[Audio Empire]

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:54:35 -0700, bob wrote
(in article ):

On Jul 18, 8:56=A0pm, Audio Empire wrote:

There are exceptions to every rule, and even the cheapest interconnects w=
ill
work forever if you never touch them - just hook 'em up once and forget '=
em.

Actually, they were unplugged and reconnected numerous times as I
moved about (like back and forth between home and dorm rooms). And if
they ever fail, I've got a box of other freebies in the basement that
are as good as new. In my experience, the true exception is the
occasional I/C that fails. And I see no reason to believe that paying
more will necessarily avoid that problem. The people who make "high-
end" wires are dumb enough that there's no reason to assume they
understand the concept of strain relief.

bob


Actually, I had so much trouble with molded RCAs from Radio Shack over the
years (when I used record a major symphony using my "pro-sumer" 15ips, 1/2
track Sony 880P tape deck on Sony FeCr reel-to-reel tape. The Sony I/O was
RCA jacks) that I'm very quality conscious about interconnects. I don't care
about the sound of cables because, if the cables are doing their jobs, -
there is none. But I look at strain relief and connector quality very
carefully. I'm convinced that build-wise, one can only equal the "My Cable
Store" brand, but it would be hard to surpass it. They're inexpensive, use
good quality REAL RG-59 wire and seem pretty much indestructible.