WTB: Speaker cables

MrNightly

******* Cables purchased from anonymouse *******


Ok, I'm ashamed to admit it, but I've been powering all my mains with HD (Home Depot speaker wire) cable... the problem is, it's a royal pain in the arse to change it out on the back of the AVR, and I also wonder about my connections at times...

So, I would like to pick up a pair of cheaper cables with spades / banana plugs? Am I looking for the right thing here? So, I can swap them out of the AVR with ease, and also have a more secure connection. I don't know which is better spades or plugs...

Anybody have any, say 6-8ft for the Fronts and 6 ft for the Center they'd be willing to sell?

Thanks for looking!

zingo

I can build you a pair of my cables if you are interested. They sound great, the only reason they aren't finished on the post is I have not had time to deconstruct them and heat shrink the cosmetic parts. To be honest, I've been listening to them too much.

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51988

PS: I can do any type of connections, or whatever else you would need/what/etc.

MrNightly

What would the price be for a set of 8' speaker cables?!? Looks like you have quite the business on your hands!!!

Good show!

zingo

I haven't thought that far. Bluejeans sells a single 8' cable with bananas for $35.40. I really don't know what's fair. What do you think?

(I'm more of a builder than a seller if you haven't noticed. Plus, I dread the idea of dicking someone.)

MrNightly

Think? I think you should gift a pair to me and I'll be your spokesman if I like them! Great advertising...

I'd put them in my sig, tell all my friends and family about them, um.. I'd even give you all the leads for sales I get, and someday when you're a huge mega company called, "Zingo Cable" or Z Cables for short, I'd even split the profit with ya!!! What a great idea huh?

McLoki

Could you just get a set of banana plugs and add them to the cable you already own? (change if you want, but just to get banana's seems like a bad reason to purchase a new cable.)

Michael

MrNightly

McLoki wrote: »

Could you just get a set of banana plugs and add them to the cable you already own? (change if you want, but just to get banana's seems like a bad reason to purchase a new cable.)

Michael

I probably could... but I don't have any sodering tools, and I'd be afraid I wouldn't make the best connections ya know? Plus, how good can 12gauge 'Depot cable be? Not doing the speakers justice I think...

McLoki

The GLS plugs (I purchased mine on ebay) only require a small screwdriver. Not soldering neccesary. If you want new wire, ok then. I thought you were upgrading just to get the plugs.

Good luck and let us know what you end up going with and what you think of it.

Michael

zingo

MrNightly wrote: »

Think? I think you should gift a pair to me and I'll be your spokesman if I like them! Great advertising...

That's a possibility...

MrNightly

anonymouse wrote: »

I have some 10' Monster terminated with spades... 3 of em for $20 shipped fair?

When you say 3 of them, I assume that's three pairs?!

If so, what does terminated mean? sorry don't know much of anything about cables.. and what difference if any are there between spaded and banana plugs?

I may take them if it's three pairs!! Then I could run my center as well!!!

hearingimpared

I got really good bananas from a member here and they are compression. . . no soldering, no screw drivers, just your fingers. You can get these very inexpensively ANYWHERE on-line, rat shack etc.

MrNightly

anonymouse wrote: »

No, you assume wrong. Its three wires... one for the left, one for the right and one for the center. Obviously, each one has 2 cores for the positive and the negative.

Ahh, gotcha. So they will run three sets of speakers..

Let me get with my sponser here, to see if a deal is being forged in stone about his cables, and if not, then I will take yours!

Thanks man

MrNightly

PM sent to anonymouse regarding his cables...

MrNightly

Money sent!

New cables on their way... anythings an upgrade over what I've got... but just to make sure, I'll run some side by sides, and report if I notice a difference!