Comparing Speaker Cables

@carlsbad  I appreciate your being the only person so far who has actually pointed out the potential downsides of the extra set of cables acting as an antennae and the very real risk of shorting the outputs which I will now take extreme care to avoid.

Actually Kimber cable doesn't make the best speaker wire it's just junkie ofc wire, the best wire for sound is OCC single crystal wire and that's been proven for over 40 years now

I just did a similar test by connecting sets of cables to A and B outputs and then to the speakers without removing jumpers. I am able to just flip the switch on the amp from A to B and back in real time and not disconnect and reconnect the cables.

Cables are 14 foot pair of Synergistic Research Resolution Reference and a 5 foot pair of Kimber 4VS doubled to make them 8VS. I have been using the SRs for many years since getting them with a complete system in 2008 that I purchased. I got the Kimbers from same person when he gifted me a pair of Rogers speakers and the Kimber was in a Bi-Wire configuration.

Honestly, hearing much of a difference is really really hard but I feel the SRs have a slightly larger and airy presentation while the Kimber is more just solid and clinical. I am still playing with different music but will probably stick with the SRs when all is done. But there is not a thing wrong with the Kimbers if that was all I had to use.

Pinwa…

You’ve some decent information with which to move forward with. Sort of skip over the typical Chip eating lard bucket god of cheap Products and crazy ideas you’ll be fine. Pretend it’s not there it’ll get old and fizzle out.

Cheers to all…. More chips to….

For sure the amount of difference you hear also depends on your expectations and your definition of small/big difference. Assuming your system is capable of good level of detail, then different cables should add their specific sound signature. I have 4 pairs of cables and I could never make a mistake which one is on duty. Friends also usually notice if I have changed cables just by listening to the system and not being aware of the change.