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Cables – Speaker as well as interconnects – ugghh

I Recently acquired Conrad Johnson’s MV60SE, Premier 14 and their DV-2B CD player. My speakers are from Tannoy’s prestige series, namely the Sandringhams.

Now I need to connect the dots. I’ve been reading many discussion forums and online reviews regarding cabling and am simply worn out. So much out there and so many opinions! At this time I’m leaning toward Cardas Neutral Reference for runs to the Tannoys and perhaps for RCA IC’s as well.

The added challenge here is that I need to run 6 meters of cable each side to reach my speakers. No, unfortunately I can’t change the placement of my components (electronics on one side of the room as opposed to center). Yes, this adds a lot of $$$.

So, what about the Cardas Neutral line? What about something else in a lesser or comparable price range?

Thanks so much for ANY thoughts!
rbschauman
xti16
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Personally I didn't care for the neutral ref ic's. Both the high and low end were rolled off. Mids were excellent but that was all. Both my son and I prefer Audioquest king cobra over the NR's. Since then I've changed to Nordost. You may want to contact the Cable Co. That way you can try before you buy.
That being said I never gave Cardas a second chance with any other of their cables which are supposed to be a lot better.
arnettpartners
312 posts
 
I also like Signal Cable and Paul Speltz Anticables and have both. Audioquest was always a good value too but maybe not as much as the first two. Nordost doesn't work for me. I get a harshness in the highs.
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almarg
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The Sandringham's have an 8 ohm nominal impedance, and also apparently have a benign impedance vs. frequency curve. That will reduce their sensitivity to cable differences, compared to speakers having lower nominal impedance and/or a more difficult impedance curve.

As I see it, Bryon's comment assumes particular significance because his speakers do NOT have a benign impedance curve, and also are close to 4 ohms in important parts of the spectrum.

Regards,
-- Al
bigbucks5
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I just went thru the same thing. I moved my amps to the side of the room, where before they had been between the speakers. I needed much longer cables, so I went with Signal Cables Ultra - a 22 ft one and a 14 ft one so that I wouldn't end up with a bunch of excess cable piled up on the floor for my right speaker.

You might want to consider the asymmetric length option, even if it means that if you resell, you'll probably have to sell them as singles.
arnettpartners
312 posts
 
Al,

Does "benign impedence" mean no measurable capacitance?

Best Regards,

Lynne
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