Best Amp Kits?

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Here's the thing - they're trying to sell you something. And you're trusting the salesman's claims over basic physics. That's exactly what they want you to do.
These are the same ppl that said you needed a cap. C'mon, use your head.

The flaming was fun but I'm not trying to single you out - most ppl would agree with you before me. But the audio industry depends on those trends, hype & marketing BS as well as misinformation as much as any.

I could tell you things about the R & D side of the biz that would pop your cherry hard, like getting dry humped by a 300# German named Gunther. I won't do that to you.

Ask yourself if there will be any audible difference from what you're investing your money in. If not, you're buying bling. Nothing wrong with that, just be eyes-open about it.

If you look at it from a different standpoint I buy the higher end wire for looks as well as quality. True the more expensive wire may be mostly marketing but when the quality of MY install depends on looks aw well as performance then I choose the wire that is high quality and of course sprinkled with snake oil. LOL.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Boulderguy 10+ year member]

Where should we draw the line though? If we are just going to say to hell with phsyics and buy what's "better" why not get some top of the link kimber cable or Nordost stuff? Here's a good deal, it's used however, so it should be burned it properly.... http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?cablspkr&1170863602

I read an article from some industry pros who did A/B listening test between $1000/meter Kimber Kable & radio shack patchcords. They couldn't tell a difference.

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