Re: Cables again. For Arny, et al.

On Feb 20, 7:32 pm, Steven Sullivan <ssu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> nebulax <nebu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > I think it's been repeatedly proven that sonic differences CAN be
> > engineered
> > into cables, and the specialist cable makers have been doing that very
> > thing
> > for years. What irks me about the whole business is that the most
> > 'neutral'
> > sounding cables are the most expensive!
>
> What on earth makes you think that? Or are you using the word
> 'neutral' sarcastically?

No, not being sarcastic. For example, Cardas has an interconnect they
call Neutral Reference, which goes for around $525 a meter, whereas
their entry level Crosslink cable goes for $105 a meter. What
determines which cable is more 'neutral'? Well, I guess that's hard to
say, because you would have to have at least one cable as a reference.
I don't know what a neutral cable would sound like (hopefully like
nothing), but I have heard some rather un-neutral cables, and they can
do weird stuff to the signal.

In my experience, the cheaper cables get the more 'colorful' sound.
Some of the weirdest sounding interconnects I've ever heard were entry
level Monster cables (Interlink 400, I think), that were bloated on
the low-end, artificial in the mids, and rolled off on the high freqs.
I can only assume they did this 'engineering' on purpose for those
consumers who really want to hear something different in their system.
Granted, as bad as some audio gear sounds (80's vintage cd players,
anybody?), that sort of coloration could be a blessing!

-Neb