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Build quality does make a difference. In the end what matters most is that the person spending the money is happy with what they paid for. James
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If you wanted to spend 600 bucks on a mixed tape, that's your business.
But, when my 5 dollar cd sounds just as good as your 600 dollar mixed tape, a fella can't help but chuckle.. |
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The tight fitting connector isn't even the cable quality. Connectors are easily replaced with whatever you want to add to them and you can get quality connectors for extremely cheap. I've never had an issue with my generic stereo cables falling off by the way or being less than snug. Maybe you jus have had some bad experiences with buying the wrong mid range cable, I don't buy cheap ebay/electronic store crap, I buy a nice mid range cable with a great price. The difference in that strand of wire in that insulation is not all that different from generic cables to the best cables. It's ok tigger, we all get suckered.
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For the short ranges we are talking here, you will only lose so much of the signal, so the difference between mid range to high end is almost nill as long as you put some thought in design. If you are running a home theater system, that requires long long speaker wire, then you need to consider a quality cable, but if you are running 6 foot wires, the difference is almost zero.
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![]() If buying a Porsche when a 350Z is "just as good" is being a "douchenozzle" then fine. I'm not some hoity toity engineer like you but I have a lot of experience in this area and I know that there is a difference. I've done side by side comparisons with my own hands and judging with my own ears. My cd player is appreciably louder than a Sony cd player on the same receiver. I can hook up a speaker using a high quality cable measure the spl and then put some crap Walmart cable on there and measure a difference. I can hook up your car amp using cheap RCAs and speaker wire and then use the good stuff and you WILL notice a drop in engine noise AND an increase in spl. I've worked in this industry as a sales person, a car stereo installer and a home theater installer. Believe what you want but you get what you pay for. I agree that it's a "diminishing returns" situation and there comes a point where the "improvement" doesn't justify the expense but to say that there is "no difference" is bullshit. I'm sure that you choose to believe that your cheap receiver is "just as good" as my stereo and that is your right but the specifications show otherwise. ![]() Why don't you use Shinko tires on your bikes? You don't you use the cheapest oil possible when you change it? Why did you buy an Arai helmet, isn't a Z1R just as good? ![]() I'm sure you call ever guy that you see on the road in a Mercedes a "douchenozzle" as you drive to work in your Civic and hey, if that helps you get through your life then more power to you.... ![]() |
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I said a quality stereo will make a difference over a budget stereo. I agreed with you on that. There is a lot of difference in components there. That's why I said comparing a cobalt and corvette doesn't apply to this situation since we are talking cables and not the components themselves. Where I disagreed is cables. Ohhhhhhh, you installed shit. I bet you feel all proud of yourself. I have tested cables both in educational settings like an electronics lab in a University using high end equipment and as a career using industry leading equipment to check for quality. I also do it in my spare time within my hobbies such as the christmas lights, since I have to run long stretches of cable that are dependent on a good signal given the quick light sequences I have. So, no I don't understand how to check for quality within a cable and it's connectors. My theoritical knowledge and real world application, just doesn't add up to your ear and opinion when it comes to wire/cable quality. Sorry...
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No it's not, I have found in some cases a generic cable is better than it's monster or high end cable equivalent.
![]() However, I did preach that same stupid shit about monster cables when I worked at Best Buy. Not because I believed it, but because I wanted a bonus. ![]() BTW, I liked my cables over store bought ones any day during the analog times. I controlled the solder and connection quality and buying straight up good quality wire was cheaper. With digital it's not worth the hassle with all the little pins and how the signal is passed.
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