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Default Wire that sounds different, guaranteed

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:54:35 -0700, bob wrote
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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


WEll, I've had so many problems with RCA's over the years (my Sony 880P
"pro-sumer" tape deck that I used to record a local symphony orchestra with
at 15 ips, 1/2 track using Sont FeCr