Super high end sound system...sounds bad?

[N80]

Sounds like u got it licked. I've Been buying a lot of CD's on amazon 4 short money, $5-$6 a piece no tax no shipping maybe time to refresh old stock:drink:

Agreed. We are also lucky enough to have an actual record store here in the little mill city I live in. I plan on picking up an album or two later this week just to see what they sound like on this system. I haven't had a copy of Aja (Steely Dan) in years. I hope they have one.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I use my old Radio Shack Mach Ones with the 15" Woofers. And about a thousand watt rack mount six channel amp that used to run a safety shoe factory. Every woman I have known hated those speakers in my living room, but I love them. Just love them (the speakers, not the women). Pink Floyd, crank it up!

Only problem is, I have had ENDLESS issues with poor connections on RCA connectors especially in the summer. Am I the only one?

 

[N80]

Just for fun I looked up the cables on this system: 8 foot pair of Transparent Super Bicable. A used pair sold in 2017 for $1100. :shocked:

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have heard of the fools that pay way to much for monster this or monster that, but that really raises the bar! Do they come with a cryrogenic (sp?) cooling facility to reduce cable resistance to near zero ohms? Or you could just turn up the volume to compensate for a slight cable loss!

I helped a customer install a fabulous Mackintosh Tube system with some great Big Expensive Speakers. Awesome Sound in a Big Stone and Italian Marble fitted Living Room.

Then they moved and build a house with a stupid open concept and the wife would not allow those speakers. It was one of the saddest days of my life when I connected that Macintosh system to that Tiny BOSE speaker system. Pittyfull! I would have built a house around that sound system!

 

[N80]

I have heard of the fools that pay way to much for monster this or monster that, but that really raises the bar! Do they come with a cryrogenic (sp?) cooling facility to reduce cable resistance to near zero ohms? Or you could just turn up the volume to compensate for a slight cable loss!

I have no idea. Remember I came by this system for free and I am not an audiophile....yet. From what I can tell in 1 week of dabbling in this stuff on the internet there are constant often raging debates on audiophile websites about cables. But they are all talking about stuff way above and beyond the typical Monster brand cables.

Certainly the cables need to be able to carry the amount of current necessary to drive the speakers. And they certainly need to be insulated/isolated from outside interference....at the high end of audio.

I think the audiophile hobby is one of THE most likely to get absurdly fetishistic. I'm guessing the system I have cost around $15,000 new. It is probably still worth $5000-$6000. I've heard of single amps that cost $60,000.

There are a number of things that I enjoy at a higher than average level. But I am not a fetishist in any of them. I like Scotch and Bourbon. I'll happily pay $150 for a good bottle. But I have no interest in $500 bottles. I've had Pappy Van Winkle 23 year old. It was good. It was not that much better than a $100 bottle of Blanton's.

I'm into photography. I've got a nice camera and some decent glass. I've got a decent high end printer. But I do not worry about what color shirt I'm wearing when I'm editing photos on my computer or whether my printer paper was made by a blind monk in Tibet.

I like wine (Italian). I can be as happy with a good $15 bottle as a $50 bottle. And no, I cannot pick out hints of gravel and band-aid.

Of course many serious hobbyists do actually develop heightened senses of taste, seeing, smell, hearing. There is no doubt about that. I can probably see more in a black and white photo than most casual observers.

One of the things I enjoy in my approach to hobbies and interests is getting to that point where I can appreciate something that is truly good but also recognize where the increments of 'better' become of little meaning at high cost.

 

[Industrial Toys]

To me, the cables, as long as they are of reasonable quality and gauge are meaningless, but based on my grief, the connectors are critical. Nothing to raise my blood pressure during a movie, more than a channel popping in and out! And which connection? There are a dozen or so in the chain!

I think there are a great many hobbies, sports and interests ripe for fools to throw away their money. Most of them, I would say, obey the laws of returning diminishing value for increasing money spent.

 

[sd455dan]

Just for fun I looked up the cables on this system: 8 foot pair of Transparent Super Bicable. A used pair sold in 2017 for $1100. :shocked:

wow yeah some of this stuff holds its value or legacy really well

Personally I have always wanted to hear a set Of Infinity IRS V speakers

i see they are also still holding their value...

Infinity IRS-V speakers great shape with extra EMIM drivers | eBay

 

[spitter]

Industrial toys your RCA connectors should not give you any problem. What kind are you using ? The stuff that comes with equiptment sometimes is really poor quality . RCA cables also do tend to break were the wire meets the connector so you could a loose connection there. Also clamping force where the split part of cable tends to loosen. Try bending split fingers in a little . Clean both sides with alchol because they get tarnished if bad maybe use a small scotchbrite pad. Try some dielectric grease. When you get into design and matching of multiple units interconnects and wires have a definite effect on the sound . Only problem is that you will never no which is better until you hook the both up to you own system in your home . Same thing with upgrading components. A Mark Levenson amp might sound better than a Krell in a sound room in a audio store but might not make a difference home .

 

[spitter]

I have to agree with most women have tin ears . My wife use to ***** about my 2' w x 6'h Magnepan's. and tell me to get rid of them . 20 years latter I'm still listning to great music but without her big mouth bitching . There is a god. To call people fools that know the difference in quality between a .99 cent RCA wire and a $500 hand made straight wire isn't very nice. :thumbdown That's like saying every one with a Lamborgini ,Kreighoff,Leer jet or Bertram are all fools.:drink:

 

[radios1]

To me, the cables, as long as they are of reasonable quality and gauge are meaningless, but based on my grief, the connectors are critical. Nothing to raise my blood pressure during a movie, more than a channel popping in and out! And which connection? There are a dozen or so in the chain!

I think there are a great many hobbies, sports and interests ripe for fools to throw away their money. Most of them, I would say, obey the laws of returning diminishing value for increasing money spent.

you need to use gold plated connectors, which CAN'T tarnish!..