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

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. 

I will suggest a Solid Core PC Triple C Wire for the Speaker Cable.

I determine this suggestion worthwhile for Three Reasons.

1, I used Mapleshade Double Helix Clearview Cables for quite a few years and it was these that won favour over a selection of Copper Cables I was using in the  line up for the trials.

2, After a few years of owning the Mapleshades, I took them to a A/B demonstration when a friend was trying out Speaker Cables on their own system. On this day there were Cables in both Silver and Copper of which, one pair was very close to £2000, and a few others were valued at over £1000.

After the demonstrations it was the M'shades and a Brand True Silvers left as the contenders, these were a close run competition, it was only that the Silver Cable was immediately available that sealed the final decision. Another attendee, was very impressed with both Cables. He was off the same view point about the availability and also purchased the True Silver Cables. The M'shades on this sytem made a good show of themselves and won over admirers.

3, I no longer use the M'shades, these are replaced with PC Triple C Solid Core Speaker Cable. The PC Triple C Wire after a short period of usage outshone the M'shades in every area of delivery.    

    

+1 to what @soix shared, i.e. "what sound characteristics are most important to you?"

@hausera If you have silver DIY speaker cables now, what about them do you not like, and what are you look for more of less of? Are they too bright for you, etc.

 

Looking at your tube choices makes me wonder if you might be looking for a bit more lush sound. If so, another option as a diy person might be to try some some really good copper bulk wire, if not certain. Having done this for many years with different types of bulk from Audioquest, Supra, Apature copper/silver, and Cardas copper offers decent Bulk 101 insulated wire for speakers. Then making the jump to well designed bi-wire speaker cables with better dielectrics and even better conductor wires made for a darker background can result. Even using lower grade connectors and low grade solder can change the sound in a normally transparent system. It can be fun to try and enjoy different outcomes from diy (trying again) -or-buying very well designed factory made speaker cables. Enjoy!

 

@jasonbourne52 - aka - formerly @roberjerman

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Is he reaching out for help? 

Does he need an intervention?

Why does he want to dissuade others from exploring & learning?

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Does he lie in wait?   

Since he joined in 2016, his modus operandi is to pounce first on a cable thread to deny any benefit.    He’s been doing it non-stop for 6 years.   It’s not healthy.   

Maybe a new hobby would help.

@hausera - You didn't include the most critical pieces of information which is how you would describe your current sound and what you'd like to gain.

@jasonbourne52 - I don't disagree with you that a lot of audiophile "science" is pseudo science, but that doesn't mean that it's impossible for there to be differences.  It sounds like you've made up your mind and have not actually taken the time to explore things in actual practice.

@winoguy17 - I agree with this approach 100%.  The OP should find the cheapest way to test some different cables in his system to validate that there's a difference (maybe he already has).  Then I'd make sure that any cable that I purchased could be returned because I don't think that a higher price necessarily means better sound.  It should with any individual brand, but the manufacturing processes and materials vary enough that I wouldn't expect it across brands.

My personal experience with cables is limited, but I have had an improvement from both a power cable and interconnects in my system.  I have upgraded three power cables and only noticed a clear difference with the one on my amplifier (Waudio) with the other two (Waudio and Pangea) not resulting in anything audible to me.  I upgraded from Blue Jeans Cable interconnects to Audioquest Chicago ($99) and the difference was significant enough that I upgraded a second time to Audioquest Sydney ($199) that resulted in another less significant improvement.  I tried upgrading from my Blue Jeans Cable digital coax to Audioquest Cinnamon and didn't notice any difference.  I'd say that the difference that resulted from the cable upgrades was ever bit as significant as what I've heard from tube rolling.

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