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entry level cables and Audioholics

If I believe Audioholics only measurements count to evaluate the performance of speaker cables. They seem to imply resistance, capacitance, and inductance are the significant values that indicate quality. Reading their articles there is not indication they played music through any of the cables tested.
Of course the system is only as good as the weakest link (connectors and jacks?). I am using a Sony SCD-C333ES cd player and a Pioneer VSX-1014TX receiver (110x7ch MOSFET). I have BESL 5MT and Energy Veritas 2.2 speakers. I want to upgrade my interconnects from Radio Shack/ Monster.

I am considering Cardas Crosslink, Belden 8214, Signal Cable and I own Sound King 12awg. The Sound King better specs than the Crosslink. Can anyone provide insight on these products? I read that the Cardas sound warm but I don't know if that means they rolloff highs.
I am also looking at Cardas or Vampire cable hardware.

For analog I was going for the 89259 (or Crosslink) and digital 1694A.
Thanks for your time,
Fred
fohara
dcrookham53
57 posts
 
Trelja says it best I think, a lot of great advice.

Take everything you read on Audioholics and really think
about the advice, and who it's coming from. There is a very fine line between Audioholics and alcoholics!

Just kidding, I sneak a peek there from time to time.
Trust you ears, not your wallet!
jax2
3,031 posts
 
For some further views on "objectivity", critics, and using what you got on the sides of your head, you may find this thread interesting too.

Marco
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
Hi Fred you're on the right track IMO. I highly encourage you to upgrade your interconnects & speaker cables, just don't go overboard by keeping things in perspective with your existing equipment.
UNfortunately I can't offer any specific recommendations at your price-point, although there are surely many budget-line cables that would do you a world of good. Case in point: my younger brother with his plastic Pioneer CDP, consumer-grade Kenwood receiver, little Infinity speakers. I had some old interconnects sitting unused, probably $10 or at most $20 a pair, & some classic Monster speaker cable. When we were visiting with their family, I installed my castoff cables & my brother was completely amazed at the improvement. The guy is a computer geek; complete non-audiophile, yet he heard the differences with no problem at all. We even swapped around some different pairs of my old budget cables to find out which pair most pleased him.
larryb
101 posts
 
To get over decision paralysis, I just purchased some used Cardas Quadlink 5C speaker cables from usedcables. If I don't like them, I can trade them for anything else they have (and they have about anything). So far I'm really impressed with their program.
drjjpdc
80 posts
 
Fokara, how are the besl speakers? I am thinking of trying them out for a 30 day trial with the subwoofer bases. They would be replacing my venerable B&W Matrix 804's.
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