/voodooless grabs some popcorn…
Thanks for the… “kind” welcome.You registered with the wrong forum to tell us about your imagined differences between different types of solder. Really there is no end to audiophile lunacy...
So please detail how you implemented basic controls, specifically the double blind controls. I mean, if you claim "painstaking" and "time consuming," I'm sure you did rigorous controls and are ready to share them. Right?painstaking and costly time-consuming repeated tests and comparisons (the scientifically accepted method of trial and error) that says – not at all imaginary - that for better or for worse even each different type of solders or any different type from RCA connector they can elevate or degrade the sound quality of an excellent cable costing only ~5 €/m.
Hm. Imagine that.Speaking of DIY interconnects cables and RCA connectors:
First of all to praise Mogami 2549 as a cable that has humiliated cables worth hundreds, even thousands of € or $.
In contrast IMHO Cardas Golden Reference is a cable too much colored with strongly accented edges (LF and HF) (something like the loudness of the amps of older technology) and loose MF. This was not the case with the older Cardas Golden Cross, which was a lot less colored.
Recently I've been very extensively experimenting with which RCA connectors (and which one the corresponding solder) best match the excellent Mogami 2549. Here are the results (in my own setup, in my own listening space and of course for my own ears and tastes):
For the best solder (experimenting between WBT, Cardas, Wonder, Mudorf Supreme) I found Mudorf by far better with controlled LF, correct and eloquent MF, and extremely transparent, but also crisp HF). However, this requires special dexterity and speed of soldering, as well as a suitable soldering apparatus (certainly up to 450o Celsius) because it contains a very high percentage of silver (9%) and gold.
Regarding the RCA connectors:
- WBT Nextgen 0110: neutral with controlled LF, quiet, transparent and crisp but not overemphasized HF, but a bit light weighty and too much polite (a bit lack of body and macro-dynamics) for my tastes.
- KLEI Absolute Harmony: Too much luss for my tastes, with weak and stumped HF and flabby though extensive LF, but with very sweet MF.
- Linn (Linn’s part number Conn 477/3, the ones that Linn uses with Mogami 2549 on its flagship Klimax LP12 as phono cable): Excellent in all areas. The best.
- Cardas GRCM: Excellent in all areas. Too close to Linn.
- Unfortunately, most of the cheap RCA Connectors (such as Switchcraft, Neutric, Amphenol, HiCon, etc.) without dramatically degrading the excellent Mogami 2549, they fail to highlight the truly exceptional capabilities of this excellent cable as a semi-ballanced (rca to rca) interconnect.
Ultimately it is extremely sad that a hobby such as listening and enjoying music at home, as well as searching on the way that will make this hobby as enjoyable as possible for eachone of us (through the exchange of our – subjective of course - experiences ), can unprovoked make some to expel so much ironies, rude aggression and even vulgarity! Smearing this way, the image of a forum that is supposed to deal exactly with this very polite hobby.So please detail how you implemented basic controls, specifically the double blind controls. I mean, if you claim "painstaking" and "time consuming," I'm sure you did rigorous controls and are ready to share them. Right?
If you think science is about trial and error, I would personally enjoy beating the teachers you had in school who polluted your brain with that nonsense.
...or not.that I hear..
Michael,Ultimately it is extremely sad that a hobby such as listening and enjoying music at home, as well as searching on the way that will make this hobby as enjoyable as possible for eachone of us (through the exchange of our – subjective of course - experiences ), can unprovoked make some to expel so much ironies, rude aggression and even vulgarity! Smearing this way, the image of a forum that is supposed to deal exactly with this very polite hobby.
Also, among other things, to ironically to call me, more or less to apologize for how I came up with the findings I submitted. Obviously, you being a typical flat – earther you didn't understand anything I wrote in my second post, nor do you seem to have the mood or that ability! And of course I do not intend to follow you in your pathetic plight.
So you're probably right, I have registered with a forum which some rude people like you, make it seem like the wrong forum for sure.
I’ve got over 55 years of using my ears to make judgement about sound. I think it is terrible the high end roll-off that I hear in all modern audio equipment. Twenty-plus years ago the high frequencies (14kHz and above) had much more sizzle and presence. I don’t know if it is to do with more pollution in the atmosphere now or where the copper mines were then, but something is definitely up with modern audio equipment.
I guess my facetiousness was not evident enough without some sort of emoji! Sorry.This isn't meant to be flippant, but have you checked your high frequency hearing lately? Few of us in our 50's+ are getting far into the high teens without a lot of roll off...
through the exchange of our – subjective of course - experiences
Because audiophiles think they have special hearing and are the best at describing their experiences! Especially if it's "high-end"If there is a difference in sound between different competently designed cables, and the cables are stupidly expensive, I don't understand the value in paying so much money for such microscopic, barely discernable differences. Lotsa bucks for little or nothing at all.
Please give me your science teachers' names. I have a baseball bat ready. They really did a number on you.Ultimately it is extremely sad that a hobby such as listening and enjoying music at home, as well as searching on the way that will make this hobby as enjoyable as possible for eachone of us (through the exchange of our – subjective of course - experiences ), can unprovoked make some to expel so much ironies, rude aggression and even vulgarity! Smearing this way, the image of a forum that is supposed to deal exactly with this very polite hobby.
Also, among other things, to ironically to call me, more or less to apologize for how I came up with the findings I submitted. Obviously, you being a typical flat – earther you didn't understand anything I wrote in my second post, nor do you seem to have the mood or that ability! And of course I do not intend to follow you in your pathetic plight.
So you're probably right, I have registered with a forum which some rude people like you, make it seem like the wrong forum for sure.
Thanks for your kindness! I will answer to you and to Sgt. Ear Ache with what has been formulated from time to time by many in relevant forums as an unanswered question, but also as a statement:Michael,
Welcome to ASR! I wrote this in another thread and I think it applies here too:
I think the overarching point is that other's subjective comments (ie lifeless, bland, how good it sounds, etc) is just their personal interpretation in the moment. Here at ASR, we mostly focus on what happens with the music before it hits yours ears. What happens between your ears and your brain is different for everyone, and even trying to pick words to describe what you think you are hearing is basically useless, because not only will others hear it differently, the adjectives they try and use to describe it are up for interpretation and imprecise. Reading about a stranger's experience on the internet has almost nothing to do with your experience. Combined with the study of psychoacoustics (we usually hear what we want to hear or think we should hear, whether it is there or not), it's just not reliable to put much stock in other's opinions. That's why we focus on the measured performance, so everyone is starting on the same page.