Cable Asylum: Re: 23 ICs - Maybe they are better by Steve W Interconnects, speaker wire, power cords. Ask the Cable Guys.

For Sale Ads FAQ / News / Events

Posted by Steve W on June 27, 2001 at 19:12:11

In Reply to: 23 ICs Comparative Evaluations including DIY Belden 89259 posted by Kim on June 26, 2001 at 16:28:37:

Perhaps the 89259 cable was not constructed to the purist standards that everyone expects, but perhaps some of the other cables that won out over and above were actually better. Has anyone considered that? The 89259 is expected to perform well because it is the preconceived notion in this forum. But look at the technical designs of some of the other cable in the shootout. The Straightwire Rapsody II and Maestro II which were rated higher all have construction consisting of foamed Teflon dielectrics, fine braided copper shields, polymer coated individual copper strands, and are silver soldered, similar in some respects to 89259. The Maestro II has a construction similar to the 89259 in that it is coaxial, and the Rapsody II like the twisted pair coaxial combinations that everyone raves about. I don't know about all the others because I am not about to research each and every one of them. I grant you all though, all those expensive ass cables are so overpriced, a few sets of some of them would pay for a new Porsche 996. Now you tell me, where is there more labor and technology? We're not talking about cables made of diamonds here. Just a lot of smoke and mirrors marketing to create that mystique illusion that a $100 cable is really worth $2000, so we can help make someone's house payment.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

VH Audio

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---