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In Reply to: Re: read your statement carefully posted by May Belt on April 7, 2007 at 10:52:10:
No you don't!! There are hundreds of aftermarket tweak products available, along with a household full of free stuff that any idiot could slap on a cd, lp or cable, or on/under a component. And whether or not it makes a difference in the sound (good, bad or otherwise) is up to the applicator/listener.How is a manufacturer supposed to design around an infinite number of possible tweaks or combinations thereof? They can't. It only makes sense that gear be designed using above average ic's and stranded cables. Let the end-user decide which aftermarket ic's, cables and tweaks provide the presentation he/she is listening for.
Yes, some gear is "voiced" using wires, amps or speakers from a particular high-end manufacturer. But buying a combo of such products is not a guarantee that the presentation will be to the end-user's liking. That's why there are so many different design philosophies from the manufacturers.
IMO, one must start the process of building a system with the stuff that is IN the signal path. Not near it. If you believe that arbitrary, inanimate objects in the room might be affecting the sound you are hearing, you will never know where to begin or when to stop.
Buy good gear, set it up properly, then sit back and listen. Don't sweat the small stuff (the bottle of aerosol air freshener sitting on the shelf in the same room). You will drive yourself insane...
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