I dunno about you guys, but I trust what sounds best to my own ears, not what brand or type, or thickness, or resistance, etc. of the cable I am using.
Of course, if it sounds good, stick with it...but then again, there *are* improvements, so keep an open mind.
That said, I just made some really basic CAT 5 speaker cables. They are minimal at best, but WOW! The improvement is night and day over some cheap (or not so...) Rat Shack 16 gauge stuff.
Bass is *much* tighter, and the treble extended way out..nice n crisp, and not harsh at all. And of course a liquid midrange.
And this is on just a Marantz 2230B with Advent AS2 towers. GO figure!!
Well anyway, you can all keep arguing. I'm going to listen to my music....
Addon: And BTW, I would say there is a drastic improvement here, at least to my ears. The soundstage has really opened up, so much to the point that the depth of it seems to extend *behind* me with a very convincing surround effect. Binaural recordings sound crazy sweet.
Of course, if it sounds good, stick with it...but then again, there *are* improvements, so keep an open mind.
That said, I just made some really basic CAT 5 speaker cables. They are minimal at best, but WOW! The improvement is night and day over some cheap (or not so...) Rat Shack 16 gauge stuff.
Bass is *much* tighter, and the treble extended way out..nice n crisp, and not harsh at all. And of course a liquid midrange.
And this is on just a Marantz 2230B with Advent AS2 towers. GO figure!!
Well anyway, you can all keep arguing. I'm going to listen to my music....
Addon: And BTW, I would say there is a drastic improvement here, at least to my ears. The soundstage has really opened up, so much to the point that the depth of it seems to extend *behind* me with a very convincing surround effect. Binaural recordings sound crazy sweet.
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