Audiophile Cable Synergy: Real or Snake Oil?

[highfigh]

I’d like to get some well made great looking cables to help me enjoy the music better but not because they do anything for sound quality. If music can elicit an emotional response than adding to the aesthetics can also help you enjoy the music more.

Do you actually look at your cables when you listen to music, or do you become fully engrossed in the sound, letting other things just drift out of your mind? Maybe you could dress up only the parts of the cables that aren't hidden- should have the same effect.

 

[Otto Pylot]

Do you actually look at your cables when you listen to music, or do you become fully engrossed in the sound, letting other things just drift out of your mind? Maybe you could dress up only the parts of the cables that aren't hidden- should have the same effect.

Just knowing that the cables are really cool looking enhances my auditory experience.

 

[TankTop5]

Do you actually look at your cables when you listen to music, or do you become fully engrossed in the sound, letting other things just drift out of your mind? Maybe you could dress up only the parts of the cables that aren't hidden- should have the same effect.

Just knowing that the cables are really cool looking enhances my auditory experience.

I bet sex is great for you guys, just close your eyes because it’s all about how you feel! I personally engage more than one sense when I experience things, weird I know.

 

[highfigh]

I bet sex is great for you guys, just close your eyes because it’s all about how you feel! I personally engage more than one sense when I experience things, weird I know.

Well, I hope your midrange is sufficiently chocolatey.

 

[davidscott]

Ok finally moved into my Florida condo and set up my 2 channel sound system. Needed a longer run than my 6 foot AQ type 4s and my Sewell Silver Back cables. Luckily I still had some older 10 foot runs of Cables to go Velocity 12 gauge. Guess what - I really couldn't tell much of a difference. And I don't think that I will be upgrading(?)these anytime soon.

Well, I hope your midrange is sufficiently chocolatey.

I thought is was a liquid midrange?

 

[Otto Pylot]

I think his cable it too short.

 

[lovinthehd]

I’d like to get some well made great looking cables to help me enjoy the music better but not because they do anything for sound quality. If music can elicit an emotional response than adding to the aesthetics can also help you enjoy the music more.

If your emotions are so tied into cable aesthetics I suppose that makes sense that it might bleed into enjoyment of content. Certainly I've seen that justification many times from "audiophiles" that their gear and buying of such is part of their emotional response. I just make cables when I need them, but I don't dress them up and I don't look at them except during setup pretty much (and I certainly don't have sex with them). Aesthetics of gear doesn't do anything for my enjoyment of content, either. I guess that saves me a lot of coin

 

[mtrycrafts]

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I thought is was a liquid midrange?

Hope the floors are liquid resistant, doesn't leave spots.

 

[TankTop5]

If your emotions are so tied into cable aesthetics I suppose that makes sense that it might bleed into enjoyment of content. Certainly I've seen that justification many times from "audiophiles" that their gear and buying of such is part of their emotional response. I just make cables when I need them, but I don't dress them up and I don't look at them except during setup pretty much (and I certainly don't have sex with them). Aesthetics of gear doesn't do anything for my enjoyment of content, either. I guess that saves me a lot of coin

A quality set of cables in the bedroom may be fun, who are you to judge?

Not with my current set up but if I sync $5000-$10,000 into the living room to channel set up what’s $100 for some nice looking cables if they’re exposed? And if I’m spending that much on a two channel dedicated system the rest of my living room should look very nice as well, I wouldn’t want some 12 gauge monster cable just laying around screwing it all up.

 

[lovinthehd]

A quality set of cables in the bedroom may be fun, who are you to judge?

Not with my current set up but if I sync $5000-$10,000 into the living room to channel set up what’s $100 for some nice looking cables if they’re exposed? And if I’m spending that much on a two channel dedicated system the rest of my living room should look very nice as well, I wouldn’t want some 12 gauge monster cable just laying around screwing it all up.

LOL with the kind of cable guys like SR, $100 will get you maybe a short single interconnect. So hide the cables, easy to do....or elevate them, some say that's better than just laying around

 

[Gmoney]

LOL with the kind of cable guys like SR, $100 will get you maybe a short single interconnect. So hide the cables, easy to do....or elevate them, some say that's better than just laying around

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[highfigh]

If your emotions are so tied into cable aesthetics I suppose that makes sense that it might bleed into enjoyment of content. Certainly I've seen that justification many times from "audiophiles" that their gear and buying of such is part of their emotional response. I just make cables when I need them, but I don't dress them up and I don't look at them except during setup pretty much (and I certainly don't have sex with them). Aesthetics of gear doesn't do anything for my enjoyment of content, either. I guess that saves me a lot of coin

If you know many older 'car guys', you may have heard someone say "If it don't go, chrome it".

 

[highfigh]

Hope the floors are liquid resistant, doesn't leave spots.

Maybe we should do a group design of the cabling equivalent of the drool bucket, from Dan Aykroyd's character on SNL.

 

[John Parks]

Maybe we should do a group design of the cabling equivalent of the drool bucket, from Dan Aykroyd's character on SNL.

I got that reference!

 

[lovinthehd]

If you know many older 'car guys', you may have heard someone say "If it don't go, chrome it".

Hmmmm...chromed cables might sell!

 

[Otto Pylot]

Hmmmm...chromed cables might sell!

If they're chromed doesn't that automatically mean they can transmit data faster?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Hmmmm...chromed cables might sell!

Maybe @gene can have the famous clothes hanger “wires” that he used chromed. I don’t know what after that...lol

 

[mtrycrafts]

If they're chromed doesn't that automatically mean they can transmit data faster?

I don't think the electrical field is stupid enough to confuse chromed wire to silver or copper wire.

 

[davidscott]

Hope the floors are liquid resistant, doesn't leave spots.

ground floor carpet so I might have to replace the carpet if the cables are really liquid

 

[highfigh]

If they're chromed doesn't that automatically mean they can transmit data faster?

No, they're just prettier in bright light.