Input on Audioquest GR8 speaker wire?

kcoc321

there are a set for sale and I was wondering how they compare to the Type-4 I have now.
Thanks

kcoc321

Bump..Nobody has tried them?

jbooker82

Never herd of them, and I dont see a GR8 on their web site. Do you mean Type 8 or CV-8?

marvda1

gr8 is a discontinued audioquest cable that was sold by hcm audio. here is another audioquest sold by them now.
http://hcmaudio.com/comp.asp?compID=61

mantis

I've been a Audioquest dealer since 2006. Never heard of this wire. Tell me about your system and I will tell you if you need to upgrade your current Type 4 speaker wires.
Honestly the only upgrade you should consider from Type 4 is CV4 or CV8.

zingo

If you go through that site, they offer the CV8 speaker cables without DBS for $495. A heck of a deal in my book if you want Audioquest.

http://hcmaudio.com/comp.asp?compID=1011

marvda1

mantis, ever heard of indigo blue? audioquest has been around a while. indigo blue was my first upgrade from the original monster cable back in the 80's. gr8 was sold as discontinued cables around 2004.

kcoc321

thanks Jake, Dan, Marv and jbooker.
They came up on CL but the seller has not returned my message, so it might be a mute point. I was just interested in seeing if they were worth trying for <$100.
As far as my 'current system' that is kindof a 'complex' answer...haha
I am 'currently' using my DQ-10's (in mod protyping) on a Carver TFM-35 and using my B&K AVR 307 as the pre. (for simplicity sake) Sources are Comcast HD box, a Denon Pro Cd player and also a Carver SD/A-360, a Cambridge Audio DVD-99. I am a LSi9 I use as a Center. (right now with the DQ-10's since I am using a Vifa XT25 tweeter)) also have (2) CSi5 I use one as a center when using PA as Fronts....Also have Grant Fidelity tube buffer I throw in the mix from time to time..
sorry for the long answer..LOL..does that help?
I also have: RTti55, RTA-8TL, Mon 7 Peerless, Mon10b w/ the 'good SL1000'..that I swap around from time to time...plus..hmm Mon 4, VS-25..and a few Optimus..another TFM-35, a B&K PT-3 pre, Carver CT-6 pre

Thanks for the link Jake, but I am not in a position to spend that much on speaker cables right now...

Marv: I saw those GBC. seemed like a decent $$ pair. Thanks

Toolfan66

SL-1000's Good???

kcoc321

My own term for them..They sound as Good as the Peerless tweeters...(IMHO) I had another pair of SL-1000's that were much harsher, but these are enjoyable.

Dawgfish

I had a pair of these in my two channel rig for a while. They are not a bad cable at all for the money. They are very smooth with great low extension but tend to be a little rolled off in the highs. If you are finding your system to be a little on the bright side these would have good synergy with bright to slightly neutral systems. I replaced these with CV-4s and overall the CV-4s were an improvement over the GBC, but the CV-4s don't have the low-end extension and weight of the GBCs. I eventually replaced my cables with ones that had the clarity, mids, highs, soundstage, and imaging of the CV-4s(better than the CV-4s really by a good bit) and the low end extension and weight of the GBCs.

jbooker82

zingo wrote: »

If you go through that site, they offer the CV8 speaker cables without DBS for $495. A heck of a deal in my book if you want Audioquest.

http://hcmaudio.com/comp.asp?compID=1011

I though CV8's with out the DBS would just be Type 8's

kcoc321

Dawgfish wrote: »

I had a pair of these in my two channel rig for a while. They are not a bad cable at all for the money. They are very smooth with great low extension but tend to be a little rolled off in the highs. If you are finding your system to be a little on the bright side these would have good synergy with bright to slightly neutral systems. I replaced these with CV-4s and overall the CV-4s were an improvement over the GBC, but the CV-4s don't have the low-end extension and weight of the GBCs. I eventually replaced my cables with ones that had the clarity, mids, highs, soundstage, and imaging of the CV-4s(better than the CV-4s really by a good bit) and the low end extension and weight of the GBCs.

What speaker cables are you referring to?
(Not that I can probally afford them..lol)

marvda1

you can't go wrong with this gr8 buy. $40
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?cablspkr&1317090958&auc&3&4&

mantis

No , Never seen them either.

marvda1 wrote: »

mantis, ever heard of indigo blue? audioquest has been around a while. indigo blue was my first upgrade from the original monster cable back in the 80's. gr8 was sold as discontinued cables around 2004.

Dawgfish

kcoc321 wrote: »

What speaker cables are you referring to?
(Not that I can probally afford them..lol)

Actually you probably can! The speaker cables I replaced my CV-4s with are JW Cryo Novas believe it or not. They are quite affordable at $10.00/ft with banana, spade, or both terminations. I really liked my CV-4s and in fact still have a pair as back up, but the JWs are in a whole different league of performance. At least they are with my system. I tried these with much skeptisicm at first because I have tried AntiCables before with mixed results. The JWs in fact use the same wire as the AntiCables, but JW adds cryo treatment and an intense burn-in regimen. I thought these were going to sound the same or similiar to the ACs, but I was wrong! The JWs are easily the best sounding cables I've ever heard in my system. DR. Cilantro here on CP has a pair of them for sale in the for sale section of the forumn. I highly encourage anyone to give them a try. They sound way better to me than my $500/pr CV4s. YMMV with your system and listening environment though, but for the price they are well worth a try.

kcoc321

thanks, I see if I can find them

kcoc321

Dan, did you have any suggestions regarding which speaker wires would work best for me? I listed my 'systems' above.

mantis

I'm thinking CV-8's would be the one for that system. If not at least CV-4. Both cables are fantastic and the best I have ever owned personally. I have used them on many higher end system with stellar results.

kcoc321

thanks Dan....I'll see if I can find or try out those.