Which cables provided the best sound upgrade?

[SL1800]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Dave, you are looking for logic in an audio cable thread?

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[SCAudiophile]

Originally Posted by phc1

dave, you are looking for logic in an audio cable thread? :d

LOL!

Tantamount to Diogenes on his quest 🤣🤣🤣!

[Mikado463]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Dave, you are looking for logic in an audio cable thread?

.......yes Serge, what was I thinking, oh well 1722, time for a Manhattan !

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by Mikado463

.......yes Serge, what was I thinking, oh well 1722, time for a Manhattan !

That sounds good. Enjoy your drink, put on some good music and let the electrons flow whichever way they want.

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by PHC1

That sounds good. Enjoy your drink, put on some good music and let the electrons flow whichever way they want.

Even if that means a "back EMF"?

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by Puma Cat

Even if that means a "back EMF"?

That whole back EMF thing is way overrated. Mapleshade Audio was never afraid of it.

[docmd2010]

Originally Posted by Mikado463

just wondering .......... would logic apply here, in the sense that it would be based on the 'order' to which they are in the 'chain' or 'flow' ......



power

I/C

speaker



??

I too question this. Why is it that the speaker cable has greater impact than the interconnect? In my experience, the SC is more impactful upon SQ than the interconnect for sure.

Since the interconnect carries a small, unamplified signal, wouldn’t it be more susceptible to signal degradation from a lesser cable?

[ylee]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

Commonly, the hierarchical benefits go like this (most to least):

Power
Speaker
Interconnects

That's assuming you have addressed your power -- power is numero uno critical in laying the foundation to the entire system.

Best Sir,

Bob

+1 for me as well. Swapping a power cable on my source or preamp ALONE shifts the system sound profoundly. For me, the more upstream you go with high quality power cables the more of a difference it makes.

I agree speaker cables too make a lot of difference, but not as much as power cables.

[docmd2010]

Is it silly to spend more money on a power cord that goes from the power “distributor” to the component than the component itself ??

[SCAudiophile]

Originally Posted by ylee

+1 for me as well. Swapping a power cable on my source or preamp ALONE shifts the system sound profoundly. For me, the more upstream you go with high quality power cables the more of a difference it makes.

I agree speaker cables too make a lot of difference, but not as much as power cables.

Definitely!