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Speaker cable options, Audioquest, Black Cat and Canare

Hello,

I’m looking at the following speaker cable options. I have a longer need (15’ or 5m), and I’m looking at used Black Cat Copperzone, Audioquest Gibraltar and the budget Canare 4S11. My speakers are B & W 803n’s with a McIntosh mC352 amp. I won’t be able to audition the cables.

 

Thanks in advance!

troutking
troutking OP
1 posts
 

Thanks for the feedback!  Mefabyte, did you get spades for your 805’s, and if so, what spade size?

 

megabyte
96 posts
 

I use bananas. Sorry. 

johnto
1,031 posts
 

I’m using 17’ Canare 4s11 on my Maggie’s and it sounds great, bananas into speaker, bare on the amp end.

Happy listening

John

 

classicrockfan
174 posts
 
@megabyte  @johnto 

" If you want to get performance and don’t care about the brand name and bragging rights, blue jeans canare or their 10 AWG Belden will suffice. As will 7 gauge worlds best cables ultimate bi wire. $175 shipped. Although more for a long run. I used the 7 gauge ultimate biwire between my Hegel 390 and 805’s, worked perfectly. Just for fun I tried a $1200 pair of rocket 88 bi wire, no discernible difference."

I agree with you 100%. Belden, National Wire/Cable, Mogami (World Best Cables), Canare are actual manufacturers. All other brands are just resellers aka middlemen that buy cables from above manufacturers or import from China and you get to pay 10x more. So don't get fooled and waste money. Amazon is the platform you purchase your cables.

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