WHY the same discussion over and over again?? Non believers should try for them selves. Believers/ experienced listeners already know! Nothing to discuss …waste of time. Better listen to music!
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
After listening to many speaker cables, I am listening to basic 14 Gauge, high purity copper speaker wire and find myself shaking my head. Does this basic speaker wire sound better than cables many times the price? I am really starting to ponder that question. I think I am hearing things on my records I never heard before and better balance of sound. What are your thoughts?
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The only way you will ever know is if you try it out for yourself. The cable company offers a trial plan. The reason why I invest in cables, is to attempt to get the best sound replication possible. I accept the fact that I am not a sound engineer . I know what I like regardless of price. The more expensive the cable, the more due diligence I do - which for me can take years. After careful consideration, if I am able I will make the investment - in what translates to my happiness which to me is priceless. A portion of that investment goes towards peace of mind, Accountability/ trust in the company producing the cables. Almost all of my purchases have been on the Used Market. This said - I have witnessed first hand those who believe that they know more than the companies who design and manufacture cables (because they took an engineering course in college 5,10,25 years ago). - In EVERY case it never ended well. GREAT Power Cables, not a fan of the Speaker/Interconnect cables http://www.stage3concepts.com/ GREAT Power Cables, Speaker/Interconnects too much $$$$$$$ https://highfidelitycables.com/collections/power-cables/products/professional-series-1 I use for Speaker/Interconnects - Best cable investment I made thus far https://www.tonarm.ch/en/products/accessoires I am eager to try when I am able https://silversmithaudio.com/fidelium-cables/ I use for Super Tweeter all Silver Cables very happy http://www.tempoelectric.com/cables.htm |
Lot's of good inexpensive speaker cables out there. That said, I definitely heard improvements when I recently moved from my Acoustic Zen Satori to my current cable, a Nordost Tyre 2. IMHO need a pretty high resolution system and a good room to parse these kinds of things out. Most of the differences I experienced with this last change were somewhat subtle. Nothing night and day but I haven't tried lamp cord or 14 guage romex or anything like that so I can't compare my current set up to something quite that bare bones. Another issue here is with the listener and how trained their ear is. I have been playing music for 50 years and have classical training. It really does help me unravel the music and I believe makes me more sensitive to nuance. In the end, whatever makes you happy. If you hear a difference no one can argue with you, if you don't hear a difference, no one can argue with you. No one can make you hear what they hear and the fact that you don't have the same experience doesn't invalidate their experience. |
So here is the question I have been pondering. If speaker cables make a huge difference, and there is a range of cable for each brand, why is it I can’t find a dealer that will take the time to run multiple A/B comparisons within the line they carry. It’s like buying a car before you even test drive it. Just taking the dealers word. I would think they would sell far more high end speaker cable if they had a cabinet of demo model cables for all the wire lines they carried. This way one could listen to the full array and make a good decision. |
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