Spearker cables..fact or fiction?
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I'm catching up. Been on the road a couple of days and was in my unread thread listing
This thread is like a vampire. It's gets dead for a couple of days and somebody, me included, posts. Besides me, you two, Face and Curt, just posted and gave it new life too!
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I have been more than patient with those still posting in this thread. I have grown tired of the drivel here and must now unleash the full power of the Empire against this abomination. The next post made here will be met with power of the Dark Side, and the crimson blade of my lightsaber! It is time to end this destructive conflict!!! NO MORE POSTING HERE, per order of the Emporer Palpatine. I will have no mercy on those that violate this order.:eek:
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spearker!Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
Mirage PS-12
LG BDP-550
Motorola HD FIOS DVR
Panasonic 42" Plasma
XBOX 360[/SIZE]
Office stuff
Allied 395 receiver
Pioneer CDP PD-M430
RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]
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Knucklehead wrote: »spearker!
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Get 'em Sir Vador. Strike down those who keep this spearker thread alive!
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:eek:spearker:eek:Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
Mirage PS-12
LG BDP-550
Motorola HD FIOS DVR
Panasonic 42" Plasma
XBOX 360[/SIZE]
Office stuff
Allied 395 receiver
Pioneer CDP PD-M430
RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan -
Fook.
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This thread has become an idiot convention. :rolleyes:"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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"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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And still no pictures.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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This thread has become an idiot convention. :rolleyes:
Is spearker street for 4th of July sparklers
Also, I shot a mountain lion
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so wait....what kind of speaker wire DOES everyone use?
i mean...i come from th ecar audio world where streetwires and monstercable are big names and tsunami...well they're there too. i'm a fan of memphis audio connection lines myself.
but MIT? Knuconcepts? are these real things i should know about?????In-Car:
Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
Rear speakers: Polk db690
Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100
In-Home:
Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
Yamaha RX-V995
Bose 161
Bose 901
Polk FXi30 -
are these real things i should know about?????
For the level of your home audio gear, Knuconcepts might be worth looking into, but MIT would be overkill.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 -
For the level of your home audio gear, Knuconcepts might be worth looking into, but MIT would be overkill.
hahahaha whoa whoa whoa hang on sir you underestimate me! but only because i haven't fully updated my signature.
when i do update it you'll see things like my harmon kardon receiver and bose surrounds with an infinity sub. which is, i know, probably still not worthy of these infamous MIT connections. I'll settle with my custom Monstercables for now 
In-Car:
Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
Rear speakers: Polk db690
Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100
In-Home:
Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
Yamaha RX-V995
Bose 161
Bose 901
Polk FXi30 -
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hahahaha whoa whoa whoa hang on sir you underestimate me! but only because i haven't fully updated my signature. when i do update it you'll see things like my harmon kardon receiver and bose surrounds with an infinity sub. which is, i know, probably still not worthy of these infamous MIT connections. I'll settle with my custom Monstercables for now
Sounds like you need some quality spearker cables! -
Hillbilly61 wrote: »Sounds like you need some quality spearker cables!
hahaha i thought you were being sarcastic for a minute there...but then i realized you weren't really making fun of my spearkers In-Car:
Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
Rear speakers: Polk db690
Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100
In-Home:
Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
Yamaha RX-V995
Bose 161
Bose 901
Polk FXi30 -
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 -
Ha ha ha It has surfaced again:D:D
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As you say.
so what does an aficionado like you do about the terminals on the cabinets of whatever polk speakers you have? because it would be a shame to spend such money on fancy wires and have them suffer due to a weak link in their connection to your drivers. i'm new to this forum (clearly) and presently do not feel like searching through old threads to find the answer to this question.In-Car:
Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
Rear speakers: Polk db690
Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100
In-Home:
Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
Yamaha RX-V995
Bose 161
Bose 901
Polk FXi30 -
I have gone totally insane and am now totally spearkercablefied with Shotgun 2 Cables and IC's .
I'm experimenting with MIT Shotgun 2 IC's and various other IC's between one of my Thorens tables with an RCA outfitted SME tonearm to a Thorens MM 001 Phono Preamp, then to the preamp AUX In, and then on to the amplifier. The impedance matching feature on the MIT's is amazing, but I can't yet say they are better that my exemplary 6 foot Ben's Silver's.
I wish everyone who is skeptical could hear this.VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
NAD SS rigs w/mods
GIK panels -
so what does an aficionado like you do about the terminals on the cabinets of whatever polk speakers you have? because it would be a shame to spend such money on fancy wires and have them suffer due to a weak link in their connection to your drivers. i'm new to this forum (clearly) and presently do not feel like searching through old threads to find the answer to this question.
I took F1's cable connection advice on both my SDA-2B's and SDA SRS 2's when I modded the crossovers. It was one of the best $25 per cabinet investments I've made. The man knows of that which he speaks.VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
NAD SS rigs w/mods
GIK panels -
inspiredsports wrote: »I took F1's cable connection advice on both my SDA-2B's and SDA SRS 2's when I modded the crossovers. The man knows of that which he speaks.
I am entirely self-educated in the world of audio and come from the car audio side of experts. I have been made well aware in the past few days (my first on this forum) that I have a lot to learn hahaIn-Car:
Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
Rear speakers: Polk db690
Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100
In-Home:
Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
Yamaha RX-V995
Bose 161
Bose 901
Polk FXi30 -
I am entirely self-educated in the world of audio and come from the car audio side of experts. I have been made well aware in the past few days (my first on this forum) that I have a lot to learn haha
Forgot to mention, the binding posts are Cardas CCGR's . . .
http://www.soniccraft.com/products/connections/bindingpost/cardas_ccgr.htm
. . . that way, your investment in MIT or similar won't be wasted.VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
NAD SS rigs w/mods
GIK panels -
inspiredsports wrote: »Forgot to mention, the binding posts are Cardas CCGR's . . .
http://www.soniccraft.com/products/connections/bindingpost/cardas_ccgr.htm
. . . that way, your investment in MIT or similar won't be wasted.
wow...that's like...**** for audiophiles...i want them! i can't wait to have real money to invest in quality stuff like that...seriously the terminals on prefab boxes have "weak link" written all over them...now THAT is a solution...thanks In-Car:
Head Unit: Sony MEX-1GP
Door speakers: Infinity Kappa 680.9cs
Rear speakers: Polk db690
Subwoofers: Memphis Audio 15-M3124
Amps: Pioneer GM5300T, Kenwood KAC 6020, Memphis Audio MCD1.1100
In-Home:
Harmon/Kardon AVR 230
Harmon/Kardon DVD 101
Yamaha RX-V995
Bose 161
Bose 901
Polk FXi30 -
I have gone totally insane and am now totally spearkercablefied
LOL......
Yeah, Cardas CCGR's will do the trick.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 -
hahahaha whoa whoa whoa hang on sir you underestimate me! but only because i haven't fully updated my signature. when i do update it you'll see things like my harmon kardon receiver and bose surrounds with an infinity sub. which is, i know, probably still not worthy of these infamous MIT connections. I'll settle with my custom Monstercables for now
Seriously, be careful about putting a high quality cable on the Bose surrounds. If you are using AM-5's as surrounds, a high quality cable will actually make those speakers sound worse, not better! I know that sounds nuts, but Bose uses the resistance of the cable that is included with the AM-5 speakers as part of the system. I've owned them, and my friend has as well, and when we tried out some 12 gauge wire on them, they really did distort and sound very grainy. --I know some people are going to say they already distort and sound grainy, but the HQ wire really does make it worse.
No joke, if anyone has a pair of AM-5's and would like to try and then post, please do.
--Just as a side note, Bose also uses light bulbs in their crossovers in some speakers (again, not kidding). Especially in older Bose stuff, this is how they had such a HUGE power rating, and even sometimes stated that their speakers are incapable of being blown. What happens is, I'm sure many of you know, when an amplifier is clipping, the signal is no longer being sculpted by the amp. It's not a sign wave with peaks and dips, it's straight 120V, from the wall outlet to the speaker. That's why clipping an amp blows speakers more easily than overpowering a speaker.
In Bose speakers that have the light bulbs, when the amp clips the light bulb takes the 120V, dissipating the energy as heat and light so it does not reach the speaker. Not kidding! I've seen the bulb inside AM-5 subs, old 601's, and old 501's. I'm not sure if others have that in their crossovers or not. -
Hummm, first time I hear of "bose sinergy"Seriously, be careful about putting a high quality cable on the Bose surrounds. If you are using AM-5's as surrounds, a high quality cable will actually make those speakers sound worse, not better! I know that sounds nuts, but Bose uses the resistance of the cable that is included with the AM-5 speakers as part of the system. I've owned them, and my friend has as well, and when we tried out some 12 gauge wire on them, they really did distort and sound very grainy. --I know some people are going to say they already distort and sound grainy, but the HQ wire really does make it worse.
No joke, if anyone has a pair of AM-5's and would like to try and then post, please do.
--Just as a side note, Bose also uses light bulbs in their crossovers in some speakers (again, not kidding). Especially in older Bose stuff, this is how they had such a HUGE power rating, and even sometimes stated that their speakers are incapable of being blown. What happens is, I'm sure many of you know, when an amplifier is clipping, the signal is no longer being sculpted by the amp. It's not a sign wave with peaks and dips, it's straight 120V, from the wall outlet to the speaker. That's why clipping an amp blows speakers more easily than overpowering a speaker.
In Bose speakers that have the light bulbs, when the amp clips the light bulb takes the 120V, dissipating the energy as heat and light so it does not reach the speaker. Not kidding! I've seen the bulb inside AM-5 subs, old 601's, and old 501's. I'm not sure if others have that in their crossovers or not. DARE TO SOAR:
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