Tomorrow: Numbers and tastes
The pure and the practical
by Paul McGowan
Yikes! Yesterday's post supposedly ended the mini series on cables and how they do not add to the sound, they can only subtract. When I suggested using cables as filters, that apparently ruffled a lot of feathers.
Reviewers, dealers, pundits of all manner (including me over the years) have preached in favor of sonic purity instead. "Don't use cables as filters" are words I have certainly uttered publicly more than once. This brings up a good point: the pure and the practical.
The pure side of me agrees: absolutely, don't place any sort of filter in your system to compensate for something you don't like. Fix the problem rather than apply a Band Aid. Great advice.
The practical side of me recognizes this isn't always possible. No system is perfect and recognizing this and doing what you can to fix it is a fine practice.
My advice: strive for the pure and be ready to do what's practical.
Your system's ability to be magical will be better.
Paul McGowan
Founder & CEO
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