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Cable twist per foot |
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0 | 0% |
How they sound to your ears |
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37 | 82.22% |
Impedance (electrical characteristics) |
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2 | 4.44% |
Type of metal for the main conductors |
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0 | 0% |
Type and number of shields |
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0 | 0% |
Other |
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6 | 13.33% |
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll |
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As I venture further down this rabbit hole, known as high end audio...I am taking the plunge into upgrading my cables.
I'm starting with my power cables, after those are all replaced I will be moving on to the interconnects, then to seal the deal speaker cables.... Figured I would start with power cables, seeing I just purchased a used PS Audio PPP, with that being said, What do you look for when buying cables?
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Equipment: Power Conditioning PS Audio Power Plant Premiere Pre-Amp Pioneer Elite SC-65 Amp Anthem PVA7 Main Speakers Bryston Mini-T Speakers Surround Speakers Sonus Faber Concertino Subwoofer REL Stadium III Sub-Bass System BluRay Player Oppo BDP-105 Blu-Ray Last edited by joe schmoe; 03-06-2018 at 09:17 PM. Reason: further clarification of question |
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![]() Best way is to experiment. What is the best way to experiment? Buy a whole bunch and then sell all the ones you didn't like? No. A much better way is to borrow them and try them in your system once you have addressed proper speaker placement, assembled components that jell well together and put the finishing touch on your system with cables. Borrow them from the Cable Company library and once you come across cables that make your system sound great, stick to them and buy those.
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Serge Main System: Amplification: Luxman L-590AX Mark II. Luxman D-06u SACD. Roon/Tidal. Bryston BDP-Pi PrimaLuna Dialogue HP EL34 Speakers: Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary Headphones: ZMF Auteur Blackwood Headphone Amplification: Audeze Deckard, PrimaLuna Dialogue HP, Luxman L-590AX Mark II, Woo Audio WA6 Source/DAC. Roon/Tidal. |
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Once the realization sets in that moving a speaker less than a foot in your room can have a much more significant impact on overall tonal balance of the system and imaging than a $3k pair of speaker cables, it puts things into perspective.
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Serge Main System: Amplification: Luxman L-590AX Mark II. Luxman D-06u SACD. Roon/Tidal. Bryston BDP-Pi PrimaLuna Dialogue HP EL34 Speakers: Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary Headphones: ZMF Auteur Blackwood Headphone Amplification: Audeze Deckard, PrimaLuna Dialogue HP, Luxman L-590AX Mark II, Woo Audio WA6 Source/DAC. Roon/Tidal. |
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Equipment: Power Conditioning PS Audio Power Plant Premiere Pre-Amp Pioneer Elite SC-65 Amp Anthem PVA7 Main Speakers Bryston Mini-T Speakers Surround Speakers Sonus Faber Concertino Subwoofer REL Stadium III Sub-Bass System BluRay Player Oppo BDP-105 Blu-Ray |
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Equipment: Power Conditioning PS Audio Power Plant Premiere Pre-Amp Pioneer Elite SC-65 Amp Anthem PVA7 Main Speakers Bryston Mini-T Speakers Surround Speakers Sonus Faber Concertino Subwoofer REL Stadium III Sub-Bass System BluRay Player Oppo BDP-105 Blu-Ray |
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Serge Main System: Amplification: Luxman L-590AX Mark II. Luxman D-06u SACD. Roon/Tidal. Bryston BDP-Pi PrimaLuna Dialogue HP EL34 Speakers: Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary Headphones: ZMF Auteur Blackwood Headphone Amplification: Audeze Deckard, PrimaLuna Dialogue HP, Luxman L-590AX Mark II, Woo Audio WA6 Source/DAC. Roon/Tidal. |
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I sold all my expensive cable stuff, and would rather apply moneys to better equipment and try not subjecting myself to cable marketing..........
I'm in favor of the Blue Jeans Cable philosophy ![]() Of course its all up to you and your listening enjoying with whatever you have or do. Happy Listening! ![]() Ron
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A/V Processor: McIntosh MX-150. Amps: McIntosh MC207. Digital Sources: PS Audio DirectStream DAC, Bridge II, sonicTransporter i7 w/Roon, Oppo UDP-205. Phono Preamp: Gold Note PH-10. Analog Sources: Gold Note Pianosa, Donatello Gold. Speakers: Sonus faber Cremona Auditor M, Sonus faber Cremona Center M, Sonus Faber Wall Domus, JL Audio e112 Sub. Wires: DIY Speaker Cable Furez FZ102AS 10-2, Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 Audio Cables, Belden 1800F XLR, Monoprice HDMI and Power Cords. Power: PS Audio Quintet, Duet, Emotiva CMX-2. Last edited by jdandy; 03-07-2018 at 04:48 PM. Reason: Active link to non-sponsor seller against forum rules. |
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Sound vs Price
That's how I make all my speaker, equipment, add-on choices.
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Main System - Focal Aria 936 Sim Audio 280D | 350P | 330A | 110LP VPI Scout Jr Ortofon Blue Nordost Red Dawn Speaker/Interconnects Bedroom - Dynaudio Special 40 Rotel RA-1592 Straightwire Rhapsody S Office - Focal Aria 905 PS Audio Sprout Rega P2 w/Bias 2 Basement - B&W 703 Sim Audio P3 Pre-Amp PrimaLuna Integrated DiaLogue Premium HP Schitt Modi 2 MultiBit |
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how dare you speak in common sense terms Serge ...................
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Cheers .......Dave |
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I like The Cable Company's lending library. By paying a 5% fee you can "borrow" any cable and use it in your system for a week. No better way to find out what works well for you in my view.
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Carlos - Columbia, Missouri, USA Two-Channel System: Oppo BDP-105D or Cambridge Audio CXUHD -> WireWorld Silver Starlight 7 HDMI and Coaxial -> Bryston BDA-3 DAC -> WW Silver Eclipse 7 XLR -> Bent Audio Autoformer Volume Control Passive Line Stage -> WW Silver Eclipse 7 XLR -> Pass Labs XA100.5 monoblocks -> WW Silver Eclipse 7 -> Magnepan 20.7s Power Distribution: Shunyata Research Hydra Cyclops (for XA100.5s) and Shunyata Research Hydra 4 α (for sources) Power Cables: Shunyata Research Ξtron Cobra (for Cyclops), Shunyata Research Venom-HC (for XA100.5s and Hydra 4 α), WireWorld Silver Electra 7 (for BDA-3) Tweaks: GIK Acoustics room treatment, HIFI-Tuning Fuses and Cardas Audio Tweeter + Mid-Range Jumpers on 20.7s, Mye Sound Magnepan speaker stands Other: PS Audio Power Port outlets, Square D Whole House Surge Protective Device, dedicated 20-ampere lines |
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