Roy wrote:

That doesn't make sense. You're suggesting there is a difference
between a "no cost" cable and a £15 one, but no difference between a
£15 and a £100 one. So just where is this cut off point. You need to
do more experiments before presenting your conclusion.

No, I didn't say there was no difference, I said the difference wouldn't
be worthwhile.

For example, I'm using a Chord Cobra II between the DAC and amplifier on
the system down here. Had I paid full price for this cable (£55) it
wouldn't have been worth the extra over a Cambridge Pacific (£30). But
as it cost me £24, it was worthwhile.

It's called the "law of diminishing returns". That point depends greatly
on the kit that's at either end of the cable - eg between bargain
basement Technics CD player and amplifier you'll get a difference
between freebie and Atlantic, but not much (if anything) above that
point. Certainly not worth spending more than a tenner on a cable.

Go up the scale (and I've tested this myself) either with a better CD
player or by hanging a top-notch DAC off the digital output and you'll
hear an improvement with each step up the "cable scale". Again, you'll
get to a point where you either can't hear an improvement or the
improvement doesn't justify the cost. And once you reach that point,
money's better spent elsewhere, better speakers, better source etc.

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