{"id":6504,"date":"2021-09-28T12:59:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/?p=6504"},"modified":"2022-03-16T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T20:28:37","slug":"why-are-audio-cables-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/why-are-audio-cables-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Audio Cables Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/info.nordost.com\/why-are-audio-cables-important?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-Why-Cables-Matter-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-Why-Cables-Matter-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-Why-Cables-Matter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-Why-Cables-Matter-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-Why-Cables-Matter-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-Why-Cables-Matter.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio cables can be a controversial subject in the audio community, and people tend to end up in one of two camps: cable believers and cable deniers. 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