New Subwoofer Cable

gregure
gregure Posts: 871
edited October 2005 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
Got a new sub cable today. What a difference! Not only is the bass cleaner and tighter, but lower. Not that I'm new to the concept that a better cable will produce better results, but I was surprised at how much of a difference I noticed. My old cable was a Sub-X from audioquest, 4.5M long. For the new one, instead of one of their dedicated Sub cables, I used a 4.5M Jaguar interconnect, a triple balanced analog interconnect cable. The cable costs as much as the sub-$440. Of course, for me it was free, so what the hell. Pretty awesome!
Current System:

Mitsubishi 30" LCD LT-3020 (for sale**)
Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grand (Rosewood)-Mains (with Audioquest Mont Blanc cables)
CSi5-Center (for sale**)
FXi3-surrounds (for sale**)
Martin Logan Depth-Sub
B&K AVR 507
Pimare CD21-CD Player
Denon 1815-DVD Player
Panamax M5500-EX-Line Conditioner
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,782
    edited October 2005
    So how much lower does the sub play now? What did you use to measure the new frequency response?
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited October 2005
    free jag cable..?

    where do I sign up..?
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • Schris22
    Schris22 Posts: 983
    edited October 2005
    cool!

    I just upgraded my sub cable to a coperhead that had an integreated y adapter.

    Quite an upgrade from my flimsy string sub cable =P

    Mine has similar results

    Chris
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR502-S
    DVD Player: Pioneer DV-578A-S
    Left and Right: R50
    Center: CS1
    Rear Center: R15
    Surrounds: R30
    Subwoofer: 10'' Dayton 100 Watt
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  • gregure
    gregure Posts: 871
    edited October 2005
    WilliamM2 wrote:
    So how much lower does the sub play now? What did you use to measure the new frequency response?

    I did not have time to measure. I just listened to material that I'd listened to in the past, and felt a palpable difference in the heft of the low frequencies. Maybe it doesn't play lower per se, but it certianly carries more weight in the lower frequencies. Like I could feel the lows even more noticably than before.

    As far as getting a free Jag, well, that's one of the perks of working at Magnolia: Audioquest points.

    The Copperhead is definitely a decent sub cable as well. Interesting difference between a single coax sub cable and a triple conductor analog one.
    Current System:

    Mitsubishi 30" LCD LT-3020 (for sale**)
    Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grand (Rosewood)-Mains (with Audioquest Mont Blanc cables)
    CSi5-Center (for sale**)
    FXi3-surrounds (for sale**)
    Martin Logan Depth-Sub
    B&K AVR 507
    Pimare CD21-CD Player
    Denon 1815-DVD Player
    Panamax M5500-EX-Line Conditioner
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