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Short answer is dealers keep certain stock as demo/loans and another way is to rent/borrow from an outfit such as The Cable Company which allows you to play with whatever cable you want for a fee. |
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and in my case, I tried out the MC452 as he didn't have a 462... but they're essentially very similar... cables, again ... I just buy them for their aesthetic, they're not going to make a sound difference that my 51 year old ears can hear.
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Simply saying, "man, I love the way that snake looks hanging out the back of my amp like it partially swallowed it" would be refreshing for a change. |
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I have no problem with disagreeing.
Let me know if the theory of how AC gets across the primary transformer winding through the core of the transformer via a "magnetic field" into the secondary, then is rectified, converted to DC and is stored in capacitors for the Voltage Rails to be used in amplification stages has anything do with any power cord whatsoever. Because neither myself nor any engineer I have ever spoken to has ever had an explanation for that. Of course the other side of the argument is I hear it. Blindfolded? No, not really, it all falls apart blindfolded. McIntosh has never been an advocate for aftermarket cables until recently when they decided the cable game can bring in more revenue so why pass on it. Gordon Gow despised Monster Cable and everything it stood for duping people back in the day. So the approach of Audio Jewelry is quite acceptable to me where as the other Voodoo approach is not and not for the lack of trying over 30 years. I am not a hypocrite either, having an electronic background, I myself have also gone against logic when it comes to audio. |
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One of those subjects we’re never going to agree on I think, but frankly makes for a good discussion, I also think there might be some people who are in fact able to hear things that others can’t I know in my case I certainly cannot.
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It doesn't even matter. Fortunately we all have a choice whether to engage in any of the upgrades or not. For some a Schiit DAC is more than musical at $2400 and for others only the MSB at $90K will do. Some do not hear anything in cables, others will write a novel on that new cable. It's all part of the fun I guess and the wallet is the only party that should hold grudges.
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Just for the sake of knowledge, follow the bouncing ball here.. Where does the power cord start and end?
https://youtu.be/UchitHGF4n8 |
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