Long Run of Speaker Cabling


Hello, AGon Folks -

My setup dictates a long run of speaker cabling (about 18') from my Conrad Johnson Premier 12 Mono Blocks to my Vandersteen Quatro Wood speakers. Though not ideal, there is no other way that I'll arrange the placement of my components. 

If anyone would care to give a recommendation for replacement speaker cabling (18' runs) that would do well in this setup I would appreciate it very much. I would like to stay with Bi wiring.

My components:

Vandersteen Quattro Loudspeakers

Van Den Hul Teatrack Biwire Speaker Cable (to be replaced)

Conrad Johnson Premier 12 Mono Block Power Amps

Conrad Johnson Premier 16LS Preamp

Sota Star Saphire Turntable with Benz Zebra cartridge

Conrad Johnson HD3 USB DAC

Innuos Zen Mk. 3 Streamer

Stealth PGS interconnects exclusively

Thank you,

Randy

rbschauman

Since you have CJ gear and therefore probably do not want to tip the tonal balance or make any change to the sound, I recommend Transparent. The highest tier you can afford. 

I have all Audio Research gear and use Transparent for all cables except for my amp power cord. Highly recommended. 

 

Before spending the large amount it will take to acquire a more "premium" cable you might consider spending about $180 total to purchase two 18' runs of Canare 4s11 "Star Quad" speaker cable from Blue Jeans Cable.  It ends up being 11 gauge as I remember.  It has four individual 14 gauge conductors withing each jacket and two are combined within each spade or banana to result in 11 gauge per side.

If you end up not liking the cable you are only out a modest $ amount.  You will find a good number of accolades and users here for the cable.

I make my own using Belden 5T00UP 10 AWG cleaned up with Techflex and shrink wrap along with connectors of choice. I had a lot of long runs throughout that house and purchased in bulk. Purchased by the foot it is $1.89 at Parts Express or buy it a desired length and terminated from Blue Jeans Cable. You can spend more and I would if I thought there was a chance other options would perform better.

 

 

Thanks for the responses. I currently use Van Den Hul Teatrack Biwire Speaker Cable. Can't say there's a specific improvement I'm looking for but rather am looking for an "overall" improvement. Some opinions I have gotten in the past are that Van Den Hul Teatrack is not that great. I'm sure there are better options out there, I just don't know what they are.

Budget for the pair is $3,000.

Thank you!

 

ghdprentice -

I just looked up the Transparent cables you suggested. Very good-looking cable and 20' Bi-wire options within my $3k budget. Care to share which one you're using?

Thank you!