Wow. Tough talk. But well appreciated. Part of me thinks that bad cables might help. Cable makers and reviewers go on and on about transparency and clarity. I want less of those things. Maybe I’d be better off with lamp cord.
Buying advice
I have an Arcam FMJ A19 driving a pair of KEF LS50s. Maybe it’s a tad, just a smidge, bright. I don’t even want to use that word because I know it’s audiophile death. Maybe it’s better to say that I’d like to take a step—just a step—in the Harbeth direction. Import a rounder, smoother, warmer sound into the mix. And I’m thinking that speaker cables might help.
I’m constrained by a very small bank account and grave limitations on room correction.
There’s a pair of Morrow SP2 cables for sale on this site for $66. The price is right but are those going to take me where I want to go? If not, any suggestions? Please keep in mind the constraints noted above.
Crazy paranoia: The Morrows are 10 feet long as opposed to the 6 foot length of my current Q.E.D. cables. (From Q Accoustics.) That extra length can’t possibly affect the sound, can it?
Thank you.
I’m constrained by a very small bank account and grave limitations on room correction.
There’s a pair of Morrow SP2 cables for sale on this site for $66. The price is right but are those going to take me where I want to go? If not, any suggestions? Please keep in mind the constraints noted above.
Crazy paranoia: The Morrows are 10 feet long as opposed to the 6 foot length of my current Q.E.D. cables. (From Q Accoustics.) That extra length can’t possibly affect the sound, can it?
Thank you.
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A cheap tweak for too bright for your taste speakers is to double up the gauge of your current speaker cables.For example if your cables are 14 gauge,buy a roll of 13 or 14 speaker wire,cut it to length, strip the ends,insert in the holes of the binding posts,re tighten.It's not a cure all but it will take the edge off for the time being while you're researching other speaker brands and selling plasma to pay for them;-) |
Arcam can sound somewhat "analytical". Kef probably has a metal dome tweeter. I myself have QED silver cables and they can sound bright. So I can understand your system might have a bright sound to it. Honestly I am not sure a $60 pair of cable can fix that. But if you really have to choose a different cable, I would go to the What HiFi review page and find an affordable pair of cables that can warm up the sound. What HiFi has a lot of affordable cable reviews from across the pond. https://www.whathifi.com/us/products/accessories/audio-interconnects-analogue |
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