Ixos Cables any good?

Mytmauro
Mytmauro Posts: 19
edited February 2011 in Electronics
I am in need of some quality cable and seem some nice pricing from Ixos. I wanted to see what peoples opinions were of them.

Thanks!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2011
    What kind of cables are you looking for (interconnect, speaker, digital?) and what is your budget?
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  • Mytmauro
    Mytmauro Posts: 19
    edited February 2011
    I need 5 Interconnect Cables, about 50' of Speaker Cable x2 terminated, and also 2 HDMI Cables.

    As far as cable goes...I'm cheap I know. $20 or $25 for each Interconnect, Probably $120 - $150 for each Speaker Cable and not sure on HDMI.

    I have some Blue jean Cables now for my front 3 speakers.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,318
    edited February 2011
    I'm not a hater or follower of Ixos cables. They don't do anything wrong , they don't wow you when you put them in. There terminations are solid as well as their ends.

    Good quality cables at good prices , worth at least trying them out. We are a dealer check out our website for any deals.
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    Dan
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited February 2011
    I'm quite fond of the IXOS cables that I have. Primarily because they're a quality cable for a budget minded....read cheap....person like myself. I have a copuple pair of these RCAs along with a pair of Signal and Blue Jeans interconnects. The IXOS are neutral and fairly well built. If I were doing it all again at this price point I would buy all Signal Cable. They're a much better built cable. In the same rig I use IXOS XHS856 Bi-wire cable that I terminated myself with IXOS banana plugs. They're also nice for the money, but I don't think they'd hold up to something like a good MIT or Audioquest cable.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited February 2011
    Mytmauro wrote: »
    I need 5 Interconnect Cables, about 50' of Speaker Cable x2 terminated, and also 2 HDMI Cables.

    As far as cable goes...I'm cheap I know. $20 or $25 for each Interconnect, Probably $120 - $150 for each Speaker Cable and not sure on HDMI.

    I have some Blue jean Cables now for my front 3 speakers.

    Nothing wrong with Blue Jeans cables at all. Love their LC-1 interconnects and their HDMI should certainly be adequate. Are you using the Belden or Canare speaker wire? I've tried both and not sure I like either one, especially the Canare 4s11 but it all comes down to synergy with your existing gear. Definitely try the IC's though.
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • Mytmauro
    Mytmauro Posts: 19
    edited February 2011
    I like my Blue Jeans quite a bit (Belden 5T00UP - sonically terminated bananas) - i had really poor cables and they improved the sound.

    I haven't tried the specialty cables so I am not comparing it to them or MITs or anything. right now for cables i need to budget - I have some larger fish to fry like:

    - selling my Marantz Zr6001 and probably buying a new Marantz AV7005 - looking at the Onkyo's as well and have seen the Onkyo 3008 for $850 or the Onkyo 5008 for $1150 which tempts. I have a ton of music on an external harddrive and three of these have USB ports and good built in DACs so I can save money rather buying an external DAC plus get all the latest HDMI codecs.

    - Then also might be selling my SDA IIs and getting Revel F12s, C12 S12 etc or PSB Imagines. The SDAs are good but i am not getting the sound I want right now. I demo'd the F12s and LOVED them.
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