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PJL · 19th Oct 2017, 5:17 pm

I was reading a review of some 'high-end' (read very expensive but the companies lowest priced model) speakers and was surprised that the article spent most of the time talking about the various cables tried and how only the very best cable (read most expensive) was required to bring them to life.

Bearing in mind these speakers were floor standing with open baffle mid and treble, I am struggling to understand how the cables could ever be the most notable aspect of the setup. The source and amplifier got no mention at all.

This left me to the only reasonable conclusion, that the reviewer had absolutely no interest in the speakers and the article was merely a vehicle for getting payments against his marketing deal with cable manufacturers.

19th Oct 2017, 5:17 pm	#323
PJL Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seaford, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 5,997	Re: Audiophoolery. 'Cable Break In' - I never knew that! I was reading a review of some 'high-end' (read very expensive but the companies lowest priced model) speakers and was surprised that the article spent most of the time talking about the various cables tried and how only the very best cable (read most expensive) was required to bring them to life. Bearing in mind these speakers were floor standing with open baffle mid and treble, I am struggling to understand how the cables could ever be the most notable aspect of the setup. The source and amplifier got no mention at all. This left me to the only reasonable conclusion, that the reviewer had absolutely no interest in the speakers and the article was merely a vehicle for getting payments against his marketing deal with cable manufacturers.