The magical $150 interconnect doesn't exist, contrary to what many wish were true
Can't generalize. Perhaps to some, it does. It all comes down to perspective, preference, and common sense. I always flinch when I hear that quality is always associated with with price. Why is a 150.00 interconnect
always of lesser quality than a thousand dollar interconnect? Does the science/materials, etc behind the 1,000 dollar interconnect trump the science behind the lesser?? Do manufacturers that make multigazillion dollar cables know things that say...anti-cable, vampire wire, monster, (have to throw them in there because Telarc and Delos among others use some of their lines) Nick Georges or Todd Ramsden do not?? How does one make a statement like that with any authority?? If I say that my cable that was 50 bucks is much better than this guy's 3,000 piece of wire, am I wrong? (assuming everything else in the system is equal)Are his ears more right than mine? No. Authoritative statements like that need to have some sort of data to back them up. I am as guilty as anyone else is for spending a lot of money in my equipment, so please know that I am not trying to start a war of words or anything..I have no leg to stand on, but am honestly just curious about that statement. I know that you are not just interested in making a buck, that you actually believe the things that you say, and I respect that. I just want to know why the above statement is true.
It's not about the price, it's about the quality of wire. The magical $150 interconnect doesn't exist, contrary to what many wish were true. When the quality goes up, price will follow.
Conversely, a cheap, unrevealing interconnect on the phono stage is going to marginalize any upgrades made to the cartridge because the front end is producing more fidelity than the cable can transfer. The system's owner thinks the new cartridge is not worth it and becomes frustrated because his expectations weren't met. It's all about system matching. If someone put a $500 interconnect on a system with zip cord radio shack speaker cable, they'd be disappointed as well.
Chris