Am I using the right speaker cables?

Cables which I know have solid bass are Siltech Royal Signature series and Stage III Concepts. Purist Audio Design also has good bass. Of those, i'd probably start with Stage III Concepts and PAD.

Jake, good to hear you were able to solve the sound issues with some re-setting of cable connections. As the old saying goes...read the manual! Though hopefully some of the advice given by members will be useful down the track. Enjoy!

@devilboy The thread topic is “Am I using the right speaker cables”. That said, imho you get good bass primarily from your speakers, followed by amps, a/c power, speaker cables and isolation. So you can get a gain from a change in cables. It just won’t be as big a gain as a change of speakers for example.

devilboy 08-19-2018 1:25am
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@melbguyone ok, I agree with your statement.
Cables ARE tone controls so it may work.
I just hope no one says that the OP needs to find cables that "get out of the way of the music". That’s BS. Yes, cables sound different but only because they all do something to the signal, manipulating it to give more of this or less of that.

Mmm not all. Actually I personally don’t believe in using cables as tone controls. I think you’re better off assembling speakers, amps, front end etc which work together synergistically & give you the sound you want. Then you can use neutral sounding, reference type cables which just let the music flow without editorializing. I use Jorma cables which fit that bill.

If the OP finds a cable that adds more bass it would be incremental IMO, not a significant leap.

Agreed.

dynaquest4 08-21-2018 1:47pm
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Burn in is BS! Why would a manufacture provide you with a product that was not ready for optimal performance? Makes about as much sense as Jack Daniels selling you whiskey that YOU have to age before drinking.

Well I think you should post your first thread topic or review before posting such effusive statements. FWIW, Jorma Designs state that all their ultra pure copper conductors are subjected to a spark test using 6000 V impulse tension before going into production. And the cables are then run in on their cable cooker prior to being shipped. My Jorma Statement cables were run in continuously for 2 weeks!

The better cable cookers also burn in the cables more thoroughly than simply playing normal musical signals alone. I’d suggest reading the technical explanation of the Blue Horizon Proburn machine - http://www.bluehorizonideas.com/products/system-enhancing-accessories/proburn/ This article also provides a broad explanation of breaking in cables - https://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/breaking-in-cables-and-components/

As to my personal experience, I did an a-b comparison between my fully run in Jorma Prime sc’s vs a brand new pair of identical length Jorma Statement sc’s. The particular pair of Statement sc’s we tested were required urgently for a customer, so I was told they were only briefly placed on their cable cooker prior to shipment. I could clearly hear how much smoother my Primes sounded compared to the Statements, even though the latter cables sounded clearly superior straight out of the box.