Transparent Audio Speaker Cables - What's Inside the Network Boxes?

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by edkoz

It boils down to 1.If people will pay the price, a company will continue to sell the product or 2. If you feel the value is not there, don't buy the product.

That goes for everything piece of gear we use in this hobby.

[2fastdriving]

I'm a TA owner, and think they sound better than others. However, their prices are outrageous. I hate the way each level is exactly twice the previous one. That's contrived. It's bs. Their R&D can't be that expensive, either. How many things can you do to a wire, anyway?

[Steady339]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

I'm a TA owner, and think they sound better than others. However, their prices are outrageous. I hate the way each level is exactly twice the previous one. That's contrived. It's bs. Their R&D can't be that expensive, either. How many things can you do to a wire, anyway?

I've read that a main difference in TA's lower lines of cables is that they use smaller RF blocking coils. Doesn't appear to be much R&D in that, but rather looks like a marketing decision.

Roger

[edkoz]

I think an educated consumer is the best way to deal with questionable marketing claims and pricing.. Reminds me of all the contraptions/claims out there that are stated to increase your gas mileage by 10%. Heck, if you were to use all of them that are available, you would stop every 100 miles to let some of the gas out
Any way, to each their own. What ever makes you happy----------go for it

[Steady339]

Originally Posted by edkoz

i think an educated consumer is the best way to deal with questionable marketing claims and pricing.. Reminds me of all the contraptions/claims out there that are stated to increase your gas mileage by 10%. Heck, if you were to use all of them that are available, you would stop every 100 miles to let some of the gas out
any way, to each their own. What ever makes you happy----------go for it

lol

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by edkoz

I think an educated consumer is the best way to deal with questionable marketing claims and pricing.. Reminds me of all the contraptions/claims out there that are stated to increase your gas mileage by 10%. Heck, if you were to use all of them that are available, you would stop every 100 miles to let some of the gas out
Any way, to each their own. What ever makes you happy----------go for it

And just what with Transparent cables reminds you gas mileage claims. At least Transparent and MIT put "network" boxes in the loop that apparently do something to affect the signal. I wouldn't be as apt to acquire cables that aren't actively trying to improve the signal.

[PlanarSpeakerFan]

There is no question for those who have tried Transparent Cables as to how wonderful they sound. But the prices are absurd. What are we talking about on their top tier cables, a 20x, 50x or 100x markup? I wouldn't purchase them just on principle. Or is it principal? LOL.

Ken

[edkoz]

Originally Posted by PlanarSpeakerFan

There is no question for those who have tried Transparent Cables as to how wonderful they sound. But the prices are absurd. What are we talking about on their top tier cables, a 20x, 50x or 100x markup? I wouldn't purchase them just on principle. Or is it principal? LOL.

Ken

They are so expensive either one works for me

[Rod#S]

Originally Posted by Still-One

And just what with Transparent cables reminds you gas mileage claims. At least Transparent and MIT put "network" boxes in the loop that apparently do something to affect the signal. I wouldn't be as apt to acquire cables that aren't actively trying to improve the signal.

Perhaps it shouldn't be looked at as trying to improve the signal rather altering the signal to achieve a desired effect i.e. moving further away from what a cable is supposed to be doing by creating a voice as it were which is why they "sound" so good to people I look at it this way, if I insert an active device into the signal chain I expect nothing less then the altering of the signal so the expectation is all ready set, it darn well better produce a different sound

[Steady339]

After some further research I found that it is MIT that deserves most of the credit for R&D into the application of zobel networks to loudspeaker cables. TA holds no patents on this technology but MIT holds many patents in this area.