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What do BBC studios use for speaker cables

Several loudspeaker companies, Spendor, Harbeth and others, have speaker products that stem from the BBC expertise in design and usage in their studios. (I have a 30 year old BC1 and are looking to upgrade to a Harbeth Compact 7) Accordingly I would assume the BBC knows something about the merits of appropriate cables. Can anyone shed some light on what they actually use and whether they have any views on the subject ?

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shadorne
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BBC are not known for paying big bucks for speakers or equipment. Many of the successful BBC designs like the Rogers were in fact very economical (low cost) speakers that sounded very good.

I doubt BBC would use special cables, as large companies are sensitive to cost on items that are widely used. Ordinary stranded copper wire would be my guess.

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jont
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I have a pair of Rogers Studio 1 (Justlike your BC1). I've tried alot of things and found the AP oval 9, Xindak FS0.5 to work the best. I'd like to try Cardas Golden Reference though.
jaybo
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quality copper...nothing more. most other studios agree. only audiophiles sitting at home believe the wire myth. pros don't buy into it....the speakers and the room rule.
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