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I think what Bigshot is saying is that he will pay an extra 50 cents or lets say $3 to get a well built cable, but he will not pay $80-$100 for a super duper cryo jumbo silver one.

They have the Cryo Jumbo in "super duper" version now? Paypal, here I come!

I don't think the world greatest pure silver cable interconnect would make that much difference on a Nokia phone... I have a Sony Ericsson Walkman phone and the sound was just about bearable for the half hour journey to work when I'd left my iAudio X5L at work the day before... I've had several Nokia phones with radio and MP3 playback functionality and they've all sucked

IMO, you may as well be asking if a high quality interconnect would be worth it for an Alba tape deck

Should I buy a quality Mini-to-Mini Cable?

No.

However, I don't say so for the asinine reason listed. I would say it's not worth buying an expensive Mini-Mini cable. I would learn to make your own. The only downside is that I have not yet seen anyone selling high quality... wait, are we talking about sub-mini cables, the likes of 2.5mm or normal mini 3.5mm? I was going to say I have not yet seen anyone sell a high quality sub-mini plug, but it is also difficult to find quality mini plugs. In any case, learn to make your own.

You definitely can notice a difference in a cable. I have experience this first-hand rewiring speakers and amplifiers. Especially multi-media speakers, where the amp is internal and cable runs are no longer than a few inches at most, which is where alot of people think there can't be any difference. But you're not going to notice much difference unless your current cable is deficient somehow. I think the best starting point would be to try a larger gauge. In the case I mentioned above, I'm confident alot of the difference was in the gauge of the wire; I moved up to much larger gauge as the original was extremely small. (The likes of 24+ gauge; I moved to 16.) Just try moving to the largest gauge, in copper so you don't spend big money, supported by whatever plug you buy. If this makes a big difference, the original gauge was likely too small to unleash the insane power of your high-quality source.

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If you're concerned about my finances, you can deliver the fifty cents to me at my home. I'd ask you to mail it, but that convenience would cost you an additional 44 cents.

See ya
Steve

I'm sure that 50 Cent would charge more that $.44 for a home visit

I just spent an hour comparing my ALO Jumbo Jena Cryo to my mini Cardas from Headroom, and the difference is quite significant.

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Why does a foot of larger gauge affect the sound, when the internal wires, connectors, components and traces are smaller?

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lower resistance? that one foot is probably the longest path the signal will ever travel in the whole chain

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Well except for that 10 feet of headphone cable

Thats why you always see people fumble with rewiring and sampling replacement headphone cables

IMO, yes it is worth it to get a quality mini-mini.

HOWEVER, cable should be the last thing on your list to upgrade. Once you get a decent source, amp, headphones, etc. and are finally satisfied with the sound, you can then choose a cable that for that final "tweak" to the sound you already established.

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If I sent you money you might just spend it on cables

Just thought it stange that someone who advises others to not spend anymore on cables than is necessary, will spend more just for the sake of convenience

It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean.

Don't judge it by length; judge it by construction.

If still in doubt, try to purchase high end cables with a good return policy.

I didnt believe in expensive cables, until i decided to get [AK]Zip's mini-mini for only like $50. The second I got it, I was sold. The difference between it and a cheapy I used before is night and day.

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Night and Day

How can the difference be night and day when 50% of the people who voted don't believe it is worth it?

I really feel if the differences were night and day, there wouldn't be a debate about after market cables and we could discuss DBT.

I think if you had the same poll about the sound quality differences between cheap headphone and expensive ones, the poll would be highly in favor of it is worth it to buy expensive headphones.