WHAT MAKES THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE?

[John Duncan]

[quote user="Anton90125"]
Isn't Ashes to ashes about the eighties? I think you mean Life on Mars. I agree with you about the speaker bit though.

On the subject of biscuits I am very partial to "Jaffa cakes" (I know they are not strictly biscuits but who cares!). I could easily eat a box. I also like "Club" though I haven't had one of those for a long time.
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Of course you're absolutely right, but I wanted to get a Keeley Hawes (rrowwll)© reference in there. Let's call it artistic license.

re: Jaffa Cakes - Orange only, I hope. Any other flavour is simply against the natural order of things, in my view (although the Cranberry and Orange derivative may help with some post-natal conditions, I'm told).

 

[JoelSim]

It'll be difficult to do a proper blind test as I will be changing the interconnect myself. It will be purely up to me to decide if I think it sounds any different. The thing is I didn;t pay anything for the interconnect as it was a subscription freebie, so I won't be afraid to say it's rubbish.

 

[Anonymous]

You could always use one for the left channel and one for the right, the then just decide which side sounds better

 

[PJPro]

The ears and brain play the biggest part. Mood will also be important.

 

[Anonymous]

for me the single most effective, efficient difference although its not cheap is divorce, i can now play what i want when i want and as loud as i want
I would say that though the amp is the critical item as it is the one item which has to convert the signal to the speakers which for me come 2nd

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="PJPro"]The ears..play the biggest part. [/quote]

My Dad always goes "yes son, your hi-fi is really good...but I can't hear it." This is followed by "turn it up, just a little" with the reply "dad, we're at 2 o'clock" and the inherent comment "you silly audiophile people"...

 

[Clare Newsome]

[quote user="chris lowe"]for me the single most effective, efficient difference although its not cheap is divorce, i can now play what i want when i want and as loud as i want [/quote]

LOL!

 

[John Duncan]

Ha. Pair o' Stax Headphones would be cheaper..........

 

[Gwyndy]

Okay, please note this is based on my own experiences, and is my view based on the acoustics demonstrated by my system in my friends living room and my bedroom, I am not in any way saying anyone else's view is wrong.
Provided the CD supplied has a decent recording quality then my system seems to be affected in the following ways
Room/System interaction 35%
Mains conditioner/ cables and mains quality 15%
Isolation and interconnects 15%
Source12.5%
Amplifier 12.5%
Speakers 10%
Having listened to my system in a 4*6 Metre living Room and then had to place it in a 3*3.5 metre bedroom I know what I am on about regarding Room/System interaction, I have listed speakers seperately although you could argue they are the major element of Room/System interaction as changing from one pair of floorstanders to another in my room makes little difference, changing to standmounts however, may, although I have not tried it so can't comment.