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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,326
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    I am hoping for a nice improvement from my crappy homemade cables and cant wait to get my hands on them . Does the bananas you see in the add come bundled with them ?


    I'm kinda getting tired of childish behaviour and un-opinioned thread de-railing .


    One thing we all have PFB and that's the choice to not read it or be part of it.. You have the power to leave and or stay but it is a public forum and not everybody is going to see eye to eye or have a perfect day!!

    Best regards,
    Larry.
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Does the bananas you see in the add come bundled with them ?

    Yes they do along with the connector boots. Slide the boots on over the connector, slip them all the way up, screw the connector onto the leads and slide the boots down.
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    My question is about the burn in of the cables being around the 200 hours mark.

    Is there a certain volume you have to put through them .Can I leave music on really low when I go to work and still give them the proper burn in ?

    I'm not the one to ask either,but I Played(and still do) Loud when I go to work.I leave it on,with a burn in CD Playing... NO,WAF HERE.
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2011
    What would be a good burn in cd ?

    Is there any upgrades one can buy to replace the stock banana plugs ?
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    What would be a good burn in cd ?

    Is there any upgrades one can buy to replace the stock banana plugs ?

    What I used, is The Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD... Don't know anything about stock banana plugs.
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    What would be a good burn in cd ?

    Is there any upgrades one can buy to replace the stock banana plugs ?

    The stock bananas are quality electroplate, spring loaded. You should be fine.

    The only way to replace them is to re-terminate the cable.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited April 2011
    Just received my cables, and I must say that I would not have paid full retail for them based on their appearance. Underwhelming to say the least... very similar to my Canare wires in this regard. For the money spent however (75 bucks/20 footers) they look to be a good value. I will be plugging them in tonight when I get home from work.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2011
    I wish they had the option to come with spades and bananas .I took a sick day so as soon as it hits 12 pm i'm going to crank the flock out of my system and hopefully get a knock on the door from ups
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2011
    you can buy spades for the cables if you need them. Thats the nice part of using the ICONN system. It will run you about 30 bucks or so for 4 of them from a dealer normally.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2011
    Well my cables arrived and I am excited to give them a try

    I was not expecting much from these as far as appearances went but when I opened the very heavy box I was very surprised to see a quality made cable .I cant seem to find what the defect was ?

    I was amazed how big the 40 foot cables were and I put them in the pic posted to show compared to a 10 ft
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Well my cables arrived and I am excited to give them a try

    I was not expecting much from these as far as appearances went but when I opened the very heavy box I was very surprised to see a quality made cable .I cant seem to find what the defect was ?

    I was amazed how big the 40 foot cables were and I put them in the pic posted to show compared to a 10 ft

    Agreed PFB... the cables are very well made, but the runs you and I have would have been $300 bucks plus and for that kind of coin at retail, there are other well made cables that are much nicer in terms of looks. But it is not about looks as it is the sound that counts.

    Anyone know where I can get the nylon tube coverings for these? I want to combine two sets for bi-amping to the SDA's.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    I cant seem to find what the defect was ?

    Check the arrows, they should be facing the wrong way. Other than that they should be perfect and still labeled "amp" and "speaker".
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited April 2011
    Thanks for the pics, they look pretty nice and the price was good:)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited April 2011
    I have replaced the Monster Cable in my two channel setup with the MIT's and letting them burn in a bit tonight before I get some time in the sweetspot.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    Man, mine are supposed to be delivered today, but it's 7 and I am getting sick of waiting here just to sign for them. I dunno what's worse, going shopping and missing them, or waiting here only to find out they aren't actually coming.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited April 2011
    mine were delivered no sig required....
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    mine were delivered no sig required....

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited April 2011
    guess you should wait then:eek::tongue:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited April 2011
    Mine say sig required too, i'm not excited about that but we'll see. They don't come until tuesday so i'm living vicariously through everyone elses posts and pics.
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited April 2011
    I had to sign for mine
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited April 2011
    jinjuku wrote: »
    I had to sign for mine

    What color crayola did you use?:tongue::biggrin:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    guess you should wait then:eek::tongue:

    well, you were right. They just arrived.

    Okay, am I the only one who had difficulty with those plastic cover things? I only installed two because it was so hard to slip them on.... is there a trick to this?

    Anyhow, got them hooked up... no noticeable difference, but I've never used banana plugs, so that was mad convenient compared to my bare wire.

    At least now that I have these I don't have to worry that my sound is being destroyed by my cheapo wire.

    edit: man, just signed a few minutes ago and tracking is already updated online... that's fairly impressive
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited April 2011
    Ups tried to deliver at 9 this morning....who the hell is home at 9?! jack@sses
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited April 2011
    cokewithvanilla wrote: »
    well, you were right. They just arrived.

    Okay, am I the only one who had difficulty with those plastic cover things? I only installed two because it was so hard to slip them on.... is there a trick to this?

    Slip the boots on over the banana, push it up till you see the bottom of the plug and screw on. Simply pull the boot down.
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited April 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    What color crayola did you use?:tongue::biggrin:

    Since it was UPS: Brown.
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    mrbiron wrote: »
    Ups tried to deliver at 9 this morning....who the hell is home at 9?! jack@sses

    don't you mean who's awake at 9? :tongue:
    jinjuku wrote: »
    Slip the boots on over the banana, push it up till you see the bottom of the plug and screw on. Simply pull the boot down.

    I managed to find nothing simple about this process lol...I'll try again :)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited April 2011
    Mine went on real easy, but they sat in the hot car all day:tongue:

    Initial listening impressions using my Maggies, Sunfire Tube Pre, Carver Silver 7t's and my Yamaha turntable show a nice improvement over the Monster Cable Ultraflat wire that were replaced. The soundstage is more natural in depth and width. Voices are clearer than before and there is a touch more bass from the little Maggies. I am pleased with the purchase, and for two channel listening, I can say that yes... cables matter. I must admit to being a bit more skeptical of the need for high end cables for HT use, and probably will not go further than this into cables for home theater use. For my two channel rig however... well lets just say that is another rabbit hole entirely.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2011
    cokewithvanilla wrote: »
    well, you were right. They just arrived.

    Okay, am I the only one who had difficulty with those plastic cover things? I only installed two because it was so hard to slip them on.... is there a trick to this?

    Anyhow, got them hooked up... no noticeable difference, but I've never used banana plugs, so that was mad convenient compared to my bare wire.

    At least now that I have these I don't have to worry that my sound is being destroyed by my cheapo wire.

    edit: man, just signed a few minutes ago and tracking is already updated online... that's fairly impressive

    There is a method to attach the plastic. First you should put the small side on then screw on the banana plugs .
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,988
    edited April 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Mine went on real easy, but they sat in the hot car all day:tongue:

    Initial listening impressions using my Maggies, Sunfire Tube Pre, Carver Silver 7t's and my Yamaha turntable show a nice improvement over the Monster Cable Ultraflat wire that were replaced. The soundstage is more natural in depth and width. Voices are clearer than before and there is a touch more bass from the little Maggies. I am pleased with the purchase, and for two channel listening, I can say that yes... cables matter. I must admit to being a bit more skeptical of the need for high end cables for HT use, and probably will not go further than this into cables for home theater use. For my two channel rig however... well lets just say that is another rabbit hole entirely.

    Whew....If you had intended on using those monster cables with those nice tube amps your building, I would spend the gas money to come down there and slap you upside the head.:biggrin:
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    Mine arrived today, but no time to try them out until next week.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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