Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables?
All,
I’m looking for a good set of cables (speaker, RCA interconnect, digital coax) to replace a bunch of cheap off-brand cables with something better from a single manufacturer. I have annoyingly specific requirements: they need to be on the warm/forgiving side, need to be flexible at the connectors because of a tight fit behind by gear, and need to be reasonably priced (probably not more than around $250 a piece).
I tried Kimber Timbre interconnects and Kimber VS21 coax, but this combo was too bright/leading-edge focused in my system.
Thanks for any advice!
I’d give a call to Ice Age Audio and Pine Tree Audio and see what they recommend for your needs. Both have a reputation for giving helpful advice and are a big step up from the cheap stuff but still well within your budget, and I believe both offer a trial period so little risk. Best of luck. https://sites.google.com/view/pine-tree-audio/home
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I agree with the Cardas suggestions but, I would make the Iridium line as the lower cut off point. I strongly suggest skipping the 101 speaker cable and also recommend against choosing the low cost CABE banana plugs. The copper in the Iridium cables is much better than in the 101 cable and Cardas says so. The Iridium line is a high bang for the buck product. |
There are literally hundreds of options to choose from. .. which will be the best? Only a trial in your system will tell you. I've found that the more problems you have in your components, the more that you need cables to counteract your systems deficiencies. I've tried numerous brands over the years, and they all create a slightly different sound. Personally, I have settled on the cheap Amazon Monoprice cables for my current system, as they sound the best in my current system. I have no idea how they would sound in your system. . . |
