whats the deal with the anti-cables?

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  • AdamRagland
    AdamRagland Posts: 521
    edited November 2007
    tonyb wrote: »
    At that price,what have ya got to loose?

    ..about a hundred bucks. i don't know about what type of income you have but im not the type of person to blow a hundred bucks just to see if if im gonna love or hate speaker cables. i dont have that kind of money
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  • m00npie
    m00npie Posts: 697
    edited November 2007
    AdamRagland wrote: »
    …about a hundred bucks. I don't know about what type of income you have but I’m not the type of person to blow a hundred bucks just to see if I’m gonna love or hate speaker cables. I don’t have that kind of money.

    Buy it, try it and sell it if you don't like it. You may or may not get what you paid for but depending on the product, you should get back most of your money. If that amount is still too much, even to try, try something from Blue Jeans Cable. You can even buy used from AudiogoN or the classified ads right here at Polk to save on higher priced cable.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2007
    AdamRagland wrote: »
    just finished ordering the signal cable ultras...i sure hope these cables are good liars cuz i want good sound!!!!
    You should be more than happy with them.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • vonnie123
    vonnie123 Posts: 326
    edited November 2007
    I would stick to well shieded cables. Even a shielded cable will pick up noise if it crosses paths with the wrong component part. I learned this recently when repositioning some cooling fans after a cabinet dusting. If you are trying to save a little money, there are some nice cables to be had on ebay. I have tried esoteric audio, shift audio, viperav, belkin pure av, and various monster speaker cables over the years. All have served my use well. Even some of the higher line cables can be had pre-owned as well.
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited November 2007
    If you're handy with a soldering iron and want the anti-cable experience, go out and buy some 8 ga. winding wire, a set of mid range terminals and save 75% of the cost of anti-cables. You will have the exact same product at 1/4 the price.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited November 2007
    Or I could sell you my 10ft pair for 50 bucks , and you could decide for yourself..

    I paid 110 for them to have in the cable swap program..
    I thought they were cool to use on the upper binding posts, with regular monster on the bottom..

    They sounded good to me !

    Of course my AQ bedrocks are the ticket fo rme ...!!
    Best cables so far....until I can get some MT`s to match my I/C`s
    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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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2007
    I have in the house Signal, Better Cables, AudioQuest, Monster, Blue Jeans, PS Audio and MIT cables, most of these I bought in our Flea Market to try out as I built the systems I have.

    My favorite cable is in my two channel rig and is the MIT, Signal, Blue Jeans and Monster are in my main HT. I see Audio Advisor is running a special on the new AQ lines and HCM Audio has a special on AQ cables as well. I bought some of the AQ from HCM audio and they were pleasent to deal with. The cables are well made and terminated however you wish.

    Good choice going with Signal Cable. Well made with nice overall sound and Frank is a big supporter of our club.

    RT1
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