RCA Interconnects

tonyb

trans am wrote: »

thanks for explaining. I want to buy a new preamp. i was looking at the GFP-750 to replace my 500ii. the 750 has no phono stage. what do you recommend for phono?

I like this one
http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-Store/Bellari-Phono-Preamps

Used can be much cheaper.
As far as cables go, it's a matter of finding your sound. Every cable colors the sound in some fashion. Some warmer, some brighter, more details, darker sounding, etc. If you have warmer sounding speakers and gear, you want a brighter sounding cable or the end result will be too much of one thing. Look at Audioquest, DH Labs, Kimber, Cardas, and a host of others too. Also look at the sigs of other members and get an idea of what they are using with what gear to help guide you. Good luck.

leftwinger57

You've heard this before. Price being what it is then go w/ Signal Cable RCAs.I had a problem and Frank promptly sent me back a new set .I would buy from him any time I need some ICs.

doctor r

When I started I acquired cables on a budget from Zu Audio. Nice improvement in my system. They sell direct from their website, but they also sell a lot of product on EBay. Some of the auctions are for their discontinued lines, but still nice cables. Great guys to work with and made in USA. I still use their top of the line Event Speaker Cables, and their previous top Mother PCs. Look at the Wylde ICs or the Mission ICs. They do honor a trial return policy (either 30 or 60 days I cannot remember which) on their sales

trans am

leftwinger57 wrote: »

You've heard this before. Price being what it is then go w/ Signal Cable RCAs.I had a problem and Frank promptly sent me back a new set .I would buy from him any time I need some ICs.

I just had a 30 min conversation with frank. we are both in NYC. I got the anti cables today and my new monitor audio rx2 to replace my lsi7. before swapping to the new speakers I wanted to test the cables and hear the changes since I am familiar with my lsi7 setup. I played a track. Autechre "eggshell" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4jpy836IJo

my old cables sounded very lively in the hi hat part. there are little nuances and l/r very crisp.
they sound too rounded in the highs. Like the high hats should sound crisp but they sounded dull on the anti cables.
I got my monitor audio rx2 today and my anti cables from paul. I was anxious to swap to the new speakers but I wanted to do a comparison between my old cables and the anticables to see hear the changes.

I listened to a track I am very familiar with that starts with a hi hat roll. I attached it so you can hear it. on my old cables it it actually sounded better. the hihat part jumps left and right and there are acute nuances and crisp and detailed. the anti cables made it sound too round. the excitement was gone. maybe because they are new? I dont know. I am paid $418 bux from paul and I can get the same from Frank for almost half. I am going to order the equivalent from frank and compare and send the lesser sounding cables back. I must tell you the RX2 are incredible. They were a huge upgrade over my ls7's. But when I compared the anti cables to my old cables they seemed less exciting. I am a drummer and I am all about tiny details in cymbals and little nuances. The anti cables are rad but they almost seem too dark or round. there is no excitement. I expected more for my money. Frank is going to send me the equivalent and I am going to test them both and get back to you guys. They both have 30 day return policy. may the best sound win.

I didnt win the GFP-750 unfortunately but I scored a nice GFP-565 with some nice mods. I cant wait to get it. I just need to replace this marantz dvd dv-4001 player i am using as a cd player. i want to get a Rotel RCD-991. anyone have this cd player? is it good?

F1nut

You can't judge a cable right out of the box, they need burn-in time. About 200 hours should do it.

doctor r

Agree with F1 on the burn-in time needed. I have never used the anti cables, but all cables I have employed had changes durning the first 200 to 400 hours. Some of the changes I have experianced would impact the areas that you are noting as being too "rounded" out of the box. Listen, enjoy, and have patience before any final decisions are made.

Rick

trans am

thanks guys. so what is the best way? should I just leave a cd on repeat while im at work?

asindc

Try Nordost Blue Heaven (the first editions) for $100 or so. If you are lucky, maybe a bit less than that. One of the best bangs for the buck in cables. As expensive as higher-end Nordost cables are, these have never been discontinued and for good reason.

asindc

trans am wrote: »

thanks guys. so what is the best way? should I just leave a cd on repeat while im at work?

Yes. No need to turn anything else on. The signal will be flowing through the cable as long as the CD player is playing music.

littlewoodboats

Do you have a tuner? That was recommended to me for the burn time on my rebuilt amp. Save the spin time on your disk player

asindc

trans am wrote: »

thanks guys. so what is the best way? should I just leave a cd on repeat while im at work?

And it is best to play bass-heavy music during the break-in.

littlewoodboats

asindc wrote: »

And it is best to play bass-heavy music during the break-in.

Why does the program material matter?

asindc

littlewoodboats wrote: »

Why does the program material matter?

I'm no techie, but I've been told by dealers, Nordost tech support, and Wireworld tech support that the cables will break in more quickly with bass-heavy music. I see no reason to be disbelieve it, since I had already made my purchases at that point.

tonyb

littlewoodboats wrote: »

Why does the program material matter?

To move the drivers in and out....on a speaker breakin of course.

Personally, when someone talks about breakin what really needs to be done is just play and listen as you normally would. No special attention needed and they will eventually break in.

doctor r

Just listen to music. You wil intermittently notice that a change (improvement) has occurred, but enjoy the MUSIC along the way.

littlewoodboats

tonyb wrote: »

To move the drivers in and out....on a speaker breakin of course..

It is not a driver thread

gigbyt

i've found that any decently shielded rca works fine. its the fat end i dont like on some of them.

gigbyt

or the death grip fitting ones.