Speaker wire and banana plugs - recommendations please!

[richteer]

Originally Posted by Iceman_II

The bottom line is, spending big bucks on speakerwire is a lot like spending big bucks on Monster HDMI... if you want to do it, do it, and be content with yourself, just please don't try to spread your self delusion that there really is a difference to the rest of us.

You had me up to the last paragraph. Cables *do* sound different; there's no debate (unless one's system is *really* low res, which I doubt anyone here's is).

Now, is the quality difference worth the price difference? Well, *that* is open for debate! It's one thing to say "I can hear a difference, but the difference isn't enough to justify me spending $xxx", but "There is no difference" is something else entirely.

[Iceman_II]

touche

The main point I was trying to get across is to be very careful of the marketing claims of companies selling ANYTHING.

I agree that there is a difference, but more weighs into masking this difference than the quality of your system, the biggest factors are the cable gauge, and the cable length.... as the cable lengths get shorter, the audible difference between two wires approaches imperceptablity.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by Iceman_II

The main point I was trying to get across is to be very careful of the marketing claims of companies selling ANYTHING.

*Very* true.

I agree that there is a difference, but more weighs into masking this difference than the quality of your system, the biggest factors are the cable gauge, and the cable length.... as the cable lengths get shorter, the audible difference between two wires approaches imperceptablity.

*Audiophile mumblage*