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Mixing rca interconnect cables

Hi everybody,

I will be upgrading my interconnects in the near future. I want to buy three Audioquest Water interconnects for the front left, centre and front right speakers. I want to know if I buy say Audioquest Yukon interconnects for the surrounds would I be compromising the sound at all by using different lines of interconnects? Water has DBS and Yukon does not. My dealer says that it wont make a difference cause they are the surround speakers. Does anyone have this type of setup where you use higher quality interconnects for the fronts and a lesser quality for the surrounds but being the same brand of cable? Thanks in advance all. Appreciate the feedback.

2007audioman
2007audioman
williewonka
3,075 posts
 
@2007audioman - all of the IC's were good quality - Van den Hul DL102 mkIII with Furutech RCA's and wired in a floating shield configuration.

http://www.vandenhul.com/products/cables/the-d-102-iii-hybrid-halogen-free

I replaced the Surround IC's with DH Labs Silver Sonic with the same Furutech RCA's and found there was no discernible difference

Perhaps the IC's were not of the same caliber as the Audioquest models you listed, but I could not hear any downside by using the DH Labs

Hope that helps
2007audioman OP
80 posts
 
I forgot to mention that I also listen to multi channel music as well. SACD, DVD-A, DTS, blu ray audio discs. Is the same principle still applicable as well? 

@williewonka - thanks for sharing your experience. Multi channel music sound good as well?
jl35
3,977 posts
 
Rear speakers more important for music than movies. Are they identical to front speakers?
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2007audioman OP
80 posts
 
@jl35 - yes but its a bookshelf speaker with the same design concept. Tweeter on the top of the cabinet.
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