speaker cables under 1k for Harbeth 30.2XD?


these would be used a revolving door of amplifiers

your recommendations appreciated

 

audiocanada

For what its worth, I have Harbeth 30.2 anniversary with Zavfino OCC cables and IMHO its a great match, great bang for the buck. the quality of these is pretty awesome.. cables are very hefty and the terminations are awesome, especially for the price. 

Silversmith Fidelium. I surprised this wasn’t mentioned earlier as many on this forum have spoken very enthusiastically about this speaker cable so much so that this cable seemed to be a sonic bargain.

Zenwave SCR14 - great price/performance

I am using Soundstring Gen1 Tricormaxial cable and could not be happier. They are now defunct but you can try locating a brand new old stock which was what I did or get them second hand. Very musical and non fatiguing. My local dealer still use them for their demo setups despite carrying much more expensive brands, that really speaks to their quality and value for money. 

I used to rock Belden Studio 814 for my main setup which was also very good and punched way above their price points. They are now serving my secondary setup consisting of a pair of cheap NHT C1s. The Belden adds more lushness and weight to the sound though this is at the expense of slightly smaller soundstage compared to branded offering. I believe they would sound great with Harbert 30.2. I've heard the Harbeth and did think they could benefit from more body in their sound. 

@mihorn Whats their secret?! There are a LOT of companies working on this problem, so what is their secret sauce?!

++ Duelund. Gig Harbor Audio will make custom lengths and terminations for you. 

Check ads for used cable is save some money and burn-in process.

I try several with my 30.1 and end up stay with Auditorium A23.

also my set all tube gear so if you have SS I recommend Audience AU24SE

 

Only Wavetouch audio speaker cable is the natural sound speaker cable in the world. Everything else are veiled, glared, and un-natural sounding. WTSC also sounds closest to the original music. 4ft pair for $1k. Alex/Wavetouch

Has anyone compared Morris to Zavfino, or even Acoustic Zen Satori?  I have Tannoy Turnberry GR’s, instead of Herbeth, but believe they behave similar.  They are compared side-by-side often. Thanks. 

@boostedis 

+ 1, Good quality well made is easy enough to do, justifying the cost is another thing ! So it’s not necessarily snake oil, but certainly BS and gouging is there. Sort of what ever the market will bear ? 

Cheers 

@oldaudiophile Notice did not mention sound quality as I believe that is the starting point for the bar fights! My response has nothing to do with if you believe or not, but rather did the company that made the product need 5 figures to come up with a decent cable? I’m not going to bring up the SN word but at some point you have to feel you’ve been had! If money is no object then spend to your heart’s content, but these companies should at least be able to say what methodology they used to develop their products beyond just basic resistance, capacitance, inductance, etc….. 

Knukonceptz Karma 10 gauge twisted wire with quality soldered ends. Bought in bulk $200. approx. As good as it gets !! 
 

Cheers

@audiocanada P.S. Make sure you have quality, tight-fitting connectors at the business ends (e.g.  gold). Personally, I much prefer spades over bananas at both ends, if possible, and I also prefer soldered (i.e.  high-quality solder) ends.

@audiocanada If you've spent any time at all on forums like this reading about speaker cables, interconnects, etc. then you know the debate regarding expensive versus inexpensive or moderately priced cables & interconnects is the quickest way to start a fight in an empty bar. Bottom line (based upon scientific measurements & double-blind studies):  One needn't spend lots of money on speaker cables to obtain the best audio fidelity. Just determine the length you need, which will determine the proper gauge that should be used, and select a quality made product from any number of great cable manufacturers out there. AudioQuest, Monoprice and Monster are 3 I've used, over the years, that have been just fine. However, there are many more. 

@boostedis , Agreed. I’m not saying cables don’t sound different. But I’ve cut open and have seen several cut open/disassembled cables and it’s hard to justify some of the prices charged.

I changed bananas to spades on a set of Analysis Plus cables that I like. The parts quality and wire appeared high quality. $600 more quality than brand x? Hmmmm. But if four figure cables are in the budget, just enjoy.

@boostedis :

I’d feel like a fool if what went into a $100 cable is basically the same as what into a $1000+ cable!!

Please share which $100 cable has the same stuff that is in $1,000+ cables. I would love to buy this cable and save a bunch of money. I am assuming that's the magic cable you use? What are your current speaker cables? Thank you!

 

 

 

So few companies hint at why their cables are different than the competition so there’s almost no way to establish value based on manufacturing difficulty, material scarcity, labor, R&D, etc. I’d feel like a fool if what went into a $100 cable is basically the same as what into a $1000+ cable!! Too much price variation from a really basic technology to feel like it’s any more than gouging…..

Zavfino Prima MK2. Excellent speaker cables. Using them with Fritz Carrera's, great match!

Half price at Morrow Audio all of April! I got the SP7 made to order in less than a week. Bi-wire for less than $900 and they are fantastic!

I will vote +3 for Morrow. They offer a break-in service and a trade up program. There customer service is excellent. They also have a section of closeouts at steep savings if they happen to have a match for you.

I am very happy with the Tellurieum Q silver II with my 30.2 40th anniversary. It is a very open and neutral cable that lets the Harbeth shine. 

I own 30.2s and went with Audience Ohno. Flexible, occ copper, adds nothing, very  neutral. I will mention these are the most expensive speaker cables I have owned, so can’t comment on higher levels. But I think they are a good match for the level of the 30.2s. 

Morrow Audio SP 6 ($1,000) or SP 7 ($1,500)…..I have the excellent SP6……50% sale now cuts price in half. I currently am running Anti-cables 4.2 Flex $460 a pair, but not yet broken in…..but showing to be a great match with my Denafrips stack and Buchardt Audio S400 MKII speakers.

Also have a pair of Zavfino OCC cables I’ll start to roll in a few months out….yeah it’s a audiophile sickness

I have used a # of under 1k speaker cables with my 30.1's including Audioquest and for the money I like the little known and much maligned Mapleshade speaker Cables. I don't like all their stuff but the cables are real bright sounding. I use some after market bananas and for the money I just keep coming back to using these. I happen to have the mid-rangy ones.

I have Oehlbach Crystal Silver Star for my SHL5 XD and I couldn't be happier with the sound - incredible value for money.

The only cable I trust under a grand is Audioquest type 4. It's not that easy to find any more. Audio Advisor will make you a run any way you like.

I second Zavfino recommendation above. The Prima MK2 is the sweet spot in their lineup 

I have 30.2XDs. I've used a few different speaker cables including Nordost and landed with Zavfino OCC cables (a Canadian company).

Their conductor cleaning and break in process is unique, and they sound great right off the bat. 

I use their Nova cables. $390US for 2.5M pair (1/2 what the Nordost cables cost me and much better). You could step up from me to the Prima MK II's and be well under budget. 

I always used Duelund 12 gauge when I had 40.1’s and 40.2’s. Requires 200 hours of break in before they are listenable.  Partsconnexion in Canada is a supplier and can build them to your specs with regards to length and connectors.  Very reasonable and fast turnaround time.