RCA Quality

I've been using Stinger Hypers because they are so inexpensive... I have yet to have one fail on me.  Maybe next time I'll jump up to the Bullet of Dream line though...

Rat- I'm not saying you can't hear it...some folks have really astounding ears. The point I should have clarified is that those results apply to about 95% of the population. About 4 percent are on the lower end fo the bell curve, and can't hear crap, and about 1% of people are far enough up to the upper edge that they realy are able to hear differences. Unfortunately for the wives and bankers of many Audiophools, they are not in that 1%. In that upper 1%, the things that matter are the minute differences in inductance and capacitance and things like slew rate, transient intermodulation distortion, phase anomolies, etc, and are usually only audible in impressively well designed environments. You may very well be able to hear the difference. Even if you can't and something has led you to believe you can, that's OK too, as long as you're happy. My post was trying to speak to the science of most of the esoteric cables, and especialy the wierd stuff, with "directional shields" and such. Use whatever makes you feel best. Just don't let your ears outspend your wallet, or abamdon critical thinking in the face of a shiny ad. -daveThis is not a sig. This is a duck. Quack.

so whats your take on video cables. Do you believe that most component video cables provide very comparable results or do you believe the higher end cables are actually worth the money they tag for.double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer

Ravendarat wrote: so whats your take on video cables. Do you believe that most component video cables provide very comparable results or do you believe the higher end cables are actually worth the money they tag for.

Choosing video cable is a whole 'nuther beast. Things like frequency response and bandwidth and velocity factor and shield type, not to mention the termination type (impedence, quality, matching, etc) all need to be considered. I just spent a week specifying cable for a whole-store video system in a flagship retail outlet in NYC. There's a lot to consider when spec'ing 4 and a half MILES of 5-wire component cable, along with the associated distribution system. There are a nearly infinite number of options in the world of video, and the nuances are what will make or break the installation. Hit me offline (PM, email) if you want to get uber-techie on this, I don't want to hijack the thread :-) -daveThis is not a sig. This is a duck. Quack.

i use xln pro monster cables (pain to hide) but the 401 are also great. Ive also tried knukonceptz wires cant complainA person who carries or proclaims important news; a messenger.