Cable Quest


By reading these forums, I've noticed a number of people who have tried many different brands of SCs and ICs. Would you please tell me what you've tried and what you finally settled on and why? Thanks

bzawa

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@kofibaffour  Well good for you — you get to save some nice $$$ to spend on something else.  Just goes to show how important it is to be able to try cables in your system first or buy used to limit risk. 

Mogsmi bulk cable 100ft at 14 AWG which I cut into my desired lengths and then terminated with some gearit right angled banana plugs. Don't need anything ridiculous for speaker cables

I’ve sold a couple pairs of Acoustic Zen Satori speaker cables to people who were using Mogami and they were both thrilled at the level of improvement, so it’s certainly worth at least trying more expensive cables. 

I’ve tried Audience, VooDoo, DH Labs, and Zu Cable among others but have stuck with Acoustic Zen for many years.  They offer a very natural and balanced sound with great detail, tone, and imaging/soundstage, and especially if you buy used you get a lot of performance for the $$$ although they’re still a lot less expensive compared to many others even new.  My advice is to read reviews and buy used to try out whatever cables you’re interested in if at all possible, or there are direct sellers like Triode Wire Labs, Zavfino, Audio Envy, Ice Age, Pine Tree, etc. who offer generous risk-free trial periods and are another good way to go.  Hope this helps, and best of luck.