@jrareform, at one time I had many cables. I have whittled down the herd over the years but still keep some. I keep thinking I will list them but then forget about it for a while.
Are upgraded power cables for subwoofers worth it?
I recently have been filling in all of the holes in my secondary system. Recently picked up a shunyata power conditioner, upgraded speaker cables, and power cable for my amplifier.
My question is, is it worth running higher end audiophile power cables with subwoofers, considering distortion is not as apparent to the human ear in the sub bass range? I use a high end receiver for my DAC in this system with a normal power cable as well. Would I get better performance increase from upgrading sub cables or my DAC(receiver w pre outs) power cable?
Any specific suggestions for sub power cables, or DAC power cables that are inexpensive (sub 200 or even $100)
Thanks for your time!
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I have an SVS SB-2000 Pro. It came with a cord just like what I have on my Dell desktop. After a few months of use, I swapped it out for an Audience, Forte F3, 10 guage cord I had laying around. Did I hear a difference, I don’t know. I completely forgot it was in there. Seeing as the plate amp is class D and I rarely crank it, I doubt I would ever hear the difference. |
@stereo5 yea I know the feeling. Plenty of gear I need to list as well I think I'm going to go with some of these well reviewed Amazon chi-fi ones and see what happens. Hard to justify nice 3 or 4 meter sub cables when I'm extremely pleased with my system with stock cables. I don't doubt that it could make a difference but feel like there's probably other things I should be saving for. That T&A D200 calls my name... one day |
@sns Thanks for the further clarification about your system. It is elaborate and it sounds incredible. Based on what you've described -- plus, I think your ability to hear differences, which may be physiological or may come from your system -- I am sure that I would not be able to hear half the differences you do from an expensive PC. I have many more useful places to improve my system, first! After that, I'll try again. For now, it would be like dropping Waygu beef into cheap marinara sauce. Thanks for a look into an Olympian system. By the way, a long time ago, I had a look at Robert Arrington's system...it was amazing, too. |
I use upgraded cables on all the subwoofers I set up and use. The sub in my main system has a 400W class D amp. It’s what I would call high end lifestyle gear, and is pretty good sounding. It came stock with a consumer grade 18 gauge cord with a figure 8 connector. Because of the way the cord enters from the bottom, stiffer and larger gauge cables were not an immediate option. After figuring out how to put the sub on spikes (which improved performance) I built a 14 gauge cable with Furutech parts. With the new cable, the sub sounds better, cleaner, more defined, with improvements in overall soundstage. It is possible that an even bigger gauge cable would be better, but I am satisfied for now, and my experience suggests that a sub with a class D amp can benefit from a better cable. kn |
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