So what is your favorite speaker cables to date?
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So whats your favorite speaker cables you have tried so far?
What has been your best "bang for buck" speaker cables?
The vast majority of people don't care too much for the Nordost speaker cables, but they seem to work best in my system (synergy?) and are some of my fav's in my system at least.
I have the Red Dawns, and Flatlines.
"Bang for buck" would have to be the River Cable Flexygy 6 or 8's, both bring alot to the table @ their used prices are a crazy good speaker cable for the money.
I have AQ Midnight, and XLO Pro 600 for comparision, but have had a many come and go in the past, both cheap, and expensive (I lean toward the cheaper SC's, and put my money in the IC's
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Whats your favorite SC?
Best "Bang for buck"?
What has been your best "bang for buck" speaker cables?
The vast majority of people don't care too much for the Nordost speaker cables, but they seem to work best in my system (synergy?) and are some of my fav's in my system at least.
I have the Red Dawns, and Flatlines.
"Bang for buck" would have to be the River Cable Flexygy 6 or 8's, both bring alot to the table @ their used prices are a crazy good speaker cable for the money.
I have AQ Midnight, and XLO Pro 600 for comparision, but have had a many come and go in the past, both cheap, and expensive (I lean toward the cheaper SC's, and put my money in the IC's
).Whats your favorite SC?
Best "Bang for buck"?
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Best Speakers I have owned was the Audioquest CV8's.
Best bang for the buck speaker cables is by far Audioquest Flx14-2.Dan
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Best cables i've owned are my Zu Missions.
Best bang for the buck i've tried is Kimber 4pr, or super cheap Canare 4s11. -
MIT cables.
Signal Cable.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. -
Best: MIT Shotgun S3's.
B4B: Hmmmm. I would say for the discount price of $11/ft. the Alpha Core Goertz Python MI2 (from Sonic Craft). Not a "cheap" cable but best B4B (IMO).
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."![:\](https://forum.polkaudio.com/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
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I make my own. Buy 12 gauge CL2 speaker wire from mono price.com, and get sleeve, speaker wire pants and banan plugs.AVR: DENON X4000
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MIT shotguns
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High/Mid-MG Audio Planus 3
Mid-Cardas Cross
Low-Signal2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
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I have tried over a dozen cables from Nordost,Audioquest,Morrow,Kimber,MIT,etc. and always end up going back to my DIY Canare 4S11.If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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I really enjoyed my PNF Symphonys for several years. Great overall sound. I just swapped them out for a set of Morrow Audio SP4s. I am enjoying more detail, better soundstage, and timing.
[The Ever-Evolving System
LSI15's (PNF Symphony cabels, modded X-Over and subs), LSIC, LSI7's, Rega Apollo CDP (PNF ICON ICs, modified PS cct.), Yamaha RXV-1700 w/ ipod dock, B&K REF200.2 (fronts) Samsung BDP-1600, XBOX360, Patriot Box Office Media Player, 42" Samsung LCD. -
I've used DH Labs Q10 for many years
I changed the connectors a few years back, sent them to DH and they changed one end from spades to banana plugs* The Trouble with Doing Nothing , is that you Can't Tell if you are finished * -
I make my own....make my own optical cables also
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Harbor Freight Hardware 22awg oxygenated copperSource: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
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Best: MIT Shotguns
B4B: Signal Cable or Canare Star Quad 4S11
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul! -
I've tried many cables over the years but at this moment with the speakers I have it seems that Reality cables so far are the clear winners.....for my ears anyway. Which.....does anyone else's ears count anyway ?HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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Which.....does anyone else's ears count anyway ?
Not yet, I've trained mine to wiggle and dance, but so far, unable to count.Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
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http://www.jwaudio.net/Cryo-Nova-Speaker-Cables.html
I don't think the "cryo" aspect is worth the space it takes up :-) and magnet wire like this is available inexpensively from www.allelectronics.com but I've gotta say that they do "sound good" (whatever that means in the context of a completely passive component).
They are firmly ensconced in my 'real' hifi (you can sort of see 'em in the photo - they're not too layout-friendly, being quite stiff).
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MIT S2s.
Won't be changing any time soon.
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Best: Groneberg
Good: Signal cables
Not so good: Canare Star QuadAaron
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Another shameless plug Douglas Connection Custom Cables:biggrin:...
Best cables I have used, budget or not.
http://www.douglasconnection.com/Douglas-Connection-Custom-Cables_c58.htmThe Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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Best: MIT Shotgun S1's, of course.
B4B: MIT MH-750 ShotgunPolitical Correctness'.........defined
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I'm a novice by comparison to you guys... but the BJC Ten cables with locking banana plugs that I have on my front three gave them a very nice sound. Yes, those are 10 AWG cables for like a 5 foot run. It made sense at the time.
Equipment list:
Onkyo TX-NR3010 9.2 AVR
Emotiva XPA-3 amp
Polk RTi70 mains, CSi40 center, RTi38 surrounds, RTi28 rears and heights
SVS 20-39CS+ subwoofer powered by Crown XLS1500
Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player
DarbeeVision DVP5000 video processor
Epson 8500UB 1080p projector
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kuntasensei wrote: »Yes, those are 10 AWG cables for like a 5 foot run. It made sense at the time.
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Speaker wire is speaker wire, it doesn't matter how you pretty they are. I can't believe how much money people spend on these! Then again, if you have the money that's cool :cheesygrin:AVR: DENON X4000
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Speaker wire is speaker wire, it doesn't matter how you pretty they are. I can't believe how much money people spend on these! Then again, if you have the money that's cool :cheesygrin:
I find it interesting that people such as yourself always think cables believers are buying cables because of how they look. I agree that speaker wire is speaker wire, or you get what you pay for. It's just that some speaker wire has much better audio aspects than others. Things such as dynamics, soundstage, clarity, detail are what's important and are what higher end cable buyers are paying for; it's not for their looks (at least I can say for me it's not for looks).
Yes, that is cool isn't it.
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
I find it interesting that people such as yourself always think cables believers are buying cables because of how they look. I agree that speaker wire is speaker wire, or you get what you pay for. It's just that some speaker wire has much better audio aspects than others. Things such as dynamics, soundstage, clarity, detail are what's important and are what higher end cable buyers are paying for; it's not for their looks (at least I can say for me it's not for looks).
Yes, that is cool isn't it.
Whatever makes you happy! I really don't want to get into this conversation since it has been beaten to death by others.AVR: DENON X4000
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Whatever makes you happy! I really don't want to get into this conversation since it has been beaten to death by others.
It obvioulsy does make us happy. Why did you bring up the old "cable is cable" idea if you don't want to beat it to death? Are you trying to save others from "wasting their money"? Or simply just stating your opinion?
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
Whatever makes you happy! I really don't want to get into this conversation since it has been beaten to death by others.
And yet you posted your uninformed opinion even thou it had nothing to do with the OP's question. Brilliant.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 -
It obvioulsy does make us happy. Why did you bring up the old "cable is cable" idea if you don't want to beat it to death? Are you trying to save others from "wasting their money"? Or simply just stating your opinion?
I didn't say anything about saving anyone money. I was simply stating my opinion.AVR: DENON X4000
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And yet you posted your uninformed opinion even thou it had nothing to do with the OP's question. Brilliant.
I know I am brilliant. Thank you :cool:AVR: DENON X4000
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CENTER: ARX A2RX-C
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MEDIA PLAYERS: DUNE SMART SERIES D1
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