tube amps/low capacitance cables?


The owner's manual for my 35w p/p tube amp recommends low capacitance speaker cables - but, it doesn't say why. On my two way monitors, I've been using TG Audio HSR silver cables which had been delivering authoritative bass in my former SS amp set-up. But, with the tube amp, the bass is now very weak. So, I'm assuming that these HSR cables are high capacitance, low inductance. I swapped in a pair of Speltz non-twisted anti-cables(low capacitance) and the bass returned. Since assuming can be a dangerous thing, can anyone elaborate about low capacitance cables working better (or not) with tube amps?
steakster

Showing 1 response by eldartford

That's strange. I would expect high capacitance cables to affect high frequency, not low. A tube amp, with relatively high output impedance at high frequency would be affected more than a low impedance ss amp.

Ask the amp manufacturer.