The new PS audio speaker cables have arrived!!

Great set of cables for being "entry level" from PS Audio isn't it? I have a set of Preludes and Statement Bi-wires and have been very impressed with both. I'll be interested to hear what you all think of them.

Word of advice on the bananas: there's a design flaw in the form of a swivel made into the tip right below the expansion strips. It's a very weak point and the weight of the cable is enough to snap it if unsupported or put in much of a strain.

Mike

Originally posted by Zero
I moved the wire an inch (no disconnecting ) and the next thing I saw was big blue flashing lights, burnt electronics smell. Not good, not good at all.

Its great wire, but you gotta be careful.

I was going to order the 2M PS Audio xStream Prelude from Audio Advisor for $50.00....but now you're scaring me. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by faster100
My concern is the wire is so big, of them touching each other.. these are the prelude wires... they just arrived and i just got them hooked up and testing them now... don't know if they need burn in, I guess i could jump start someone over and over, maybe that would burn them in

The metal sleeve (brass) portion of the termination is isolated from the rest of the termination assembly. Throw a VOM on them and you'll verify it. No issues with those touching, although it does seem a bit disconcerting.

The spades, if used, are stage slotted for varying post diameters which makes them long overall. I was leary of them rolling towards each other - especially in a bi-wire hookup on my SRSs. No problems so far (this sounds like the cause of Zero's pyrotechnics, though.)

Since one of my amps is fairly high off the floor, I supported the weight of the speaker cables by recycling the nifty velcro straps PS Audio binds the cables with for shipping. I used a screw and flat washer to fasten the velcro straps to the back of my rack, then cinch it around the cables to hold any weight from bearing on the amp binding posts. Works well, costs nothing, and looks great.

As far as burn-in, yes I think you'll notice some subtle changes as you put some hours on them. But, I'll leave that for you to assess and share with us. Enjoy!

Mike

The metal sleeve (brass) portion of the termination is isolated from the rest of the termination assembly. Throw a VOM on them and you'll verify it. No issues with those touching, although it does seem a bit disconcerting.

Hey Blue, thanks for checking that out. I was going to do the same and I was wondering about that.

I use the spades on mine and I made sure to use a binding post wrench to tighten the posts on the speakers and the amp. One can do the same with a wrench or a socket; just make sure you turn off the amp, let it discharge for 15 to 30 minutes, and unplug the amp. You don't want to make a short with the wrench either.

Any more reviews of these cables? I just ordered a set of xtreme bi-wires for my LSi15s, they should be here by the end of the week. I've read good things about them, and at $350 for a 3m pair from AudioAdvisor I couldn't pass them up.

"My concern is the wire is so big, of them touching each other.. these are the prelude wires... they just arrived and i just got them hooked up and testing them now... don't know if they need burn in, I guess i could jump start someone over and over, maybe that would burn them in "


Hello gentlemen,

This is a real old thread, but I wanted to comment on Faster 100's concern regarding burning in speaker wire. It's my understanding the quickest and safest way to burn in speaker wire is to hook them up to a disposable set of drivers (like the type found in a clock radio) and tune in static between channels. Just let them run for 24 hours. The static covers the full audio hertz spectrum giving the wire the entire gambit of the audio sound and voila, there conditioned without have to figure out which specific track on a given album will cover that spectrum enough to condition them properly. Static covers this spectrum evenly and it's constant. 24 hours later and Robert's your father's brother.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
farmerjohn7200

Are these for sale? Put me in line after Ivan.

Just having some fun, man. Hang around, get to know us, have some laughs. Take a bit of a ribbing from time to time, and do some ribbing.

I thought your note about static for burn in was interesting.

I don't think it's ever appropriate to be rude, especially in any discussion forum. Perhaps I'm asking too much from the contributors on this forum. If you can't transcend yourself, then why expose your pathological behavior towards anyone? This is a forum for discussing all things audio, not for demonstrating anti social behavior. But if immature behavior is acceptable on any level here, then you people can have this forum.

Best of luck to you.

LOL...If you were the Pope, we'd make fun...why ....

Because it's a 16yo thread

Hence the comment coming out of the basement...like coming out of the grave..an awakening ...etc

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Texas....hmm. Why am I not surprised.

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Hold on there.

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