Polk Audio speaker cable Cobra

wrich22
wrich22 Posts: 36
edited February 2007 in Vintage Speakers
Years ago maybe the early 80"s I had several 20 ft lengths of Polk Audio speaker cable called Cobra. They were twisted pairs intertwined of individually insulated fine wire like colored magnet wire and wolven into a cable. They were rated at the time as the best speaker cable in the world. What ever happened to them and does any one still use them. Where can I find some?

Bill
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited February 2007
    They fried too many amps for Polk to take the constant risk.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2007
    They pop up from time to time, it was colored magnet wire, afaik. Litz braid. Sounded pretty damn good too.

    I've had two or three pair, I think members MadMax, Hoosier21, and HbombToo all have some stashed away.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    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 February 2007
    I have a length as well but for me it's simply for Polk nostalgia.
    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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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited February 2007
    My brother still has a pair but also just for nostalgia.
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