What cables play nicely with Acoustic BBQ?


If anyone knows the answer to this question, it is here at Audiogon, where many of us have come to love @grannyring's cables.  I have an almost entirely Acoustic BBQ loom - power, DC, balanced IC, single-ended IC, USB, speakers, jumpers - and they absolutely have been the perfect cables for my system.  Best value in hifi, in my experience, and Bill was always a responsive, friendly seller.  It is our hobby's loss that Bill retired from it.

I now am replacing my integrated with new preamp and power amp separates, so I need to add a short balanced IC pair and a power cable.  I have a spare power cable that I can use, so I only need to buy a new pair of .5 or 1m XLR'S.  My initial thought is to keep the existing BBQ cables in the path despite the amplification change because I have zero reason to think they won't be terrific with what I am buying, so my first instinct would be just to buy another pair of BBQ from Bill if they were available. Because they are not, I posted "WTB" ads at Audiomart and AudiophileStyle.com, but I couldn't figure out how to post one here, where it might do the most good. Those ads haven't generated any responses.

Bill has recommended Zavfino Focus XLR's as a good replacement cable, but, at $357 for a non-returnable pair, that's a bit rich for my blood. (Only 1.5m and 2m cables are subject to Zavfino's trial program.)  They also don't show up in the used market (although a pair sold at Audiomart the very morning of the very day that I first heard of Zavfino cables).

If you are using Acoustic BBQ's in your signal path, are there cables at about $200-250 that you have found to have a particular synergy with the rest of your loom?  Alternatively, I am open to buying a used pair of Acoustic BBQ XLR'S, preferably Schroeder Method, so, if any of you has a lead to some, I would appreciate your passing it along.

Thanks for any information you can provide.

 

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@acman3, thanks. I see that High Fidelity cables get some love, but, yes, they are more than I care to spend. I have no experience with DIY cable assembly, but I wouldn’t call on Bill in his retirement for assistance.

@carlsbad, thank you for the most generous offer I have ever received from an audiophile. Please allow me to do some more digging for a used Acoustic BBQ before I decide to look closer at Audio Envy products. I appreciate your offer and may reach out to you once I have a better idea of my intentions.

 

Mike,

You seem to have perfect feedback.  I have a pair of the audio envy cables recommended above i'd loan you if you payshipping.

I'm not looking to sell the as I have them in my second system but can swap them out for a couple of weeks.

Jerry

Mike, out of your price range, but the High Fidelity cables are great with Acoustic BBQ speaker cables.

You could make your own pretty easily. I bet Grannyring would help if needed.

@lalitk, thanks for your assessment. Did you ever have a chance to use either of those cables in a setup that included any Acoustic BBQ signal cables? I am curious about that synergy within a system, even acknowledging that no one else will have my exact system and room acoustics.

@lak, thank you for that very good suggestion.

@mikerubin 

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@mikerubin,

You can try Audio Envy O’nestian XLR but Zavfino Fusion for bit more money is well worth it, both in terms of performance and by build quality. I have had both of these cables in my system.

You’re likely to get tons of recommendations here but if possible, I would stick with brand that uses OCC or PCOCC copper.