if the changes are subtle then you don't need to bother or pick out special notes to listen for. Wither you hear an improvement right off or you don't. It is that simple.
Comparing Speaker Cables
I have accumulated several pairs of speaker cables that I have never tried to do careful A/B comparisons of because the time it takes to swap them is longer than my audio memory. But my speakers are bi-wired and it occurred to me that I could hook two different cables up and then only swap them at the amp which would be much faster. Is there any sonic downside to having a pair of unconnected cables hanging off one of the sets of inputs while the second set is connected to the amp?
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@carlsbad I appreciate your being the only person so far who has actually pointed out the potential downsides of the extra set of cables acting as an antennae and the very real risk of shorting the outputs which I will now take extreme care to avoid. |
I just did a similar test by connecting sets of cables to A and B outputs and then to the speakers without removing jumpers. I am able to just flip the switch on the amp from A to B and back in real time and not disconnect and reconnect the cables.
Cables are 14 foot pair of Synergistic Research Resolution Reference and a 5 foot pair of Kimber 4VS doubled to make them 8VS. I have been using the SRs for many years since getting them with a complete system in 2008 that I purchased. I got the Kimbers from same person when he gifted me a pair of Rogers speakers and the Kimber was in a Bi-Wire configuration.
Honestly, hearing much of a difference is really really hard but I feel the SRs have a slightly larger and airy presentation while the Kimber is more just solid and clinical. I am still playing with different music but will probably stick with the SRs when all is done. But there is not a thing wrong with the Kimbers if that was all I had to use. |
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