So you can hear the difference between wired and wireless systems?A) Any speaker cable
VS.
B) No speaker cable.
The difference is very easy to hear.
In this case the cable really does make a difference.
EditedSo you can hear the difference between wired and wireless systems?
A) Any speaker cable
VS.
B) No speaker cable.
The difference is very easy to hear.
In this case the cable really does make a difference.
Do you know what forum your posting in and the rules of the forum?Uh oh.
Knocked out by a technicality.
I totally agree with this, I have done this and from thick copper single strand to thick fine strand and everything in between incuding the cat 5 cable you will hear subtle but noticeable differences. Pick the one that gives you the sonic experience with your set up that you are looking for. After doing this from the end of each extreme I found cables sort of sound like they look which didn't surprise me. I see how one could fine tune their system with "any" of the different types.I would have thought a simple (and cheap) test would be to use a 16 or 14 gauge extension cable (stranded) with the ends cut off, and some 12/2 or 14/2 Romex (solid core). Then, try some cheap thin bell wire, and some solid core Cat 5 cable.
Lee.
BTW I was bed ridden with Lyme disease for a long time which enabled me the time to do this using the same equipment same test music over and overI totally agree with this, I have done this and from thick copper single strand to thick fine strand and everything in between incuding the cat 5 cable you will hear subtle but noticeable differences. Pick the one that gives you the sonic experience with your set up that you are looking for. After doing this from the end of each extreme I found cables sort of sound like they look which didn't surprise me. I see how one could fine tune their system with "any" of the different types.
Are you thinking of heading to AXPONA in 2018? One ear-opening room to visit is Nordost, where the rep puts on demostrations of various audio tweaks, including cables and isolation cones. I heard the demo for their isolation cones in 2016--I came into the room feeling it was all a bunch of BS. No way cones could make a difference. I did not come in with the proverbial "open mind." So anyway, the cones were under a power strip on the floor. When the rep replayed the same passage of music after removing the strip from the cones, we could all hear a distinct difference. Back on the cones, the better sound came back. For lack of a better word, the music dulled and lost a slight amount of focus when it was off the cones.Just thought about this thread and wanted to drop a line. I still have not made a budget to demo different types of cables. I am finishing a full rebuild of a Thorens TD 124, and currently all of my interconnects and speaker cabling is Monoprice. Because I am running external crossovers to my Altec 604's, I will probably stick with speaker cabling that I can buy in 100ft runs and use as tinned bare wire.
If you think you have a cable that would convince me to upgrade from Monoprice, let's get together. I'm in Chicago.
Lesson learned--a little change can make an unexpected difference. And maybe you will, or will not, hear a similar difference in your system when swapping cables around. I do like using heavier gauge speaker cable within reason (less resistance, less power loss over a longer run) but haven't gone down that rabbit hole yet. I've made my own interconnects (after sending back a set of flimsy Audioquest Evergreens that robbed my system of its bass and impact), but am looking to make better ones, this time with no silver. I have an ideal setup since my player has two sets of outputs--I can hook up two different cables and then switch the source at the preamp while the music is playing, no delay between them. Perfect for comparisons.
On the other matter, I bought a bunch of silver-plated OFC cable to make my home-mades and immediately sort of wished I hadn't. One, not convinced that the silver plating will make a difference--did it for fun--and two, after stripping silver wire you'd better get them connected and sealed straightaway else it starts interacting with the oxygen and sulphur in the air right quick.
Pants, trousers, etc...I think I'll manufacture some made in a nice tartan plaid and call 'em Boxer Briefs. Those make sense for speaker cables, if they are bound together as a pair. I'll need to keep those skivvies in mind.Yeah the brass part didn't make much sense to me either. On the home-made cable front, I can report that the heat-shrink seals are a trial-and-effort deal, at least wtih me. Considering what they call 'trousers' now. Really. Okay, maybe they're called pants.