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I am a sucker for hi-fi news so I read this attentively
https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2019/02/17/audioquest-mythical-creatures-ces-2019/
Yes, it is a subjective review indeed, but it makes specific testable claims based on Ry Cooder's “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” track.
So I sat and listened to that track a dozen times with my cheap cables...
monster cable: reviewer finds them apparently lifeless. Scratch one, definitely not lifeless on my cheap cables
The $18400 Audioquest wild cable: Ry Cooder's voice suddenly is no longer "nasal". Suprise, the voice doesn't sound nasal on my cheap cables, definitely throaty, bordering on chesty at times. $18400 saved.
On the $4500 AudioQuest Folk Series Thunderbird, the reviewer notices the choir for the first time. That's kind of an obvious choir if you ask me, and it doesn't even disappear on my sub $250 system. $4500 saved.
Then the $48600 AudioQuest Mythical Creatures Dragon... According to the reviewer, the voice becomes additive. To be honest, I was a bit puzzled by that qualification and settled for the impression that the voice wasn't subtractive, multiplicative, divisive or even commutative. The guitar's full tonality was present on my system as well and, yes, I could hear its texture and fingers action at times. Therefore, until I have a definition of what an additive voice is, I can safely assume that I have also saved $48600!
In short: if Ry Cooder doesn't sound "nasal", if you notice the choir, if the guitar's tonality is present on your system, you also have saved $48600.
Now, now, I can already hear some of you saying that Audioquest's marketing is dishonest but I will posit that they are one of the most honest cable companies around. This is so true they even have a cable named "Robin Hood"
https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2019/02/17/audioquest-mythical-creatures-ces-2019/
Yes, it is a subjective review indeed, but it makes specific testable claims based on Ry Cooder's “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” track.
So I sat and listened to that track a dozen times with my cheap cables...
monster cable: reviewer finds them apparently lifeless. Scratch one, definitely not lifeless on my cheap cables
The $18400 Audioquest wild cable: Ry Cooder's voice suddenly is no longer "nasal". Suprise, the voice doesn't sound nasal on my cheap cables, definitely throaty, bordering on chesty at times. $18400 saved.
On the $4500 AudioQuest Folk Series Thunderbird, the reviewer notices the choir for the first time. That's kind of an obvious choir if you ask me, and it doesn't even disappear on my sub $250 system. $4500 saved.
Then the $48600 AudioQuest Mythical Creatures Dragon... According to the reviewer, the voice becomes additive. To be honest, I was a bit puzzled by that qualification and settled for the impression that the voice wasn't subtractive, multiplicative, divisive or even commutative. The guitar's full tonality was present on my system as well and, yes, I could hear its texture and fingers action at times. Therefore, until I have a definition of what an additive voice is, I can safely assume that I have also saved $48600!
In short: if Ry Cooder doesn't sound "nasal", if you notice the choir, if the guitar's tonality is present on your system, you also have saved $48600.
Now, now, I can already hear some of you saying that Audioquest's marketing is dishonest but I will posit that they are one of the most honest cable companies around. This is so true they even have a cable named "Robin Hood"