Audioquest is a good recommendation for good products that work well, sound good and need not cost too much.
Looking for an advice about speaker cables
Hello everyone,
I'm very new to better audio and I'm trying to put together a decent setup to listen to my (for now) small vinyl collection. My dad "donated" few components and currently I have NAD C340 Amp, Rega P1 turntable and Monitor Audio Studio 2 bookshelf speakers. Only thing I'm missing are speaker cables. Can someone suggest a decent pair of speaker cable that will not be too expensive. I also need help figuring out what kind of connectors I need to get. I went to check out Kimber Kables web site and looks like SBAN type would work with my amp. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Kresimir
Chicago, IL
I'm very new to better audio and I'm trying to put together a decent setup to listen to my (for now) small vinyl collection. My dad "donated" few components and currently I have NAD C340 Amp, Rega P1 turntable and Monitor Audio Studio 2 bookshelf speakers. Only thing I'm missing are speaker cables. Can someone suggest a decent pair of speaker cable that will not be too expensive. I also need help figuring out what kind of connectors I need to get. I went to check out Kimber Kables web site and looks like SBAN type would work with my amp. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Kresimir
Chicago, IL
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Agree with Mofimadness. For your system the Canare 4s11 or even the 4s8 should sound great and leave money for music (or wine, women, whatever.) It would be very inexpensive to try, especially of you can use bare-wire connections to your amp and speakers and then terminate it with whatever connectors you'd prefer if you like the cable and want something other than bare wire. You can buy both the 4s11 and 4s8 in bulk at places like Markertek . The 4s11 is $1.37 a foot and the 4s8 is $.73 a foot. |
I also am trying the canare 4s11s for a second system. Bought 20' from chromaleaf via E-bay for $38. Will terminate myself. I believe the recommended audioquest cables to be better however more expensive. Can't speak to the advantage (retrurn on $$) they might provide in your system. Watch for them used on E-bay. |
The Essense gZero2 from KLE Innovations is an extremely good speaker cable and nicely priced, especially when you find out just how good they really are. Probably the last cable you'll ever buy - that is, until you try the gZero6, which is outstanding. I had the gZero2's to start with and thought they were as good as many much higher priced cables out there. They we're much better than my DIY Van den Hul cables that I previously had on my system Then I the got the gZero6 for my audio system and put the gZero2's on my AV system and they are very dynamic with a well balanced presentation - especially good for home theatre. Google "KLE Innovations" and read the reviews. If you are looking for something a little more affordable - try JW Audio - they have a very nice line of product at more affordable prices that would be a really nice match to your components. They also have a 30 day money back offer, plenty of time so you can try them in-house BTW - don't be put off by either of these cables "skinny appearance" - they work! Good luck with your quest |
The Canare is an easy choice. A speaker manufacturer with whom I have had personal dealings and whose advise has always been spot on, had pointed me to the Canare cable. you should check out Blue Jeans cables. Another speaker cable I have used and REALLY like is QED 79 strand. Not easy to find in the US, but you can order it on line and the price is right. |
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