Canare 4S11

My present speaker cables are a bit too warm and I didn't want a cable that is too highly detailed.  I hope like Goldilocks says, they are just right.

I received the speaker cables early this afternoon.  I must say, the fit and finish of the custom built cables are off the charts.  It is as good as any of the high end companies that charge megabucks for their cables.  I hooked them up and let them play while I was out.   I just got back (2 1/2 hours later) and I am quite surprised as what I am hearing.  At initial turn on, the sound was very bassy, highs weren't that pronounced.  Now they sound much better after only a couple of hours and I am enjoying the sound.  I won't pick these cables apart until I have a couple of hundred hours on them but so far, I like what I am hearing.

With 31 hours on the cables, the sound hasn't really changed since after the first two hours.  So far,  I am smitten with these cables.

I did get it from Ram, but got this:

https://www.ramelectronics.net/HS.aspx

At the 72 hour mark, I tried cranking the system a bit.  I put on The Dead Can Dance/Spiritchaser cd and listened to "Song Of The Stars".  This was a MFSL SACD.  The sound was better than I heard with my Groneberg Quattro Reference speaker cables.  The bass was deeper and the highs were crisp but not overdone.   When I checked the SPL meter (Radio Shack), I found I was pushing 98db SPL's.  That is way too loud for me but it showed there was no sense of strain coming from the speakers.  My Mac amp was showing 30-60 watts average (60w were the peaks).  I am pretty impressed right now but it still could change.  If this works out, I will buy a longer pair of these cables for my main system, probably a 25 foot pair.  I will break them in on the secondary system because I can run that system 24/7 at a decent volume as its on the second floor of our home.  Stay tuned, I will keep updating this.

At the 265 hour mark, I am still loving the 4S11 cables.  I have temporarily disconnected them to break in another 25 foot pair of 4S11 cables.  Once some playing time are on these, they will go into my main system and I will reconnect the previously broken in pair of 4S11 to my secondary system.  So far, I see no negatives.

This is the final report on the Canare 4S11 cables.  I let the 25 foot pair break in on my secondary system for almost 19 days 24/7.  At the 445 hour mark, I reinserted them into my main system.  I first removed the $1500.00 Groneberg Quattro Reference speaker cables and coiled them up under the floor in case I decided to go back to them. After my son helped me install the Canare cables (I had to make larger holes in the floor for the banana plugs to fit) and routing them perfectly, I am happy to say my system now sounds much better.  I no longer have the softness in highs I had with the Groneberg cable and the bass is tighter and deeper.  I was always under the impression that the higher the price, the better the cable.  The fact that a $130.00 pair of speaker cables bested a $1500.00 pair should be a lesson for everyone regarding price VS performance.    Now I have the Canare in both of my systems and I am one happy audiophile. 

@mofimadness ……………………….

You gave me so many great tips.    Thank you for giving me your experience with the cable.  My system(s) are sounding really good today.

The highs are smooth, smooth, smooth!

@thyname


unless you have heard the Canare 4S11 cable, you have no clue as to what you are talking about. The Canare replaced a pair of Groneberg Quattro Reference Cables that cost me $1500 per run were replaced by the Canare at less than $200 a pair. The difference was obvious from the first note. I liked it so much that I re-wired both of my systems with the Canare.

A friend with a Pass amp and preamp driving Magnepan 3.7i speakers liked them so much in my system that he bought them as well for his system. We are both extremely satisfied.