Thanks for your explanation ieales. Didn’t mean to put you on the spot if I did. One thousand dollars is only my self imposed budgetary limit. If considerably less expensive cable sounds best in my system, that’s all to the good. If only a $2000 cable cuts the mustard, then I won’t be cutting the mustard.
If the cable is system dependent I only need to narrow down the field somehow to find some speaker cables to try out to discover what works best with my system. Then I can attempt to locate someone who not only carries them, but is willing to provide a loaner. That should be no mean feat in and of itself. So far, the only loaners available locally are Audioquest The sole high end local dealer carrying cables locally will special order the the Rocket 88’s and another for me to try out when my Magicos arrive. I also have some Belden cable some kind soul has provided me to be my baseline.
If for example you’ve heard MIT’s and Transparent’s sounding good in someone’s system, and they’re a reputable well made brand, I’ll try to locate and demo them. That goes for any other you or anybody might suggest "that are (not) just plain bad from an electrical perspective of getting an undistorted signal to the loudspeaker". I have no knowledge on how to know determine that at all.
The Magicos cannot be bi-wired I found out, but sadly that’s about the total extent of my knowledge on what cable designs to avoid. A guy on another thread recommended I try 0 gauge wire of some sort for DIY cables. Who knows about that home brew design? Maybe you, not me. He also suggested trying out that design with automotive jumper cables which might be fun.
I can’t track down all the hundred cables that I have probably have on on my list by now. Even researching that many and looking for reviews would be enough to land me in a nut house. There must be some way to narrow the field to affordable contenders from reputable manufacturers.
I’ve heard the Transparent brand mentioned a few times so I’ll try to locate a pair to try. I am a little concerned only their close to the bottom of the line cables come in for around my upper price range. Same as with those Inna suggests.
Anyway I’m rambling again.
Glupson I saw not only the U.S. and Netherlands on a Audioquest box today, but Hong Kong as well. I should have been a detective.
Mike
If the cable is system dependent I only need to narrow down the field somehow to find some speaker cables to try out to discover what works best with my system. Then I can attempt to locate someone who not only carries them, but is willing to provide a loaner. That should be no mean feat in and of itself. So far, the only loaners available locally are Audioquest The sole high end local dealer carrying cables locally will special order the the Rocket 88’s and another for me to try out when my Magicos arrive. I also have some Belden cable some kind soul has provided me to be my baseline.
If for example you’ve heard MIT’s and Transparent’s sounding good in someone’s system, and they’re a reputable well made brand, I’ll try to locate and demo them. That goes for any other you or anybody might suggest "that are (not) just plain bad from an electrical perspective of getting an undistorted signal to the loudspeaker". I have no knowledge on how to know determine that at all.
The Magicos cannot be bi-wired I found out, but sadly that’s about the total extent of my knowledge on what cable designs to avoid. A guy on another thread recommended I try 0 gauge wire of some sort for DIY cables. Who knows about that home brew design? Maybe you, not me. He also suggested trying out that design with automotive jumper cables which might be fun.
I can’t track down all the hundred cables that I have probably have on on my list by now. Even researching that many and looking for reviews would be enough to land me in a nut house. There must be some way to narrow the field to affordable contenders from reputable manufacturers.
I’ve heard the Transparent brand mentioned a few times so I’ll try to locate a pair to try. I am a little concerned only their close to the bottom of the line cables come in for around my upper price range. Same as with those Inna suggests.
Anyway I’m rambling again.
Glupson I saw not only the U.S. and Netherlands on a Audioquest box today, but Hong Kong as well. I should have been a detective.
Mike