Blue Jeans Cable Sound Good???


When people say Blue Jeans cables sound good.... what are they comparing them to?

Because the pair I just got sound pretty crappy....  compared to AQ King Cobra XLR / Emotiva XLR

Not trying to troll... I'm serious. What are these being compared to? Sounds like a thick layer of distortion hanging over my speakers...
gbryant
@captainactic you can audition many cables through *the cable company*.The reason they all sound different is because there are so many ways to alter the signal impedance,inductance,resistance,and capacitance.Everything from the connectors,the dielectric,the specific materials used,etc. change the sound.
Like bigkidz says altering the signal internally in the components themselves obviously changes the sound and it can be altered externally as well.
It can be fun to buy,sell,borrow cables to find the perfect compliment for your particular system.It can be frustrating sometimes - me:Wow!The midrange and bass are perfect with this ic!Uh,what happened to the cymbols?!Dammit!😂
Without listening to the cable, is there any way to make a good choice of which cables to purchase, like amp power, receiver and speakers on regards to ohms, speakers etc...
Yes, IF you know all component factors regarding impedance, both in and out, frequency and dynamic response, of all components and cables, have a good mapping of the room, know what is wrong, have a trained ear and experience tuning systems and rooms. Being good at math also helps <vbg>

Pretty much skotches all advice here, online and most audio shops.

P.S. BJC make a good product. If you are using balanced XLR with out screen lifted at destination end, shame on you. It could account for the grunge.
Ieales, thanks for the answer.  That's quite a bit of info to factor in and probably not for your newb like me to figure out. What do you mean by xlr without screen lifted at destination end?  I do have rca out to xlr on amp.
Thanks
For your configuration, assuming the amp is a balanced input, you should be using a twin or star-quad cable.

At the RCA, screen and -ve connection are to RCA Gnd
At the XLR, pin 1 should not be connected to screen

If using twin or star-quad cables, RCA connectors should only have the screen connected at the destination end.
My amp is a bat vk200. It is a balanced amp. As far as the connection goes, all I know is it is rca to balanced. I need to look at cable, I believe it is analysis plus. Its 20 yrs old.