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Duster

Hi All,
Personally, I've boiled down the selection of cables and connectors (including power cords and AC connectors) for use in any particular system to the following two bottom-line criterias:
The cable/connector should:
1. Get out of the way of affecting the signal as much as possible without sacrificing sonic enjoyment.
2. Shape the signal in a satisfying manner without sacrificing a level of transparency.
These two seemingly divergent ideas are not conflicting if one considers the amount of time put into the voicing of loudspeakers and amplifiers (there is no such thing as a playback system that achieves an objectively perfect/accurate presentation, IMHO). Inevitable psychoacoustic phenomena is a subjective factor that should not be ignored (including room acoustics).
"Analytical" vs. "Musical" is a fine balance...
Your thoughts?
Cheers, Duster

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Topic - Cable Selection Goals - Duster 13:25:36 01/1/05 ( 19)

I think you have covered it well. (NT) - Artar1 11:49:14 01/4/05 ( 0)
Respectfully disagree with #2 - Al Sekela 09:14:10 01/2/05 ( 15)
- Re: Respectfully disagree with #2 - Duster 10:30:52 01/2/05 ( 14)
  - Well put! - Artar1 11:51:24 01/4/05 ( 1)
    - Good point - Duster 10:37:03 01/5/05 ( 0)
  - Tuning for frustration... - Al Sekela 08:24:35 01/3/05 ( 9)
    - Excellent post Al. - Tony Montana 15:15:39 01/3/05 ( 1)
      - Oh, brother - Duster 16:42:12 01/3/05 ( 1)
    - Tuning for frustration? - Duster 09:51:11 01/3/05 ( 6)
      - We are very close, but the difference is important - Al Sekela 11:54:35 01/4/05 ( 5)
        
        I must clarify - Duster 10:14:15 01/5/05 ( 4)
        
        "higher resolution and a lowered noise floor" - Al Sekela 11:23:31 01/5/05 ( 3)
        
        Not my position - Duster 12:06:25 01/5/05 ( 2)
        
        peace - Al Sekela 11:47:19 01/7/05 ( 1)
        
        cheers :-) - Duster 16:40:23 01/7/05 ( 0)
  - Tuning for perfection - paul_s 12:28:58 01/2/05 ( 1)
    - Re: Tuning for perfection - Duster 13:16:15 01/2/05 ( 0)
Re: Cable Selection Goals - mt10425 18:23:23 01/1/05 ( 0)
Re: Cable Selection Goals - thefeds15@yahoo.com 17:26:19 01/1/05 ( 0)