Interconnects - Help me pick new cables!

Inspector 24

LSiM 707 trigger has been pulled. Time to upgrade my cable game too!

Current interconnects are generic-nothing-special so I'm sure anything will be an upgrade! Do not feel the need to spend a lot, just want something that will compliment my existing gear and the new 707's. Use is 75% movies, 25% music, but music is 200% more critical.

I may have a hookup for Audioquest cables, and they seem to be popular in the Polk crowd, but neither their site or places they're sold are helpful in differentiating how the cables may sound or very clear about how they're terminated, IE single channel cable, pair siamesed etc. Certainly not married to Audioquest, open to all suggestions.

Gear:
RTiA9 LSiM707 - CSiA6 LSiM 706c - FXiA6 - Dual HSU VTF-15H Mk2
Parasound HCA-3500 - HCA-2003A - Marantz SR7005
Panasonic dmp-bdt500

Speaker cables are bi-wired 12ga banana plugs.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and opinions!

EndersShadow

Signal Cable, Cullen Cable, Kimber Hero, Wireworld, DouglasConnection

Inspector 24

All great brands! Doesn't actually help narrow things down though! Not interested in trying a bunch of cables, but am curious about experiences!

BlueFox

I would go with entry level Shunyata cables. Of course if you do then you will be so amazed that you will start thinking of getting even better Shunyata cables.

Inspector 24

DSkip wrote: »

What is your system? I can’t see sigs on my phone.

Gear:
RTiA9 LSiM707 - CSiA6 LSiM 706c - FXiA6 - Dual HSU VTF-15H Mk2
Parasound HCA-3500 - HCA-2003A - Marantz SR7005
Panasonic dmp-bdt500

Speaker cables are bi-wired 12ga banana plugs.

Inspector 24

BlueFox wrote: »

I would go with entry level Shunyata cables. Of course if you do then you will be so amazed that you will start thinking of getting even better Shunyata cables.

I'm sure! Though my budget is more LSiM quality at 75% off. Champange taste on a Beer budget!

Inspector 24

DSkip wrote: »

You won’t find them but PNF is king for cheap cables. They’re gone and those who have them don’t sell them. Outside of that, I think Wireworld or Kimber would be good options for budget friendly options. Douglas’ cables are very high quality too but with a multi channel could get expensive. Doug’s entry cables from what I remember will roll off the top end a bit so if you need that, they’ll be a great fit.

Particular line or cable you'd lean toward? Or maybe a feature to look out for?

Just looking to upgrade left/right channels at this time, maybe the center should I notice a large enough difference.

motorhead43026

If you are on a tight budget ZU Mission cables on eBay, good stuff cheap.

nooshinjohn

Get ahold of Doug at Douglas Connection... they will be the very best solution for your needs, bar none.

TEAforONE

Morrow Cables seem to get good reviews.

Inspector 24

motorhead43026 wrote: »

If you are on a tight budget ZU Mission cables on eBay, good stuff cheap.

Wow those are cheap! Barely more than a Douglas Connection DIY kit!

Inspector 24

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Get ahold of Doug at Douglas Connection... they will be the very best solution for your needs, bar none.

I'm looking at them now. Built price is $120/1m. DIY is $48 shipped! I can build cables… So long as I solder them correctly, would that not be the biggest bang for the buck? Is there a $85 benefit to paying them to build them?

nooshinjohn

Doug's work is among the finest I have seen, and he stands behind them like a devoted father... a great guy to work with all around.

Inspector 24

Cable trigger pulled. Doug's DIY kit. Price seems unbeatable. I think I used to know about his DIY kits, and haven't considered any upgrades for so long I forgot! Have to start small-ish again, but this may be the kickoff of a new round of upgrades. I mean I dumped money on the speakers so why not.

Geoff4rfc

Inspector 24 wrote: »

Cable trigger pulled. Doug's DIY kit. Price seems unbeatable. I think I used to know about his DIY kits, and haven't considered any upgrades for so long I forgot! Have to start small-ish again, but this may be the kickoff of a new round of upgrades. I mean I dumped money on the speakers so why not.

Nicely done! I did a 7.0 set up with DIY from Dougs using the Furez R10BCS silver connectors.

Doug gave me some basic instruction and presto, high end I.C.s for less.

pitdogg2

Doug gives a small discount for polk members. Send him an email and your polk name boom discount

Inspector 24

Thanks! I’ll hit him up.

Hopefully they arrive in advance enough of the 707’s to get them built! He has a great video showing just how to do it.

https://youtu.be/AuC9tfNj6eg

Inspector 24

He doesn’t show in the video how to attach the braided jacket, and I couldn’t figure it out. The barrel with the screw wouldn’t fit over the heat shrink and the jacket, is it supposed to go under the red/black heat shrink?

pitdogg2

Inspector 24 wrote: »

He doesn’t show in the video how to attach the braided jacket, and I couldn’t figure it out. The barrel with the screw wouldn’t fit over the heat shrink and the jacket, is it supposed to go under the red/black heat shrink?

typically yes I would put it under the shrink tubing.

Geoff4rfc

Inspector 24 wrote: »

He doesn’t show in the video how to attach the braided jacket, and I couldn’t figure it out. The barrel with the screw wouldn’t fit over the heat shrink and the jacket, is it supposed to go under the red/black heat shrink?

I didn't use the heat shrink with my projects, just electrical tape. That holds the techflex down really well when inserting it into the barrel.

As you have found out by now, heatshrink and techflex makes for a pretty super tight fit.

Hope it's going well for you.

drumminman

Venhaus diy finesilver IC’s - incredible sounding