What a surprise - Not !

Surely no one thinks the aesthetics of a load of black boxes to be In any way pleasing? If it was possible I'd have it all out of sight.

The purpose of posts in the system pics thread is surely to use photographs to help illustrate the make-up of one's system and hopefully stimulate some debate about the sound quality and why you've selected the options you have.

I do find it quite odd that no one has commented on my decision to make up my own interconnects or asked any questions. All very strange.

+1 - this is what I was saying in my post above. The pictures thread, I think by its nature, invites comments on visual appeal, and I think that is why we got into this discussion. 

I have not asked about your interconnects as I was not aware of them from the picture. In any case I am useless at practical things such as making leads so prefer to get someone who knows what they are doing to make them.

Actually Tony, I think I - and, I suspect many others here - would be interested in knowing how you came to your present system.

Was it the result of many years' worth of purchases, built up organically, as it were, or the result of one almighty splurge?

Come on Tony,

Your post was hi-jacked by one teeny-weeny comment that suggested your system was over the top and all hell broke loose. Not even your forum mates asked about your interconnects, they were all jumping down other people's throats and moralising over hard work and their rights etc.

In this particular case, I don't find the lack of questions about your interconnects strange at all. The thread simply got diverted.

Cheers

Don

So you didn't read what I'd written either? And actually, making interconnects is a skill well worth acquiring.

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..Your post was hi-jacked by one teeny-weeny comment that suggested your system was over the top and all hell broke loose. Not even your forum mates asked about your interconnects, they were all jumping down other people's throats and moralising over hard work and their rights etc.

And my comment was also directed at my so-called "Forum Mates" too Don. I think you know perfectly well why some folks get upset over snidey comments directed at the higher end systems, and you might care to ask yourself why so many valuable posters have quit this forum. My postings might not be up to their standards but I've also contemplated moving on to friendlier skies. It's only my stubbornness that holds me here.

I did know about your interconnects Tony from the other "plaice",  so did not ask questions.

Problem with this forum is DIY is not really encouraged - for mostly all the right reasons I am sure - but it is hard to know where the no-go line starts & stops;  making up your own speaker & power cables seems OK’ish but where do interconnects fit into the modifications territory  ??

I hope you are still pleased with them after these weeks,  why don't you tell the others the story. 

And I too would like to know the stages of how you built your system  & what & when were the humble beginnings.   

Tonym - that's right - I was looking at the pictures, not reading what you had written. I thought that was the point of the pictures thread. I do not need or use DIN to XLR leads, so I skipped that bit.

I have tried to solder in the past and my efforts are embarrassing. I am OK with making non-soldered connections, so that is what I do if necessary. However if you want to talk about it maybe a different thread would be the place?

I only posted the "jolly good" picture of that system to demonstrate (tongue in cheek) what "over the top" really is (that system would pay for 60 of Tony's - and probably not sounds as good for music) , and to alleviate some of the tension on the thread with a little humor.

That's all.

Thanks DrMark, it's much appreciated. It'd be nice to return to a more light-hearted feel to the forum.

I think we lost that feeling sometime back.

To quote a Finnish rally star "Maximum Attack" seems to be the order of the day. 

Hi Mike, Don's asked some questions on the System Pics thread so I've posted a bit more about the interconnects there.

I agree it would be nice to know where we stand with postings on making up interconnects.

Not really on - I consider it falls under the DIY prohibition.  Consider that many Naim interconnects carry DC voltages and if someone decides to do it themselves, it's all too easy for someone to cock it up and cause serious damage.

Thanks for the clarification Richard; I agree there's a danger with interconnects that carry DC voltage. I once bought a custom-made DIN to DIN cable from a so-called reputable supplier that was incorrectly wired; thankfully no DC was involved here but it could have been nasty!