I’m here for primarily for Steve’s shirts and the reviews are secondary.

In my 56 years I have spent my money on records, motorcycles & good whiskey. The rest I just wasted. I'm also the guy Steve mentioned that can't hear the difference between cheaper stuff & expensive stuff. The stereo is only a means of playing my records, it need not be anything more than that. Having said that, after watching Steve's videos for close to a year now, I have figured out how to upgrade what I have been using for a few years now, without spending much money, but getting a real return on improved sound quality. Thanks Steve.

I just think the deminishing returns just happens a lot faster with cables..

Steve is actually talking directly to me, teaching me I'm not an audiophiliac--cables is just one thing I wouldn't spend top-dollar on. I am that guy who confronts the audiophile, saying, "If Bose is overpriced garbage, then show me something as good or better for less money." And ya know what? You guys delivered and helped me build a quality system for half the cost of my old and dying Bose system. For that, I'm eternally grateful, because it opened a whole new world. I don't think I'll ever be obsessed, but I have a foundational knowledge if I ever start to get that thought in the back of my mind that...something doesn't sound right...

For my main stereo I built 4 eight foot speaker cables for $175.00. I have also built all my own interconnects, 6 three foot cables for less than $100.00. All these for a system worth about $4000.00 and I will never feel the need to upgrade.

Seems like you’re conflating cable deniers with non-audiophiles; usually, if one who invests a lot into their audio sound cares enough about audio to logically rule out cables specifically, they are fairly hard core audiophiles (they specifically think cables are snake oil). Whereas those who don’t care about sound at all, will also think that ANYTHING (including components) that’s remotely high end, is snake oil (they don’t care about sound).

you can certainly buy two cables or two of anything, and decide which one you like the sound of better based on what cost more. I wonder what people would actually like if they didn't know the price.

ive got about 90K into my system, and i have relatively inexpensive cables and interconnects, because I have tried the 700 bucks a foot stuff and it just does not make a difference, if it did, and it was a good difference, i would buy it. i just dismiss the crazy stuff you talk about and hone in on your enthusiasm :) most people like me care a lot about music and sound reproduction, my daughter is a steinway artist, and i can pick out a piano on a good stereo system and tell you the brand and size... just thousands of hours of listening to her practice. So sound matters to me, but in my experience, cables and interconnects just dont matter, so i buy them for the looks!!! everything else does sound different to me, although speakers are the most obvious "non-snake" component... thanks for your 5000 reviews, ive been reading your print articles since your very first one, as i was a stereophile subscriber starting back in 1982 i think... take care.

I have listened to a lot of equipment and I perform record player repairs semi-professionally (primarily high end 70s and 80s Japanese and German stuff). I think a lot of people are wasting their money on snake oil. I often have customers coming over and they’re really astonished when they listen to my 70s Luxman amp (which I fully refurbished) which is hooked up to some 80s Tannoy monitors and a Topping DAC. Then I show them the cables and DAC that I use and they can’t believe their ears. I’ve listened to the most expensive amplifiers available from the Netherlands (Hypex) and I still think my Luxman amp sounds better, even though the total harmonic distortion is much higher. Most modern audio doesn’t come close to refurbished old high quality stuff for the price. Especially with record players. I have listened to multi-thousand euro cartridges (Benz micro etc.) and I don’t think they sound much better than my old SME 3009 with a Denon DL-103S (Shibata stylus). There is a lot of snake oil out there. Most of my customers are 50+ years old. They think they can pick up the tiniest details. I am a biomedical scientist in my day to day life and I can tell you, the human ear is not capable of doing that. Impossible. Especially at that age. Cables are not going to make the difference. You won’t be able to tell the difference in a blind test. I’ve tried with multiple people and no-one beat chance.

"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it" Neil DeGrasse Tyson

I have been into good quality audio since the 1960s. I have built many speakers, amplifiers and tuners. I now have a simple digital system. Yamaha pre-amp/streamer, Emotiva XPA2 power amp and a pair of full range floor standing electrostatic speakers. Sounds amazing. Over the years I have taken the time to study and understand audio engineering and I can spot snake oil at 20 paces. For example, I know for sure that audio and power cables do not require complex and expensive construction. I also have many years experience in radio communications and I know that radio frequency cables can becritical in their construction. This is not so at audio frequencies and expensive audio cables are snake oil. And don’t get me started on so called “hi-res” audio.

We come back for what matters. Speakers. Recordings. History. Interviews. Vinyl. Knowledge. And because we like you Steve!

I make sure I only listen to my system when the moon is below the horizon because the tidal effect on my cables is insufferable.

Back in the early 80's I had switched out the standart cable at the time in my area which was a thin wire to a cable or should I say I took a 14 gauge extension cord and used that for my speaker wires which made a huge difference. Some of my thought I was crazy even though they never listened. Fastfoward, then I started to read reviews on cables. That peaked my interest . What I liked and what I could afford became the journey so it was to find that bang for the buck. For now I found it but still searching because that's the fun of it. Thank you Steve

Wasn't there a blind test comparing speaker cables and the winner was speaker cables from Home Depot?

How is an enthusiast different from an audiophile? I love this stuff, but my middle name is 'diminishing returns'.

Awww that’s so sweet Steve! You set a really good example, your gentle nature is truly inspiring, an energy as soft and smooth as a wisp of smoke. So compassionate and welcoming, I love the way you bounce right off the vitriol of the naysayers like a blob flopping through a lava lamp. Stay cool brother!

I would definitely say that I'm a cable denier (in so far as so long as the gauge is correct you'll be fine). I can't say that there aren't differences between Amps and DACs because those can actually measure differently. I'm here because I really like how you describe the various audio products you go through. As for all of those "power cleaners" oy vey don't get me started lol

I'm in the middle somewhere. Experience in "high end" pro audio taught me things I would not have learned staying only in the residential audio world. For example, transparent EQ is way easier, faster, and less expensive than cables etc, but it does not replace or negate speaker placement, room, or dynamic range considerations. But tonal balance alone is huge. Fortunately there is a high end EQ device so tiny and cheap you'd never know it, the Schiit Loki.

The reason I keep coming back is you - entertaining, enigmatic and knowledgeable - you make me smile Steve : ) and I learn stuff.... I'm the modest system guy.

I'd rather be a cable denier than a science denier.

I beat the system. I hooked up my speakers with 10-cent bell wire - but I then supported it on those little bridges to raise it off the floor. Wow. What a difference ........

i picked up my first magazine when i was 12 have followed your work a while now dont ever loose that passion

That was a fun video. All my systems before the last I would buy the equipment, when got home I would dig through my box of cheap cables and get it all hooked up. Never really thought about it or cared. Then I started working on putting together a new system. This time I wanted it to sound as good as it could. Decent cables, interconnects, power strip etc. Isolating equipment, sub stand decent audio rack. I upgraded my cartridge (akthough the turntable needs an upgrade) in other words I took time to get things set up in proportion to my equipment. When people kisten to it in person they are amazed. I often tell them that not everything I did made a big difference but everything little thing together as a whole did.

I guess I comeback to check your amazing shirts! Love this one. Cool tubes!

When I spend a little more on cables and I don't hear a difference I stop there. What keeps me coming back are the tips that allow you to improve the sound of your system for little or no charge. Keep it coming, Steve.

Thank you for this video which was long overdue.

I keep coming back for the outlook of Steve Gutenberg :)

I'm all about the music and about cheap gear!!! Building a small reference setup again! Using your advice!!! Thanks!!!

keep coming back for what does matters; speakers, amplifiers, acoustic treatment and recording material.

I designed and built my own audio kit based only the hard science. The problem is I have a both a mind and a heart, and so when choosing the components to build the kit I chose the more exotic types. I do this for no other reason than it is awesome to look at and it makes me feel good. For me I design with my mind and feel with my heart, I embrace the science but I don't ignore my humanity. It's fine to indulge yourself even if you know the science doesn't always agree. Go on... Be human for once...🙂.

Steve, about 3 minutes in I thought you were about to go into a full Sam Kinison routine. I never cared too much for his comedy, but I would welcome a Guttenberg scream any time. Thanks for this channel.

You convinced me. I am running out to buy the LL Blackbody Ambient Field Conditioner to place on top of my amplifier. Nought! ;-)

Steve....the thinly veiled sarcasm @ 1:00 or so gives me reason to reconsider watching your stuff.

A vod for the peanut gallery... for the keks. Conversely, I like your content - keep it going Steve. I bought the Boyyou A10 tube amp...I love it!

My stance is at times that of the skeptic (not denier), and a good part of that comes from that manufacturers sometimes use scientific facts to hype their products when those facts aren't relevant for audio, but it takes a knowledgeable person to look past "this actually is a fact" to "it doesn't apply here". I've seen cable manufacturers claim to improve sound by doing things that would only apply to signal frequencies in the GHz range, and so on. So since there are people that de facto sell snake oil one must have a skeptical starting point. There is also the issue of that if a cable sounds different it's very possible that it doesn't transmit the signal better but actually does the opposite (as some high end cables have been shown to do in some tests), making it act like a passive tone control. Of course that doesn't have to be a negative if you enjoy the change, and it's all subjective, although I prefer my tonal changes to be in other parts of the chain. It's interesting that everyone that experience these changes nearly always say it's for the better though. The changes are somehow very rarely described as worse. I don't care what people spend money on though, and it's all part of an interesting topic. I'd be especially thrilled to see some claimed effects being tested as, if true, it would evolve our scientific knowledge. After all we should strive for knowledge.

I like how you take the side of both snake-oil believers and non-believers. I don't have much experience with high end cables and other snake-oil like items but I hope to one day explore that aspect of high-end audio and see for myself whether or not I notice an audible difference (not necessarily better) in sound quality.

I recently purchased an Acoustic Zen Tsunami iii power cord for my amp, and the sound improvement was astounding, enough said!

Ok good point, any suggestions for an affordable shield power cable for my amps as I want make it my self, thank you Steve you're doing a great job.

Hi Steve, great video! Thanks! Just wanted to hear your opinion about Siltech cables. Have you had any experience with them?

Thank you Steve !!

Love it steve snake oil, us audiophiles are more tuned in than others, we notice the difference between one cable & another, & not to talk about one amp to another, I love it that you have hi-lighted this subject, great video👍

Who does not Love the good old your welcome but your nutts (and very sensible at the same time) message...

I mean the easiest way to tell people cable makes different is to record a group of tracks with two sets of cables. I found a Chinese KZfaq reviewer did that and super helpful for understanding cables.

I believe cable matters. My cheap cable actually sounds better than my relatively expensive cable. Too bad....​

You have a point - I have no idea why I keep watching your videos, but I do.

You are onto a winner with this one Steve. You just know the arguments will begin and never end👍

Person walks on the street. Person looks on an advertisement saying “2 for 1 pizza”. Person calls to say he/she hates pizza....

Brilliant Steves stand up Comedy club i Had a simile all the way through this one and the last one

I have vintage system with no detachable cables so power cables doesn't bother me. Contact cleaners too...

I spent $50 on an Avid mirrored alignment gauge for my Rega. I put it on the turntable and saw that my cartridge was just 1mm off. At that point I felt like I'd wasted my money. How could 1mm make any difference? Boy, was I wrong. That minor adjustment brought my budget cartridge to life. It was astounding how much better it sounded. I only mention this because in audio everything counts, including cables. Getting an upgrade cartridge for father's day. Can't wait!

There it is, and it is personal. My experience of a change of mind was 15 db change in my system, but this was my system and electronics. I gave one of my old sub cables to my sister and she had to drop the volume by a quarter on her sub. Very subjective.

Def the most funny video you ever made Steve. I love it !

Yes! I keep coming back. Even though I can't afford 98% of all of the products that you review on this channel... 😚

Can you recommend cables at different price points? What’s the best cable before the point of diminishing return?

I´ve given up on solid state cables. I´m now using hoses filled with water. Water is a far superior electricity conductor than solid state cables. It makes the sound a lot more pliable, even liquid if you get my meaning. On very cold days somehow the sound becomes more harsh and brittle, but nothing beats water cables in the summer months. I've ordered melted 10 000 year old ice from Siberia to see if it makes a difference, but shipment is held up due to the pandemic.

I have one simple system which is the Blusound PowerNode 2i and changing the mains cable for one with good shielding improved the bass resolution. My friend also witnessed this.

I think among these fights over dacs or cables, most audiophiles tend to forget that the most returns in sound quality comes from treating your room properly, then using a system like dirac or ik to fine tune it(cause by only treating acoustically, you can get extremely good results alone, but more you get closer to the goal, more costly and huge in size the panels will be, so a lot of people like me prefer a hybrid approach). I don't own any audiophile grade gears, i have a yamaha hs 8 coupled with a 12 inch sub by prodipe. They get the signal from my focusrite interface. In my room they sound great and measures exceptionally good at the sweet point (where I sit). At work i have a neumann nearfield fed by apollo 8p and adam a77x near to midfield fed by apollo 8p /ssl 6. A lot of my audiophile friends with expensive seperates got shocked to hear their music in both the places. Even better, few of them, brought their setups just to check (what a painstakingly complicated procedures with all the seperates) and most of them agreed that their systems sounded way better in our places. And we use pretty cheap sommer cables. No power conditioner either. My point is before spending a single dime on a better dac, spend as much as possible for room acoustics. Calibrate your system. Find out the sweet point. Position the speakers. These things will bring the optimum performance of your existing system and the improvements will be drastic not subtle. Just my 2 cents. No disrespect to anyone. Thanks.

I am a cable denier, I love measurements, and I definitely believe many high end stuff is BS, but I value your subjective opinions very much Steve! You have an amazing ear for what speakers sound good. And even though I take stock in measurements, I still chose the $1,100 RME ADI-2 DAC over the "objectively transparent" JDS Labs Atom, because I love high quality components that perform well and look fancy!

thanks Steve, im upgrading cable this week, really

Thanks for the videos. Came for review content and opinions and interviews, stayed for the snake lube. Show me on a scope with a sine wave that cables make a difference and I will believe. I like my oddball vintage stereo conglomeration because of its diversity and possibility

I am absolutely a cable denier. I am an electronics engineering student I belive in contact resistance and capacitance and inductance. I am here for your opinion on electronics and speakers. I love your videos I just ignore your snake oil.

Quite surprised you mentioned topping there! Have you ever reviewed anything from them? Very much interested in what you think of them dacs etc :)

Love this vid Steve, it's hilarious! Thanks! ( :

I will never be able to afford the "best". This is a reality that I am fine with. I do want what I have to perform to the best of its potential. I have what many would consider high end gear and i do believe that the additional $$ I have put into cables, interconnects, and power conditioners (I highly recommend Plixar) has brought my sound to a level it is as good as it is capable of producing. There is a synergistic effect of all the components that I believe in. To each his own. Nice shirt Steve - I'm a tube man.

Interconnects are antenna in the voltage domain, speaker cables are required to conduct current with the lowest resistiva loss.

Hello, Steve! Snake oil skeptic here!!! Watching your videos here in Chile too. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe, you and your wife. Warm regards!!!

I finally found my Lepai amplifier except it isn't - it's a Kinter. It was stashed under the cellar stairs when we had the "stereo play room" built. I set it up with a stereo pair of Echo Dot speakers playing through RCA cables and controlled by a smart switch. Fun, but even with the Mission speakers this is no audiophile experience. Just FUN!

Really don’t know much about all the fancy gear for listening. It’s fun learning , though. So... I come hear.... about it all from you. I listen. Fun...

Not only did I have to explain what a valve is to my wife, (Thank You wikipedia.) But also the cable controversy, "when are we going shopping?" she said.

Sir, your opinion/viewpoint has value. Namaste

Cable denier here. Hell, I never liked records or turntables. Hated cassettes. But I love this channel, and each to his own as far as the cables are concerned, spend money as foolishly as you like, I certainly do. But Steve, you make the channel. You're the open minded one here, the rest of us made up our minds long ago. Very much appreciate and enjoy your thoughtful discussions of gear and the audio business. And the music recommendations!

Recent experience: with the assistance of my wife, I ran a blind test with my Yamaha CD-S300. Set all receiver tone controls to flat. Connected to receiver with standard RCA analog cables (they came with the unit) with Pure Direct off, connected to receiver with standard RCA analog cables with Pure Direct on, connected to receiver with high-end coaxial cable. Listened with back turned wearing Status CB-1 headphones. Test CDs were Joe Jackson's Blaze of Glory, Michael Franks Blue Pacific, AC/DC Back In Black, and Alison Krauss and Union Station Live. Could not hear any difference whatsoever between RCA analog cable connect (Pure Direct off) and coaxial cable connect. But, surprisingly, I could hear the improvement of Pure Direction (better S/N ratio?) every time. I figured the coaxial would provide noticeable improvement and considered Pure Direct to be snake oil. I was so wrong. Just goes to show - your ears know best! Next test - high-end RCA cables vs those that came with the unit.

There's a point of diminishing returns and it differs from perspn to person. But in reality, it all comes down to what makes YOU happy.

The blind testing I'm interested in is £20k cables Vs 1k or even 5k ones. Because I'm sure like with every bit of tech at some point you're being scammed.

I've been reading your articles as far as I can remember. You're a great writer and reviewer and you care about what you do. I spent a silly amount of money over the years on audio gear, but I don't regret it. I learned a lot. I learned enough to know that the return-on-investment is an asymptotic function in audio : Passed the first 15 grand, the reward for every extra dollar spent falls very rapidly. Sure, a million-dollar system can knock your socks off, but at that point, how much of it is related to enjoying music, versus listening to sound ? I also learned that some components in a reproduction chain are more important than others, in the sense that the money committed to the part, has more impact. I'd rank speakers at the top, followed by the source. As it stands today, there is less and less in-between and some of the best speakers are actively amplified - they can be driven by a DAC or a preamp. As for cables... I owned cables that cost the price of a car; never again. You can tell the difference between a well-engineered cable and a lousy one, but you can't tell the difference between a well-engineered cable that costs 50 $ and one that costs 5000 $. Ultimately, the most important part of the audiophile experience, is the quality of the recording.

Absolutely right. 👍

Maybe they keep coming back for the comedy value.

Thanks Steve, your video made me think. I do believe cables, etc, make a difference however...... However I think I am a little bit done with tweaking and upgrading as it gets in the way of enjoying music. I have built a nice USD 15k system and I just want to enjoy the music and not be looking for "improvements" all the time. Many times these are only small improvements and even not an improvement at all but just a change costing relatively a lot of money. Your video inspired me to just to be happy and enjoy.. Cheers!

we keep coming back because of your vibe....keep doing nice work on youtube

I love that t-shirt! BTW, one time I asked you what is better, a pair of Gallo 3.1's or a pair of Magnepan .7's. Your response was "......That is like asking what is better, a pizza or a tangerine." I actually decided on a pair of Spatial Audio M-1 Triode Masters. Maybe that would be grapefruit with a bit of Stevia Extract?

I have found that cables & interconnects do make a difference. In most cases the differences can be small but it depends on what you are listening for. No one set of cables or interconnects has given me that OMG look what I was missing revelation. That said they have given me insight to more sheen on cymbals, a little more grit or smoothness on vocals of artists I've seen perform live & depth of soundstage. For me, nothing earth shattering yet still audible. Audio's inherent laws of diminishing returns as price increases holds true for basic components as well as the more esoteric items such as cabeling. The wiring inside my old Klipsch La Scallas was impressivly tiny yet they conveyed plenty of musical nuance but I did notice subtle changes in musical character when swapping out speaker cables. For those of us that audio is a hobby we will continually tweak & experiment with our systems. It's what we do. For those who's audio systems are an appliance that should perform as expected when fired up, awesome! Satisfaction is where you find it.

Steve, I love your output. 'Nil carborundum illegitimi'. I think we're all a bit cranky at the moment.

Loved this one. Rare form today Steve.

Steve is right, I have a very modest system, $2.5k, all wired with good cables, Canare 11awg speaker cables with nice bannanas, Canare interconnects with Pro Amphenel rca's mostly diy cables. So modest gear, good wire, good connectors, all is right with the word, no need to be paranoid, It's about trust and reliability.

Steve, I have a tube amp rig next to a solid state rig to do comparisons for people that don't believe in tubes. But when I bought my Rogers amp I told them to keep the $1k power cord. Where do I land?

Yes I am here for steve's shirts. I can hear a difference in cables, it maybe only a 5-10% difference but there is a difference! My system is from 1974, Maramtz 2230 and a Pioneer PL-12D with a AT 95E cartridge. it took me only 5 seconds to here it, it was small and hard to put my finger on it but something was wrong! I hate compressed sound and some cables were compressing the sound. I would love to try some silver wire cables, I like the highs. and also learn the other different sounds from different cables. I think that a lot of audiophile people spend a lot of money on equipment when they don't have, and will ever have, an ear for music.

I used to scorn the idea of expensive power cords. Then someone I know (who designs and mods equipment) suggested I give it a try. He is the same one who told me back in the 80's to use litz wire for my speaker cables (which was a real eye opener for me)... So, I laid out the money for some decent audiophile power cords. Have not looked back at stock cords since. I was once ornery as the doubters about power cords until he convinced me to give them a try. And, they do not have to be ultra expensive. Pangea power cords is a great place to get baptized into the world of power cords.

I don't always agree with you, Steve. However, you know so much more than I do that I'm always willing to listen to what you have to say.

Spend money on whatever makes you happy, I just know I can't tell the difference between lamp cord and a $500 cable if they're both connected properly. The stuff you cover generally isn't snake oil expensive speakers and amplifiers can be amazing though. I can absolutely hear the difference between between a $100 amp and a $1000 amp. It's a personal decision for everyone what your point of diminishing returns is.

I don't class myself an audiophile but I do appreciate good sound. I am a cable/interconnect denier. I do believe there's a difference in sound between different speakers, Amp, CD"s etc because they often have many components and physical parts that can and do affect sound. But I just can't believe anything more than a basic good quality and possibly shielded cable. I do believe in the placebo effect and that if you believe it sounds better then it probably does....to you. I also factor in our own equipment, our ears (as well as brain for placebo effect) I work with a young lady with hearing problems, she works with telephony and so has to have an ear piece to aid hearing, she also needs this item adjusted every so often because she says her hearing becomes accustomed to the sound levels and adjusts itself accordingly which in the end would cancel out the benefit of the hearing aid. So I believe when we hear a new item, speakers, amp etc that we hear a difference but maybe only because our ears acclimatise to our current set up and when we hear a new set up we have a veil has been lifted moment until our ears acclimatise to that, in this way I think we will always hanker for a new sound. I'm not saying equipment doesn't improve sound but rather our hearing gets accustomed to it and finds it's own level anyway. I believe any cable that MAY change the sound is negligible and many other factors need exploring first, no point having great cable if your system is crap to start with. Also, I can't believe any perceived differences justify paying £1000 per mtr for 99.9% pure copper cryogenically frozen cable when a basic good quality cable will do wonders, anything else is just big bucks for very, very, little bang... if any. If you believe it works and you have deep pockets and more money than sense then good on you, what you do is up to you and if it makes you happy, do it, life is to short not to enjoy it.

This is great!

Deniers and adherents have one thing in common that makes them watch your videos Steve. All of us love listening to our favorite songs and kind of music and drop by your channel to check if there's something new we should know about which could improve our listening pleasure. For myself I believe properly conducted blind test results are the final word. I also believe that our listening pleasure is enhanced by doing what we believe in, snake oil or otherwise. Happiness is subjective, so is listening pleasure. We can agree to disagree without being disagreeable and go back to our individual music set ups to enjoy what we love. It's all subjective, no one is the same with anybody else. Keep it up Steve.

Hi Steve! Would love you to do a review of Totem Tribe Tower and/or PMC Twentyi 24 or 26. Highly interested in your inputs about those two.

Hi Steve Thanks for the entertainment as always and cheers for the 125k subs.

Hey Audiophiliac! I'm not a denier per se, but I do think there's a learning curve. I got into this hobby fairly late, and before I got my system I drove myself nuts making budgets on parts that I wanted. It was SO easy to go down the rabbit hole and make an imaginary system that kept on increasing in price. But I saw a video about another reviewer (the recovering audiophile, his name escapes me, but he is awesome), where he talked about exactly that, and how easy it is to go chasing that next device or speaker. That made me reassess, and instead of having to wait for a year while I saved up for that magical pair of speakers, or worse, get a loan, I bought myself a cheery little sprout100 and a pair of second hand Wharfedale towers. A tweeter blew out on me, so I have to get a new pair, but I'm thinking of getting an open baffle sub kit and a pair of speakers from GR Research. I digress. I thought I would need a dedicated network streamer such as a bluesound node, but when I streamed the music from my phone with Bluetooth, I found the result astonishing. A streamer may do it better, but I think you have to have something to compare it to that you know fairly well. Like when you are tasting wine or whiskey. To me all wines taste basically the same (like crap), but I can tell the difference between whiskeys, and detect the nuances. Maybe, after I'm used to my new speakers, I might buy a new amp, maybe not. Pretty happy with the one I have. But I'm not going to play around with expensive cables before my ears have enough of a background, training, to hear the difference. But logically, cables of different materials must have different physical properties. I may play around with the notion when I've got a few more years under my belt as an audiophile

The key word here is 'subjective'. Always enjoy your videos Steve.👍😊

The perfect jiu jitsu! Well done!

Steve I really enjoyed this video you are a legend in the UK as well.

I like watching just because I get to find out what's actually out there that everybody else is fine and occasionally something comes across that I'm interested in that I can actually afford.I keep a bunch of mismatched gear and speakers and I've collected over the years just so I can swap everything out occasionally or one piece to make a different sound for a while