Speaker cables...

[ANADROL-50]

Noted this recent video which, to me at least, presents probably the most balanced discussion on the merits and drawbacks regarding different speaker cable designs i have seen yet on youtube :-

 

[2010*zuma]

My last two power cables and loudspeaker cables cost £21k for 4 x 2 metre length’s… they were worth every penny to me.

 

[rabski]

One post deleted. Whatever your thoughts on cables, expenditure, etc. please respect the AUP with regard to language. Thank you.

 

[Southeastern]

Lol, windup.

No one from Wales spends £21k on speaker cable.

 

[2010*zuma]

Just for the record I expended the same amount on equipment stands... no regrets here.

 

[2010*zuma]

Lol, windup.

No one from Wales spends £21k on speaker cable.

like Dicky Burton and Lizzy Taylors love affair mine with hifi holds no bounds.

 

[2010*zuma]

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light...

 

[rabski]

Richard Burton on Elizabeth Taylor: "I taught her about beer, she taught me about Bulgari."

 

[hearhere]

> "My last two power cables and loudspeaker cables cost £21k for 4 x 2 metre length’s… they were worth every penny to me."

Gosh - spending more on cables than your costly speakers sounds a little bizarre, but I suppose everyone can spend their money as they wish!

My £34K list price speakers are fed via 3.5 m solid silver cables that costs me a few hundred quid. Because people I truly respect and who are professionally involved with the brand of speaker I'm using have highly recommended them, I may change soon to Duelund Dual DCA 12 Gauge multistrand copper in cotton and oil cables. Hestitant as this cable is £27 per meter plus connectors plus VAT and P&P, so maybe £350 for a pair plus £100 for long jumper cables. Dare I take the plunge? Peter

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[Paul68]

Richard Burton on Elizabeth Taylor: "I taught her about beer, she taught me about Bulgari."

It's the world we live in, I don't see the point of getting bent out of shape over it.

 

[rabski]

Gosh - spending more on cables than your speakers sounds a little bizarre, but I suppose everyone can spend their money as they wish!

My £34K list price speakers are fed via 3.5 m solid silver cables that costs me a few hundred quid. Because people I truly respect and who are professionally involved with the brand of speaker I'm using have highly recommended them, I may change soon to Duelund Dual DCA 12 Gauge multistrand copper in cotton and oil cables. Hestitant as this cable is £27 per meter plus connectors plus VAT and P&P, so maybe £350 for a pair plus £100 for long jumper cables. Dare I take the plunge? Peter

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Putting on my hard hat and asbestos jacket....

It may be worthwhile. I've been playing with some of the Duelund DCA for internal wiring and interconnects. It seems to do the same trick that Audio Note/Kondo Litz does. Hard to describe, but it's more 'natural' sounding somehow.

I bought a few bits as offcuts, but I've just ordered some more. I was going to get in some Audio Note silver Litz for the new phono stage, but it's going to be in the Duelund instead. IMHO it's that good.

 

[Jules_S]

Just for the record I expended the same amount on equipment stands... no regrets here.

Here's one for your collection then, Neil

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265378123422?hash=item3dc9c4ce9e:g:LREAAOSwL1VheDRU

 

[MotherSky]

Putting on my hard hat and asbestos jacket....

It may be worthwhile. I've been playing with some of the Duelund DCA for internal wiring and interconnects. It seems to do the same trick that Audio Note/Kondo Litz does. Hard to describe, but it's more 'natural' sounding somehow.

I bought a few bits as offcuts, but I've just ordered some more. I was going to get in some Audio Note silver Litz for the new phono stage, but it's going to be in the Duelund instead. IMHO it's that good.

I agree that the Duelund is excellent stuff - the Glasshouse interconnect kit 13 from Hifi Collective is a genuine bargain. I did have my entire system wired up with it for a while, but it proved to be a gateway drug for AN Lexus.... I actually prefer this to the AN silver litz - it does everything that the Duelund did, but somehow "better" - a complete absence of artificial emphasis, and a sort of organic spaciousness to the presentation is how I would characterise it - certainly more expensive (about £50/M for speaker cable and twice that for interconnect + really tedious termination- it is litz) but I believe it to be well worth it over the Duelund - YMMV as ever - MH

 

[oldius]

At my deepest immersion into the hobby, I always invested my money in the equipment and never (to any great expense) my cabling; I have never regretted that choice. I use Klotz MC5000 interconnects with Neutrik Pro-fi RCAs and Klotz 4mm speaker cable - it is the best of what that pro-audio company does, but the interconnects were about £40 and the speaker cable the same, for a dual 7m run.

Some of us are drawn to tweaking, fettling and experimentation. Some of us are drawn to cabling and supports. Some of us are done! Some of us spend fortunes on music and some of us are happy to stream: we are a broad church and accepting that there are many ways to enjoy the hobby is key.

 

[Psilonaught]

Ralph Karsten from Atma-sphere is one of the most respected amplifier designer alive today. What cable does he recommended? Mogami.

 

[Shadders]

My last two power cables and loudspeaker cables cost £21k for 4 x 2 metre length’s… they were worth every penny to me.

Hi,
To put this into perspective, for 2 x 2metre runs of speaker cable which conforms to the same volume as per QED79 (2.50mm2 cross sectional area).

2 x 2metre of pure gold (24K) cost £18,245

2 x 2metre of pure copper cost £2.50

Are your speaker cables made of gold or copper ?

Regards,
Shadders.

 

[Gray]

Are your speaker cables made of gold or copper ?

...and copper's the better conductor

 

[Psilonaught]

Hi,
To put this into perspective, for 2 x 2metre runs of speaker cable which conforms to the same volume as per QED79 (2.50mm2 cross sectional area).

2 x 2metre of pure gold (24K) cost £18,245

2 x 2metre of pure copper cost £2.50

Are your speaker cables made of gold or copper ?

Regards,
Shadders.

Not only that, I assume the guy with these cables has a £100k+ set of amps, speakers and front end to match a frankly absurd cable cost otherwise....

 

[tackleberry]

Just for the record I expended the same amount on equipment stands... no regrets here.

If it’s a wind up, fine

If not, I’m genuinely curious as to what made you spend that on cables, supports etc?

 

[DomT]

Ralph Karsten from Atma-sphere is one of the most respected amplifier designer alive today. What cable does he recommended? Mogami.

I have some Mogami XLR 0.5m cables that I tried that I will give you for free if you cover the postage from Portugal to the UK.