OP, I admire your honesty. My old Journeyman was from, New Orleans’
I heard you on the video, it brought back a lot of memories of me and him crawdaddin’. We would come home with a 5 gallon bucket of water bugs, another of catfish, and another of asparagus. One of the best Master Mechanics I ever met. 6th grade education... But had his Masters through Mitchell. He was also our arm wrestling champ..Teamsters...
Man could he drink... WOW..
He built our shop valve amps out of 2 old Philco automotive valve tuners and a bunch of surplus Navy tinned copper wire for speaker wire.. I think they were 2-3 watts each.. he used a few to get the two.. Speakers were pole style horns, you know like in M.A.S.H. 4077 and ol Radar giving the Updates, via the stick RCA mic..
10 times the cost, 10 times better? Have to be pretty bad cable to start with. ay!! It is a journey when we hear that big of an improvement, with a cable change.. I’ve been VERY happy with a few of my own cable concoctions.. Yes it can get spendy to get what you want, with DIY.
The learning curve can be expensive..
BUT if your learning, like fiddling, have the skills, and patience, have fun..
If not, best to buy someone else’s stuff.
Seems like you found a gem. If you know that a 12 ga. copper wire works for you.
Don't be surprised if it doesn't for someone else...
There is a lot of STUFF in some of the network cable with 2-9 different conductors...
Very complex, crap for the most part.. GREAT speakers don't need high $$$$ cables, very simple.
I found that out 25 years ago, and prove it EVERY DAY...
The speaker placement though.. come forth... from the wall..LOL. 2-3-4-5 feet, at least 2-4 from the side walls...spread them apart, toe them in. That will amaze you...A tape measure, a square... placement, don’t cost a thing...
Better is better.... SG1 "Upgrades", great one...
Time to eat some plums and feed the chickens.....yup yup...
Regards..
I heard you on the video, it brought back a lot of memories of me and him crawdaddin’. We would come home with a 5 gallon bucket of water bugs, another of catfish, and another of asparagus. One of the best Master Mechanics I ever met. 6th grade education... But had his Masters through Mitchell. He was also our arm wrestling champ..Teamsters...
Man could he drink... WOW..
He built our shop valve amps out of 2 old Philco automotive valve tuners and a bunch of surplus Navy tinned copper wire for speaker wire.. I think they were 2-3 watts each.. he used a few to get the two.. Speakers were pole style horns, you know like in M.A.S.H. 4077 and ol Radar giving the Updates, via the stick RCA mic..
10 times the cost, 10 times better? Have to be pretty bad cable to start with. ay!! It is a journey when we hear that big of an improvement, with a cable change.. I’ve been VERY happy with a few of my own cable concoctions.. Yes it can get spendy to get what you want, with DIY.
The learning curve can be expensive..
BUT if your learning, like fiddling, have the skills, and patience, have fun..
If not, best to buy someone else’s stuff.
Seems like you found a gem. If you know that a 12 ga. copper wire works for you.
Don't be surprised if it doesn't for someone else...
There is a lot of STUFF in some of the network cable with 2-9 different conductors...
Very complex, crap for the most part.. GREAT speakers don't need high $$$$ cables, very simple.
I found that out 25 years ago, and prove it EVERY DAY...
The speaker placement though.. come forth... from the wall..LOL. 2-3-4-5 feet, at least 2-4 from the side walls...spread them apart, toe them in. That will amaze you...A tape measure, a square... placement, don’t cost a thing...
Better is better.... SG1 "Upgrades", great one...
Time to eat some plums and feed the chickens.....yup yup...
Regards..