For what its worth

Gunther16

About a year ago I changed my cabling to a Blue Jeans cable loom and was pleased with these "budget" cables. About 4 months ago I upgraded my beloved 3.1TL's and thought I was in heaven. About a month ago I wondered what a different speaker cable would add. So off I go on a search for something different but inexpensive. I searched high and wide and settled on an unknown (JW Audio Cryo Nova) solid copper wire and took a shot in the dark. Never used a solid cable before. That shot hit the bullseye! Now its been a month of breaking in and such and I'm here to tell you that this was the best money I spent on cables to date. I could not believe how much better the highs, mids and lows were compared to the Blue Jeans right out of the box. Everything just opened up to an incredible level. That darn cable was just too good to be true. So this AM I said to myself, I said self you are just foolin yourself and there is no real difference between all the cables you been using. So I switched back to the BJ cable and it did not take long for me to become real unenthusiastic about that cable. I then switched the BJ cable for my previous 3/4 inch thick cable (cant remember the brand) and was even less impressed. Then back to the BJ to calibrate my ears and back to the Cryo Nova. All I got to say is that there is not a subtle difference, there is a huge difference and I really like the solid cable. I don't mean to imply its the end all but I will say that its the best in my system so far by a large margin. My 3.1TL's have never ever sounded sweeter ever. Only caveat with the solid cable.......... its a hard thing to work with, not very flexible and difficult to route but worth it.
Bad, now I wonder if those real expensive cables will be even better............ somebody save me from myself.

mrbiron

BS! You must be the purveyor of snakeoil!
Nobody will believe your findings so you might as well stash this thought next to your signed photo of bigfoot and the original bible.

mikeyb128

I've been a fan of solid core silver plated copper conductors for a while now. I believe there is a point of diminishing returns with cables. The audible difference seems to be smaller the more expensive you go. I used blue jeans in my theater and upgraded to Audioquest, then a few lines of MIT, as well as nordost. They all have their different flavors, but all very noticeable positive changes that you would have to be deaf or just plain dumb to not hear.

Gunther16

Mikeyb128, Interesting you should have tried the Audioquest, MIT and nordost. Would you mind letting me know what you thought of each as I have been looking at the same. Which were you most pleased with?

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steveinaz

I have found that solid copper cables tend to add some treble sparkle, and are a good choice if your speakers a bit too laid back in this area.

mikeyb128

Gunther16 wrote: »

Mikeyb128, Interesting you should have tried the Audioquest, MIT and nordost. Would you mind letting me know what you thought of each as I have been looking at the same. Which were you most pleased with?

Hey Gunther, will pm you my experiences later this evening.

Gunther16

Hey mickey, that'd be great. Thanks