Well, not bested. I put my stranded Duelund with the solid core Neotech and it comes close to my my KS6063. However, if you want a taste of how it gets out of the way......it's fun with the Neotech and Duelund. However, my KS6063 wins up top and timbre.
Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience?
I’m currently running some entry Kimber Kable speaker cables and looking at possibly upgrading. In my research I’ve come across some “budget” options on eBay. I assume they’re not great but curious if anyone has any experience with some “no-name” or “budget” cables?
Thoughts on these?
Thanks!
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I like Paul Speltz's Anti Cable stuff. It doesn't work on every configuration but I've had good results here and there over the years. Cables make an obvious difference but it's system dependent and more money doesn't always buy better performance. I'd recommend somewhere like https://www.usedcable.com where you can try different cables at different price points. And this on why cables make a difference if you want to know more.
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@rooze that last link you posted talks about the main measurable parameters having the most pronounced effect.
We go right from conclusion #1, to finding that most “magical cables” do not come with specifications on their main electrical parameters. They are mostly sold as “Just listen to them”. If we were to know that some specific capacitance and inductance helps a specific system, then it gets easier to move from that cable to a “slightly” different sound, in predicable ways. Currently it is more like a Pentecostal revival, where one reaches into a bag of snakes, and prays like hell that the outcome is not going to go too badly.
If we knew the basic specs, then things like skin effect and dielectric biasing can be considered when we know that cable A and cable B are largely similar. |
These CHeLA cables are not cheap, and they remind me of a Kimber 4TC or 8TC. And they have low inductance. https://www.vhaudio.com/speakercables.html Has anyone used these in a DIY setup?
Historically I usually have been more prone to using monoblocks so as to keep the cables short in length. |
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