Re: Mains conditioners and power cables

"Bob Latham" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is it not because for the most part domestic audio gear
> with balanced connections is expensive to say the least
> and quite unusual?

So much for consumer audio.

>Certainly I have several friends who
> are interested in audio, none of who to my knowledge have
> anything with balanced connections.

It's not that hard to acquire not-overly-expensive audio
gear with balanced I/O. The magic words are "pro audio".

> Why should people who
> cannot attain the levels of kit with balanced connections
> not enjoy tinkering to get the most *enjoyment* out of
> their equipment?

It's called spinning your wheels.

> Note I said enjoyment not performance.

I guess some people enjoy spinning their wheels.

> The other point of course is that rightly or wrongly many
> people believe they have a preference for one
> interconnect over another. Surely this will only give you
> warm feeling of superiority and smugness as you *know*
> they are wrong.

It's more like irritation at seeing so many people being
ripped off.


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