tfarney
28-06-2008, 13:01
I never really have. I'm a bit skeptical by nature, and I figured decent quality cable with good connectors was what was required and the rest was voodoo. Then, because I'm such a cheap bastard, a couple of weeks ago I tried the internet/Walmart/White Lightning/DIY cable scheme on speaker cables. See it here, if you have any interest:
http://6moons.com/audioreviews/whitelightning/moonshine.html
I can't say I really heard anything, but my speakers aren't that good and I don't listen to them much. I spend a lot more time with my headphones. Yesterday, I finally got around to making the interconnects described above and putting them between my DAC and the amp I use for my headphones.
This, I can hear. It's not a monumental change in my listening experience, but I can definitely hear it. First of all, it just seems to deliver more signal -- higher volume at the same settings. But once I adjust down to my normal listening volumes (or any listening volumes, for that matter) I swear I still hear more -- more clarity, more depth, more breadth.
So, with a power cord from Walmart, some decent RCA jacks and a bit of silver solder, my feet have dropped from beneath me at the top of a very slippery slope. Thank God nothing I own is resolving enough to reveal the benefits of any really expensive wire.
Tim
http://6moons.com/audioreviews/whitelightning/moonshine.html
I can't say I really heard anything, but my speakers aren't that good and I don't listen to them much. I spend a lot more time with my headphones. Yesterday, I finally got around to making the interconnects described above and putting them between my DAC and the amp I use for my headphones.
This, I can hear. It's not a monumental change in my listening experience, but I can definitely hear it. First of all, it just seems to deliver more signal -- higher volume at the same settings. But once I adjust down to my normal listening volumes (or any listening volumes, for that matter) I swear I still hear more -- more clarity, more depth, more breadth.
So, with a power cord from Walmart, some decent RCA jacks and a bit of silver solder, my feet have dropped from beneath me at the top of a very slippery slope. Thank God nothing I own is resolving enough to reveal the benefits of any really expensive wire.
Tim