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Speaker cabels for dark sounding speakers?

Hej

My speakers are considered to be dark sounding and it has been OK with me until I replaced my easy chair with a small couch. Now the sound has turned a little too dark/muffled/dead. So I'm thinking maybe if I replaced my speaker cables with some other. Yes, I know it's a long shot, especially when my current cables are Kimber 8TC. But what do you say? Smaller carpet? Just don't say bring back the easy chair or buy new speakers :)
simna
oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
Just try the silver clad wire, and let it settle in a bit.. The speakers IC and source to Preamp and preamp to power amps. Every place you put more silver clad, the brighter it will get.. To the point of BOIL.. The ends can offer a slight tone change, gold will warm it up, copper...tone it down... Silver terminal ends will do a little brighten up AGAIN...

Purely what I've noticed..... No more, no less.

Happy hunting...

Regards
simna OP
165 posts
 
OK. I'll see if I can get some cables with silver and do some listening tests.
But I changed back to the sofa to really understand what is different. The reverberation has clearly changed. So I think I'll try to move the carpet a little so the parquet floor will be a little more exposed. Just to see how it affects the sound.

Thanks for the tip!
audio2design
1,351 posts
 
Oh come on that's silly. Silver cables? That's going to make no difference.

Your speakers have treble settings don't they? Have you adjusted them?

Your speakers have good directional response but the old Eaton's were light off axis making for low room energy at high frequency. They were intended as monitors not home audio. Not sure about new ones.

No cable is going to fix low total high frequency energy. That needs EQ or room treatment.

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b4icu
558 posts
 
Why no more information: What speakers, what amp? how long are the cables? What placement? (distance from alls?)
It may sound dark because you are using the wrong cables!
Specify the required information and I'll tell you how to make it work for you.

oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
Oh come on that’s silly. Silver cables? That’s going to make no difference.


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Yup that’s me, silly.. Yes it makes a difference. If YOU can’t hear it. I understand. But it’s not nice to tell folks what they can hear because you can’t.. Do you understand that. You are RUDE.

Silver clad with a teflon cover, mill spec will work just fine...

He needed an option, for a tonal change. I offered a solution that works VERY well if you know what your doing, and CAN HEAR. Mr Design.. LOL

No regards, rude person...
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