$1500 coaxial cable?

[Grainger49]

I think he has come to trust the opinions heard here.  Where else would you ask and expect civil responses?

[HF9]

I find that using DHLabs silver sonic coax is pretty cost effective ($6ish a foot) and it has some of the best materials of any cable, foamed Teflon and a thick silver plated copper center conductor. Not too sure what you'd get that's better for a higher price. Maybe some polymorphic endopolymer dielectric that connects to your toenail for a better listening experience

[rockdrummer]

The most expensive cable I have purchased (per foot) is Kimber's cheapest.  4PR.  So I am clearly not experienced to talk differences between cables that nice.  An electrician I know was explaining to me and a buddy about studies saying electrons eventually find the shortest distance between two points.  Does that make braided or stranded wire a waste?  I don't know.  But I have heard differences in my cable explorations but diminishing returns seems obvious at a certain point.

ben

[corndog71]

Kimber braids their cables as a form of EMI and RFI sheilding.  The wires in the braid are never parallel therefore they don't act like an antenna. 

[Grainger49]

I'm going to confess.  I have Cardas Natural (?) Reference cables from my Eros to my FP.  For the 1/2 meter that listed for about $800.

It sounded, to me, better than anything else I put there.

[Doc B.]

No one here needs to feel compelled to offer judgment about what someone else decides to spend on something. I have had customers with systems that cost them $200K and more. I also have customers that have simply bought a Crack that they use with an iPod and some used Sennheisers. I have heard systems at both levels that knocked me out and others at both levels that drove me away.

Searching for some kind of standard that says spending X dollars will always give me X results is IME, pointless. I guess I am supposed to be some sort of champion of bang for the buck, but consider for a moment that I was willing to spend crazy amounts of money to start up a record label that puts music out on reel to reel tape. We all have different priorities. Some of you guys who might lament a cable that costs $1500, or $15000 or even $15 might be sitting in a room with 14 different headphone amps or have a $150,000 car in your garage.

No matter what the hobby is, try to make sure that the obsession remains a sweet one. 

[HF9]

Cardas wire does sound nice. The wire I've used by them has a nice warm tone. The interior geometry is made up of a bunch of different sizes of enameled conductors, surrounded by a Teflon / PTFE dielectric. Usually their fancier cables have a number of Teflon tubes isolating the conductor. I generally just use the off-the-shelf, per the foot Cardas wire and skip all the air tubes when building interconnects, but I'd imagine the fancier cables could offer better isolation.

No matter what the hobby is, try to make sure that the obsession remains a sweet one.

Good point

[RayP]

I think it all depends on your priorities. Given the choice between buying a $1500 cable or $1500 of music, I would pick the latter. Others might differ.

To change the subject slightly. I tend to think of the music itself as another link in the chain. I have  found in the past with my tube taster line stage that I prreferred certain types of music with one tube and other music with a different tube. I suspect the same might be true for cables but have never bothered to try it out. If it were true then you might prefer the $1.50 cable to the $1500 cable depending on the music.

ray

[Mike B]

Of course.  The real cost of anything is not having something else.

I don't care what anyone spends for anything, just what I spend.

Cause buying something means I can't buy something else.

[Grainger49]

Back to the OP's question.  I couldn't tell him what something will sound like to him because we all hear differently.  What I think is important may not be what he thinks is important.  Not to mention the different music, system, ways we listen, volume level etc.

The best, probably only way to know is hear it with your own ears, brain, system, room etc.  Even if a cable were called out that 20 of us used we could at best offer some generalization.

[audiophileboss]

Earwaxxer I am sorry, but I have been a bit busy. Please re ask any questions and I will answer them. Dont stop posting on my thread. Well gentleman, I ordered it today, it cost me about $1200, so $300 less than I thought. Wireworld Platnium Starlight 0.5m coaxial cable. I will let you all know whats up with it when I get it.
And someone made crack at my bed and me and my pops listening to the cable there. I still cant stop laughing. Keep it up. Anyone who asked a question that didnt get a response please be so gracious as to repost and I will answer

[2wo]

Well, down to $1200, its a no brainer 

Seriously, even if I had the means, I don't know if I could do it. Being fundamentally a cheapskate Plus I have more wire and plugs on hand that I could do nothing but DIY interconnects for some time.

But hay, let us know what you think...John     

[Chris]

Pure poetry from the Doc and Mr. G... Crack?? , the ONLY crack being made in this site is an amazing headphone amplifier.... I will reiterate for you... IF money isn't a problem, buy it and both you and your father can tell us what you 2 find out... We would be interested..  nothing more than this...

[audiophileboss]

Chris, I did buy it. Now its just waiting time.

[Chris]

Cool...IF you ever want or can/have tried Harmonic Technology's Photon range, I would love to hear your thoughts on those also..Interesting design...