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View Poll Results: How many dollars invested in cables installed in your system?
$0.00 to $100.00 2 0.69%
$100.00 to $500.00 15 5.15%
$500.00 to $1000.00 14 4.81%
$1000.00 to $2000.00 22 7.56%
$2000.00 to $3000.00 19 6.53%
$3000.00 to $4000.00 23 7.90%
$4000.00 to $5000.00 29 9.97%
$5000.00 to $7500.00 35 12.03%
$7500.00 to $10,000.00 56 19.24%
$10,000.00 or more 76 26.12%
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Old 10-31-2012, 10:40 AM
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Cables do make a difference! However, I have found spending more doesn't always mean better. I'm not a fan of silver (sorry...but if you find your system a tad bright - go high quality copper instead of silver on the Speaker Cables - IMO). Admittedly, the WW Platinum USB is crazy good. Very happy with Wireworld stuff.
Tubes love silver content. I'm progressively moving that way on the 2 ch side. I have been using silver plated copper LS cables since for ever & have performed AB against copper only & even those new thick snakes with the passive Z-electronic spades. So far with the cables I've tried only the Siltech RS silver gold blends sound better in my system.

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Old 10-31-2012, 04:30 PM
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The only copper cables that I found to be worth their weight was using a pair of very, very hard to get Mosaic Chimeras developed by Dale Pichard (Innovative Designs) and Jack Bybee, using Jacks' Carbon Nano Tube blocks. They were on a pair of MC275's. The copper was the cat meow with the MC275's.

However; the copper did not perform as well on the MC2301's for some reason & after K-S Emotions which I didn't care for neither, in came some older Nordost SPM's I had lying around & then WW platinum; which I thoroughly enjoy and can safely say, I'm through with the cable junkie in me.

Wait -- I was just tapped on the shoulder by the bad cable junkie. He reminded me I have one more avenue -- Nordost Odin's whenever a demo pair arrives. Probably will stay with the WW platinums unless............more to follow.

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Amps:VAC 450iQ Monos in Silver Flake on HRS M3X2-1921's, HRS G7 Footers/G-Links & Sound Anchor Conecoasters.
Preamp:VAC Statement (on order) (Silver Flake)
Digital Source: dCS Rossini CD/SACD Transport, Vivaldi APEX DAC, Upsampler Plus & matching Clock (Silver)
Analogue Preamp:VAC Renaissance SE Phono stage in Silver Flake with XLR Output Option & with Nordost Valhalla XLR's.
Analogue Sources:SME 20/2 w/SME V arm & Nordost Odin 2 Tone Arm Cable, Palo Santos Presentation Cartridge & Akai GX-400D Reel-to-Reel w/relapped heads by JRF Magnetic Sciences. Akai RC-17 cabled remote (original owner since 1974).
Vibration Control:TT on HRS M3X2-1921 shelf.
Speakers:Wilson Audio Alexia V (on order in Ferrari Argento Silver/Parchment grills sitting on Acoustic Diode Kit).
Power Cables:4 Nordost Odin Supreme Reference on amps, preamp & DAC. Ansuz Acoustics C2 on Transport & Clock.
Power Distribution:Shunyata Everest 8000 w/Omega XC Power Cable.
Power Outlets:Furutech GTX-D NCF (R) duplex outlet, GTX Wall Plate & Duplex Cover (x2) on dedicated, same panel phase, 20A breakers.
Speaker Cables:3M Nordost Odin Supreme Reference on Nordost Sort Lifts.
Signal Cables:Nordost Odin XLR's on dCS DAC & Amps.
Digital Cables: Nordost Odin 2's, 110-ohm AES/EBU on dCS Transport to DAC.
Clock Cables:5 each 75 ohm 1.25M Nordost Valhalla BNC/BNC Digital
Ethernet Cable: WireWorld Platinum 1M Starlight® 8 Twinax
Headphones:Vintage Koss Pro IV AA.
RCM: Audio Desk PRO
Tube Test Gear:Mint late '60's/calibrated Heathkit TT-1A, MaxiMatcher Power Amp & Preamp & Space Tech Labs ATT-3.02 tube test sets.
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