Cable recommandations


Hello,

Im interested in a recommendation on speaker cables new or used. My budget is is 1500. Here is what I have:

Don Sachs preamp, Don Sachs amp, Tekton Double Impacts, Mytek Brooklyn DAC II+. Bluesound Node, DIY silver speaker cable, DIY interconnects and power cord. Shuguang black treasure tubes on amp and preamp, Brimar rectifier.

 

Thanks

 

 

hausera

 Gotta disagree with JB ^^^. You say you are using silver speaker cables, just try swapping them out with a pair of something copper. You should notice a difference. If not, save your money, but I would first try some inexpensive copper and see where that leads....

DIY speaker cables could very well be the answer to your question, lord knows I’ve made at least 5 pairs of speaker cables, and some power cables and interconnects using various types of wire that sounded good, and each pair sounded a bit different. With that said you could audition a pair of PRIMA MKII OCC SPEAKER CABLES, that have been known to have a lot of bang for the buck and decide what sounds best for yourself. Hey, if you don’t like what you hear return them for a refund, no harm no foul.

 

I like Synergistic Research stuff (for cables especially), but there are several other brand names that I could heartily recommend as well. Shunyata makes a good cable. So does Van den Hul.

Personally, I’m looking forward to trying out a pair of SilverSmith Fedeliums, but since I have no direct experience with them, I can only mention that they’re getting good reviews.

And JC I wish this place had a "user mute/ignore" function!

Always the same guy, always the same useless "save the world from itself" crap.....

 

If you want to get as close to "no cable" as possible, consider Wire World. That has been their design goal since the early 90s.

First, don’t listen to Jason Bourne’s utter nonsense.  He’s incapable of hearing differences in any type of wire and therefore believes those of us who can are just fooling ourselves.

That said, what kind of improvements are you looking for, and what sound characteristics are most important to you?  This info would be critical to making a meaningful and useful recommendation.