Glenn Richards wrote:

Andy Hewitt wrote:

I'm just finding it hard to comprehend the nature of the responses in
this newsgroup now. Obviously Phil is an Aussie, so I can understand
that, but otherwise I'm the only person to have written anything
without insult (until now), and in fact have at least provided a
source of my comments.

You asked a question about speaker cables. In this group it's like a red
rag to a bull.

Actually, I didn't ask any questions!

Now who do I listen to? A few prominent UK publications, or some
geezers off the newsgroup that just insult me for regurgitating the
information.

My money would be on the prominent UK publications. What Hi-Fi is
reasonably unbiased - obviously reviewers have their particular
favourites but they do try to be objective. Hell, they even reckoned (if
I recall correctly) in the latest issue that Arcam's DV-79 does a better
job at playing CDs than the more expensive DV-137.

If you read on, I think you're on a loser there ;-)

Which was actually quite a relief as I have a DV-79...

This used to be a group that you could ask for advice, or have a
*discussion* about the merits of some of the controversial stuff.
Unless I've been naive and missed the fact that it's just occupied by
trolls!

It used to be, a few years back. Sadly since I've come back in here it's
been taken over by a clique of high and mighty types that look down and
deride anyone who wants to discuss whether to have the 305-strand OFC
cable or the thinner but better sounding pure silver cable etc etc.

Yes, it appears that way to me too.

For the record: Arcam DV-79/AVR-250, Chord Cobra III interconnects,
Rumour 4 speaker cable. This should give a hint as to where I stand on
the subject.

Fairy enough. Personally I use ProPower speaker cable from CPC, and some
nice thick interconnects I got off eBay.

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Andy Hewitt
http://www.thehewitts.eclipse.co.uk/
http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/