.
Note that ALL speaker cables will degrade the sound quality due to transmission losses -- you are pumping amps of transient current through a resistor, essentially. Copper is not a superconductor and it WILL degrade the signal. The metal heats up, capacitive losses between wires cause a reduction of high-end. The degree to which this actually matters is a personal preference. It's good to know that it IS possible to design the cable for lower impedance, phase distortion and high frequency losses, and this one is designed like that. This may not be a big deal to some people. I was perfectly happy with my tape deck in college, back in the day. But then, I got a better listening environment and the excessive noise became apparent, so I had to upgrade.
So I have to say this -- the cable should not be the first thing you upgrade. First get a good amp, DAC and decent speakers.

Oldoiler

138

Aug 8, 2018

CokemanYou gentlemen do realize that there are "special snakes" that are bred soley for their high quality oil. Almost 95% of it is furnished to the secret world of high end audio.
They are bred on the same farms as Mo's, which are known for their especially fine hair.