Why I'm not a true audiophile

The world is full of diminishing returns.

Thanks for the tip. I just ordered the 10' pair for $33,900.00. And they gave me a discount on shipping!

I have a friend who is the sound engineer for Dark Star Orchestra. A Grateful Dead inspired band and very into their audio. Anyway he has perfect pitch and can hear the jaggedness of a standard 10,000 Hz CD. His ears can hear this kind of difference.

Also I see they refer to this as a reference system. I think that means it has to be close to perfect across its whole range. More than even the most demanding audiophile expects. Good for high end speaker, mixing boards, preamps, etc. manufacturers. Business expense.

I wonder if the cables are phase matched.

My husband used to be Normal-ish as far as music, listened to his stereo or car radio when he had time, but thirty years teaching music and judging festivals changed how he listens, not just that his hearing is worse due to band classes but how he listens and thinks about music. Now he wants talk radio or quiet at home, and while thinking about music he can’t communicate a song to me if he doesn’t know the words. I can’t explain what he does instead of humming. It’s more verbal and syllables and he does it, and then “what song is that?” And my son and I are baffled, but our 6 year old granddaughter, if she knows the song can tell him. It also led to a game they play like name that tune, by clapping a rhythm, and they understand each other but it never sounds like the rhythm of the song both swear it is.