Polk cables, what do I have?

bsoko2
bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
edited August 2011 in Vintage Speakers
I got a pair of vintage Polk cable. They are braided green and copper with a clear cover over the cable. On the end of the braided cable to the speaker, it looks like some sort of cap with steel wire coming out from the cable? AVR end just is steel looking into the braided cable. I don't really know what I have and can't see how the pos and neg wire is working in this braided mode?

Thanx, Bill
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2011
    You have the somewhat rare, and mildly sought after (for Polk collectors, not for the sound) Polk 'Cobra' cable. It's a litz braid, and gained a small reputation as an amp killer - though I never had any issue when I owned them, and I haven't seen any reported issues on the forum from other owners either.

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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited August 2011
    Amp killer?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited August 2011
    bsoko2 wrote: »
    Amp killer?

    Google "polk cobra speaker cable". You will have so much information it will make your head spin.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited August 2011
    I guess I'll shelve them, and I should have saved the $$$.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited August 2011
    bsoko2 wrote: »
    I guess I'll shelve them, and I should have saved the $$$.

    :confused::confused: Did you Google as I suggested? Why would you shelve them?

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited August 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    :confused::confused: Did you Google as I suggested? Why would you shelve them?

    H9

    Yes, I Googled them. did a lot of reading about them a d I'm not into 2 channel listening so the cable I have are good enough for HT.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited August 2011
    Ah I see, so you're not shelving them because they won't work, just don't need them.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited August 2011
    Why not just sell them?? unless you collect vintage polk items..
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited August 2011
    If they work better than my Blue Jeans Canare 4S11 Cable, I will try them. I have a Sunfire Grand Cimena Signature 400 wpc amp driving a set of Polk RT2000p mains.
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