The Truth About Speaker Wire...

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,648
    edited July 2005
    No offense MaxxuM, but at $59.00 per 9' of Axiom cable, we're not talking high end here.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2005
    Jesse, its not even worth discussing, is it? Let 'em have at it. Gruntball mofos. God love 'em. May they rest in audio peace.

    Jackasses.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by F1nut
    No offense MaxxuM, but at $59.00 per 9' of Axiom cable, we're not talking high end here.

    I'd rather have $50 cash and a $9 cable. :)

    Especially, since I've yet to find an aftermarket interconnect in the < $100 range that can make a measureable difference over another one. I've found that a 20hz to 20khz audio signal is not difficult to deliver over a 1-2 meter distance.

    However, I still enjoy hooking up different RCA's and trying them out.


    Keyword = "enjoy"
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2005
    And what exactly does YOUR rig consist of PT?

    I thought so. Thanks for chiming in. Time for you to go graph something, no?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2005
    PolkThug - When are you going to forward the cables from the PCSP? There are individuals waiting on your response and shipment.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2005
    Come on Mark, give the guy a break. He's doing critical analysis of HUMAN HEARING. I'm talking **** NASA wants to know about.

    Forget the fact that he's using a y adapter off his pc, a mic, and a Onkyo receiver - he's HIGH TECH! Norad type **** man. He's proven that cables all carry a electrical signal, and directly related it to human hearing perception - that **** never been done before broham.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    And what exactly does YOUR rig consist of PT?

    I thought so. Thanks for chiming in. Time for you to go graph something, no?

    I've answered that for you before. You don't need speakers to pass an audio signal through an interconnect and measure the output vs input.

    I know you are more into "night and day" differences that only your ears can hear and no microphone can, and that's ok too, have fun.

    You can also yap all day about how cable X has deeper bass or cable Y is brighter, but you can't prove it, and neither can anyone else in a double-blind test, and that's ok too.

    Maybe some day I'll own speakers that can hear my cables, but until then I could give a **** less what YOU care about MY gear.
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  • MaxxuM
    MaxxuM Posts: 31
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by F1nut
    No offense MaxxuM, but at $59.00 per 9' of Axiom cable, we're not talking high end here.

    None taken F1 – I know I have some Flexygy in a box somewhere in the garage and I think its 200+. But until I’m sure Emily isn’t coming our way I don’t want to start moving all the boxes around (already got the generator and vehicles in there and it’s a tight fit). If you are feeling a bit adventurous why not make a single CAT5 cable and compare it to what you have? It’s a real pain in the a$$, but you might like it. Here’s a link to the method I used, but there are many others:

    http://www.venhaus1.com/diycatfivecables.html
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,648
    edited July 2005
    MaxxuM, thanks for the suggestion and link, but I've tried enough cables to know that what I have now are the best ones for my set up.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,746
    edited July 2005
    Hook...

    Line...

    Sinker...

    Nuff said.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,648
    edited July 2005
    Way past your bedtime Sid. Nuff said!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,746
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by F1nut
    Way past your bedtime Sid.

    I'm a night owl just like you... :p

    Need to buy me some Power Cables.

    CDP first though. Biotch.

    Nuff said wah? Polk Thug was hook, lined, and sunk - simple as that?
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Loud &amp; Clear
    Loud &amp; Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited July 2005
    "Instead of listening to the McIntosh speakers and electronics, they recalled "bad" things they had been told about "common" speaker wire and this promoted questions about the "inferior" wire being used. When we changed the wire to a popular brand of wire, customers were happy with the setup, and directed their attention to the McIntosh equipment."

    Cudos to the wire industry. Mission accomplished.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2005
    Keep up the good work PT, you are doing ground-breaking stuff here. You could LITERALLY set the industry on its ear. Try to get some financial backing if you need it, your findings are amazing!!!

    Crackpot.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    Keep up the good work PT, you are doing ground-breaking stuff here. You could LITERALLY set the industry on its ear. Try to get some financial backing if you need it, your findings are amazing!!!

    Crackpot.

    Thanks a bunch, you're the first one to say my findings are amazing, this is very encouraging.

    Cheers!
    PT
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