Cheapest but good cables….
Ok, I’m setting up a little system, a Benchmark AHB2 and DAC3 HGC. I had old Kimber cables laying around but they are going to be too short. These are from 15 years ago and I’m sure they were good and expensive. However, I’ve been a bit skeptical about speaker cables and interconnects and was going to ask here if it’s all BS but I see an older thread where almost everybody agrees that quality cables are extremely important - duh, more money!
I don’t want to go overboard on twelve foot speaker cables but I don’t want to sell myself short neither after splashing out way more than I intended to on this system.
im looking for recommendations for the cheapest cables that I’ll barely hear a difference when comparing to expensive cables.
thanks in anticipation
Oops, linked directly to product page in the first attempt to post and it was removed. My bad. Speaker cable: perennial favorite “budget” cable, Audioquest Type 4 in plain wrapper from Audio Advisor. Interconnects: Black Shadow available here on Audiogon or Music Strada #211 Interconnects By Nanotec Systems. If these are all over budget, then other suggestions for Bluejeans cable are no regrets very low cost alternatives. |
@audphile1 I tried the Mogami Gold XLRs in my high end system between my $9K DAC and pre-amp. Oy vey! Yes, they sounded neutral, clean and clear. Great for recording studios I guess, not for home audio. My ICs with transformer XLR box and just using RCAs KILL the Mogamis. The Mogami Gold lack 3D soundstaging, depth and especially dynamic contrasts and tonal splendor. They are more akin to cardboard cutouts than live, breathing music. |
@fuzztone Good call! The Morrows will sound better with more presence and less veiled than the BJC’s as well... "Just buy the cheapest Morrow ICs that are long enough for your use. They lay flat and are transparent enough." |
