When did HDMI cables become audio cables?? I use HDMI cables for video.
They can carry both audio and video. Many people use their players including Blu-ray players with their HDMI cables to play digital music including CD and SACD.
Rich
When did HDMI cables become audio cables?? I use HDMI cables for video.
Terry,
Speaker positioning, room acoustics..........Basics. Get it?
Jack
@terryj... most definitely the role of the reviewer is to educate, and the idea here is to communicate my listening experiences with cables.
In my reference system, could I tell the difference between three brands of cables? Of course, and so could you, probably without any training at all. And you could hear some of the differences just standing off to the side, in another room. Others are more subtle, and of course the fine polishing of the sonic experience is what makes the difference between tolerating and loving the sound.
Cable differences can be, and usually are, far from negligible, even in relatively inexpensive products.
No double blind testing is required to determine if the sun has come up over the horizon yet on a clear day, or even on a murky day... just the estimated time of arrival will be a little less precise.
If you prefer, we can all wear blindfolds... as mentioned earlier, with both eyes covered, that should be the equivalent of double-blind.
Each contributes its own set of toxic effects. What I'm referring to here are several well-known musical venues, some high-end recording studios, etc., where the sound is nowhere what it should/could be.
When one complains to those guilty of such offenses, their response is usually, we know, we know, but that's what the client wanted, which is another set of problems
Listen and you will believe
Say, according to the Wilson product literature here on my desk, the MAXX3 and Sashas have the same midrange and tweeters, so one would expect their overall sound to be quite similar... During the next two-three weeks, I'll be listening extensively to the MAXX3, X-2s and Sashas, and hope to learn a lot from the experience.
My "anecdotes" are from the principal designers of several high-end cabling companies who most definitely build their own stuff, and personally are in the winding plants watching the reels get manufactured; and what's more, they're all audiophiles who listen to what they build on their own systems, and can tell you very accurately the strengths and weaknesses of a given product. These are not bluff and bluster marketing types; they're lifetime contributors to the art and science, and commercial successes.
These guys are really good, in my opinion, which is the reason for me bringing their inputs into the discussion.
Yeah, I get it. But why do you keep saying that in a cable thread??
Oh my, I need glasses.
I've been addressing you when I should have been addressing Mr. Seinfeld. My apologies.
Audio comes first here. I use HDMI to connect the projector to the Blue disc player.
Many of us connect our Blu-ray player to our Pre/Pro and then to the TV or Projector via HDMI cables. Thus, it provides both audio and video.
Rich
It has the potential to be so just as S/PDIF coax cables are.I don't need a tutorial what HDMI cables do. My question has been just when the HDMI cable might have been considered a Stereophile class A component? I missed the fan fair somewhere.
If you find yourself getting hot and passionate over this post please see your doctor immediately and remember, I'm just telling you what my experience is with my little stereo. Yours might be very different.
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