ORT,

As you know…I’m very anti-expensive cables. $2,000 power cords and $1,000 Ethernet cables are for those who apparently don’t care about money. I’m very impressed with these. Wait till you see the amplifiers.

IW

I told them I didn’t even hear the “ocean”. They were kinda nice looking but not enough so that I would buy them over a new car! I have no problem with those that can hear a difference or even just claim to. I just don’t much care for frAudiophiles that insist they possess the ears of Midas and that those who cannot hear the truth are Audio Philistines to be derided for their plebeian ways.

The ORTacle at HelFi

Anton,

I would agree that the speaker cables offer the best value for the money of the 3, but the interconnects are solid performers.

Audiophiles, and not just “Hi-Fi” reviewers, have prolonged this BS for far too long.

Yes, cables make a difference.

But is the difference that huge between $300 speaker cables and $3,000 speaker cables? I’m very skeptical of that.

I do think the “copper versus silver” part has some merit in terms of how they sound.

But at the end of the day, the cable is not the deciding factor in regard to assembling a good sounding system. Selecting equipment and speakers and dealing with room acoustic issues is like 95% of the battle. Cables (IMHO) are a method of tone control.

IW

$3,000 power cords are a total scam. Embarrassing that the industry would promote such lunacy.

And that applies to high-end “reviewers” as well who have promoted such nonsense for years.

The speaker cables look and feel like the best of the 3 in terms of performance and value.