Many years ago I read an article written by McIntosh which stated you could use a lamp cord for speaker wire and not notice any real audible difference. I have used cheap wire, medium priced speaker wire, and tested expensive speaker wire. The look of better wire is appealing, but I couldn’t notice any real sound difference. Speakers were Wilson and Paradigm. Now I am using wire that cost 150.00 for two 10 ft runs. Sounds great. Will never spend any more on wire.
Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy?
Although I have changed my system substantially in recent years, I still retain both speaker cables and interconnects that I have owned for ~15 years. I use Audience Au24E speaker cables and RCA interconnects, and a Virtual Dynamic David XLR between my DAC and integrated amp.
The system sounds very good, and I am not inclined to make any changes to the cables. Having said that, though, if anyone has used similar cables and found big steps forward without breaking the bank, I'd be interested to read about your experiences.
More broadly, I would enjoy hearing about cables that other members have stuck with for years.
The system sounds very good, and I am not inclined to make any changes to the cables. Having said that, though, if anyone has used similar cables and found big steps forward without breaking the bank, I'd be interested to read about your experiences.
More broadly, I would enjoy hearing about cables that other members have stuck with for years.