kumakuma Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, musicguy said: Have any of you ever? Ever just found a cable that made your say WOW? No, but I have heard plenty of music that made me say wow. Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
Popular Post The Computer Audiophile Posted August 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, musicguy said: Have any of you ever? Ever just found a cable that made your say WOW? This has happened to me. One time I switched a power cable connected to an amplifier. As soon as I hit play, both myself and the person with me looked at each other in disbelief. We didn't want there to be a change because this cable was like $10,000 for two meters. I'll never forget that experience. Blake and Teresa 1 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
musicguy Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 @kumakuma Me too. Thats why i love mozart. Whats your usb cable. Does it make you say wow? Link to comment
musicguy Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Its not about science. its about what something that connects to your soul your heart. Maybe i should re-post? cables that made your heart say go wow?? Im not in this for the science, Im in this for my heart and the Wow factor. I dont care if its unicorn dust!! I just want hear "WOW" musicguy Teresa 1 Link to comment
Popular Post kumakuma Posted August 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, musicguy said: Whats your usb cable. No idea. I'm an 80-20 guy so I spend my audio budget on music and things that have the ability to make major, not minor differences. Ralf11 and Teresa 1 1 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
musicguy Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 @kumakuma so you have no cables? nothing you thought sounded better or worst. trust me. Im not after cables. im after music. I want to hear harmonics, air , space. Thats what im after at! musicguy Teresa 1 Link to comment
kumakuma Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, musicguy said: @kumakuma so you have no cables? nothing you thought sounded better or worst. trust me. Im not after cables. im after music. I want to hear harmonics, air , space. Thats what im after at! musicguy I have a cable. I have no idea what it is and no recollection of where it came from. It works fine and my music sounds great so no need to change. Teresa 1 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
mansr Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, kumakuma said: I have a cable. I have no idea what it is and no recollection of where it came from. I have many. The only one I ever bought explicitly has a type A connector on both ends. All the rest were included with some product or other. Teresa 1 Link to comment
RickyV Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, kumakuma said: I have a cable. I have no idea what it is and no recollection of where it came from. It works fine and my music sounds great so no need to change. Of course they all work fine but wait until you put a good one in then you’ll understand. Meitner ma1 v2 dac, Sovereign preamp and power amp, DIY speakers, scan speak illuminator. Raal Requisite VM-1a -> SR-1a with Accurate Sound convolution. Under development: NUC7i7dnbe, Euphony Stylus, Qobuz. Modded Buffalo-fiber-EtherRegen, DC3- Isoregen, Lush^2 Link to comment
alfe Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 50 minutes ago, kumakuma said: I have a cable. I have no idea what it is and no recollection of where it came from. That's normal baby have a no memory. Link to comment
RickyV Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, kumakuma said: I have a cable. I have no idea what it is and no recollection of where it came from. Thats an easy fix, order a lush^2 on line. Have nice evening with a bottle of whiskey but make sure empty it. And a week later ta-da a cable. Meitner ma1 v2 dac, Sovereign preamp and power amp, DIY speakers, scan speak illuminator. Raal Requisite VM-1a -> SR-1a with Accurate Sound convolution. Under development: NUC7i7dnbe, Euphony Stylus, Qobuz. Modded Buffalo-fiber-EtherRegen, DC3- Isoregen, Lush^2 Link to comment
kumakuma Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, RickyV said: Of course they all work fine but wait until you put a good one in then you’ll understand. If I believed that changing a USB cable had the ability to provide more than a marginal change in sound quality, I would have tried already. Blackmorec 1 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 ok, send me "a good one" and I'll try it out in my system Link to comment
fas42 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 hours ago, musicguy said: So I have a question, to all who thinks it just science?? Have any of you ever? Ever just found a cable that made your say WOW? That's What im getting here!! musicguy. Note the people posting here who still can't understand the extremely simple principle in operation - when something is not working correctly, then it fails to satisfy in providing "good service" - a high performance vehicle with a 'bug' buried in the complexities of the engine will end up making you hate the thing - just because it's not working properly. Using the 'right' cable is merely adjusting the overall integrity of the playback system by a relatively small amount - just enough to give the ear/brain enough of the good stuff from the recording without it being contaminated too much by setup weaknesses. A switch flicks over in your mind, and you suddenly can connect fully with what's on the recording - this is not a tiny variation in the subjective takeaway, it's a major step change in the enjoyment factor ... the supercar engine goes from being a nightmare, to a provider of great pleasure, . Link to comment
fas42 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 hours ago, musicguy said: @kumakuma so you have no cables? nothing you thought sounded better or worst. trust me. Im not after cables. im after music. I want to hear harmonics, air , space. Thats what im after at! musicguy The human mind is a remarkable 'instrument' - provide it with the right clues, and it 'gets' what a reproduction system is trying to convey; but disappoint the ear/brain with too much low level muck, then the sound you hear remains always at a relatively pedestrian quality level ... if the latter is always "as good as it gets", then you will believe that such is how the universe works ... . I first had your experience 35 years ago ... unfortunately, it is far harder to guarantee that any playback rig is in the right shape to deliver competency; this is a knowledge and experience thing. Link to comment
Popular Post kumakuma Posted August 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2019 15 minutes ago, fas42 said: Note the people posting here who still can't understand the extremely simple principle in operation Dear Frank, Perhaps you should just change your signature to the following: YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS!!! As this appears to be the underlying message of 99% of your posts, I believe that making this simple change would allow you to free up a lot of time for other endeavors. Best regards, K2 Hugo9000, Ralf11, jabbr and 2 others 2 1 2 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
fas42 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, kumakuma said: YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS!!! No, you are all caught up in a group think about what's important - yes, it's mighty hard to counter a way of the doing of something when almost everybody else echos your own attitudes. As someone who sees things from another perspective, I can point to where people are coming across solutions, usually by accident, which overlap with a far more effective approach, IME. Link to comment
Popular Post kumakuma Posted August 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, fas42 said: you are all caught up in a group think about what's important You really haven't read this thread, have you? Ralf11 and Teresa 2 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
fas42 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, kumakuma said: You really haven't read this thread, have you? You see, from my perspective the original question, "top performing usb cables?" is like asking a mechanic which auto accessory shop gizmo is best for attaching to my engine, to stop it running erratically; and he stares at me with a glazed look ... . Link to comment
kumakuma Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, fas42 said: You see, from my perspective the original question, "top performing usb cables?" is like asking a mechanic which auto accessory shop gizmo is best for attaching to my engine, to stop it running erratically; and he stares at me with a glazed look ... . How do the folks saying that USB cables don't really matter much fit into your analogy and your accusations of "group think"? Ralf11 1 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
Popular Post sandyk Posted August 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2019 52 minutes ago, kumakuma said: How do the folks saying that USB cables don't really matter much fit into your analogy and your accusations of "group think"? READ THE INITIAL POST IN THIS THREAD BY THE OP. Your opinions in this area were not requested, and most certainly NOT wanted. The OP was asking other members for their evaluations of various types of USB cables. Teresa, kumakuma and AnotherSpin 1 1 1 How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted August 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, sandyk said: The OP was asking other members for their evaluations of various types of USB cables. And I provided mine. What's your problem with that? Ralf11 and Teresa 1 1 Link to comment
sandyk Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, mansr said: And I provided mine. What's your problem with that? Twist your words around all that you like, but you are well aware that the OP was not interested in seeing dismissive replies like yours. How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file. PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020 Link to comment
kumakuma Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, sandyk said: READ THE INITIAL POST IN THIS THREAD BY THE OP. Your opinions in this area were not requested, and most certainly NOT wanted. The OP was asking other members for their evaluations of various types of USB cables. Thank you for proving the point that I was making to Frank. Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
kumakuma Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, sandyk said: Twist your words around all that you like, but you are well aware that the OP was not interested in seeing replies like yours. Remind me again why this is any of your concern. Ralf11 1 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
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