i"m still happy with my old wires.
Interconnects are Audioquest Audiotruth Amazons primarily, with a few Audioquest Diamond x3 sprinkled in.
Phono interconnect is Graham Engineering IC50 from Graham Phantom arm.
Speaker cables are Amazon Dragons for stereo speakers. Cheap wire for surrounds.
Power cables are Tice for detachable cords. I liked the Tice build quality and ignored the treatment hype.
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i dont remember the name of my speakers cable, i only remember that they were better than the other one which i dont recall either...
My interconnect are Morrow 1 and Morrow 3 and they are very good for me...
Cables made a "small" difference.... But the fact that people speak always about that is explained by only 2 possibilities.... I dont know a third....
Either they have a Top Hi-Fi System and changing cable made an AUDIBLE impact that is big because their mechanical, electrical and acoustical controls are very good and not only their gear...
Either they have poor embeddings and a not so great system or even a great one, but they never listen to it to his true working potential with vibrations under control, with an electrical grid low noise and a very good acoustic; then they fall for the cables hype upgrading obsession... And the small audible change is call a great deal for namy hundred dollars....
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Guess what is the more probable possibility? |
@inna Any experience with Purist Aqueous, or Musaeus Praesto Revision speaker cables? |
One reason that I still keep the Colossus cables is that Purist abandoned the combination of silver alloy conductors and fluid, which I thought was a mistake. If I find old Dominus for a reasonable price, unlikely, I will get them. I do use the newest Purist Neptune fluid interconnects, they are better than Colossus in every respect except high frequency extension. |
Since I never seem to see any Acoustic Zen cable comments on this website I figure my Satori speaker cables are so outdated they're laughable. They're also much too fat to adhere to this year's (or was it last year's?) directive that skinny speaker cables are the way to go. In any event, I suffer greatly from the wretched sound quality they convey. |
Some of my power cables are getting old, Synergistic Research Master Power Coupling, and interconnects also. Speaker cables are around 10 years old, two sets of Tempo Electric 12 gauge solid silver in Teflon (one for each amp).
I've made many of the interconnects I currently use, and they sound as good as any other cables I've used. I let the guys that can afford to really sweat the small stuff worry about how to best spend large amounts of money on cables. I'm happy, and I hope they are, too. |
Mine are all old. 10 years +. Wire technology has changed greatly though in recent years mainly new ones from name brands cost more than ever and no end in sight.
Once I find the right ones, I am done. My favorites are from DNM Reson and Mogami.
Pangea works well and sounds good if you can get the connector to stay in place. Have not totally settled on power cables yet though. Leaning towards Signal Cable there. |
I use Shunyata Copperhead and Diamondback power cords that were 15 years old when I bought them used here. I have no idea how old they actually are. As far as I am concerned, they are good enough and will not be changed. |
Started building an entirely new system (components + speakers) a couple years ago and only brought all power cords from the prior system. I needed a balanced IC and AES interconnect for the new system and went with Nordost Heimdall 2.
The power cords I was using from my prior system were all PS Audio P3 or P5s with the exception of a bottom of the line Shunyata PC on the Hydra 6 power conditioner. Upgraded all PCs and achieved nice results. Most recently I replaced two of the newer PCs with Audio Envy PCs, one is a P2 and the other is an M3 model. They are significantly better than the Isotek Optimum cables they replaced. Very good value proposition here.
In my case, the PS Audio power cords were not that good, so it was easy to improve on them. The fact that the AE power cords were an even larger step up over the newer cords demonstrates their value in my system. I will be buying more AE cables once I've settled a few things in my system. |
I have kept original Purist Colossus fluid speaker cables for 20 years, along with the same speakers. Feel no need to replace them until I upgrade the speakers. I have changed all the rest cables and cords with excellent results. |
Thanks guys – keep 'em coming! |
Some of my cables are older - 11 year old Clear Day speaker cables in both systems, a couple of 7 year old Audio Art Cable power cords, Silnote Audio Orion RCA 8 years & Poseidon 2 digital cable 10 years
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Still using for 20 years my Siltech LS4-120 for speakers, FTM-3S for the phono stage and SPO-12 for turntable power supply. These have survived from an all Siltech cabling including FTM-4S, FTM-4G and SPO-18.
These are the original version better than later G3.
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I don't have any expensive cables, just mid-line Kimber, Audio Quest, etc. But, cables get swapped out depending on the systems needs. That changes as equipment changes. I don't believe in one cable serves all masters. Cables needs to be tuned just like the rest of your system. |
The new weaves are just HARD to beat.. No aluminum shielding, sure makes for better SQ yet a dark background, by design..
I am an interconnect newbie. I use Cullen Cable and one pair of Synergistic Research interconnects and do not know what model. They tamed the Thiels CS5is tweeters and made me happy. So what are "new weaves"? Yours is the first reference I have noticed. Can you share any sources/info to check this out or a particular manufacturer? Thanks, Dsper |
I use XLO limited and NBS interconnects that are at least 16 years old. My long interconnect (3 meters) between my linestage and amp is Audio Note Sogon that is around six years old. My speaker cables, also Audio Note Sogon, are also around six years old. |
I have a pair of #12 teflon pure silver, multi strand, that I have used for 45 years. USAF surplus. Whenever I want to compare cables. I hook one of those to the left and the "NEW cable" on the right. Put the system on MONO and give it 1-2 days of play, and then a good listen.. If the new cable can pass that muster, it goes on to break in the rest of the way..
The new weaves are just HARD to beat.. No aluminum shielding, sure makes for better SQ yet a dark background, by design..
They better that pure silver and at 10% of the material cost.. Break in times are still in the hundreds of hours though.. Silver and silver/clad.
Copper.. get it off the floor, its good.. 50 hours..
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My speaker cables are very old, about 15 years. Of course they are Synergistic Research Element CTS, with Michael Spallone modified Tesla power, and I've only had them less than 3 years. Retail $7500 when new in 2005 mine were about $1100, including with the mods. Sound so good no plans to change them any time soon.
Cables really can make a big step forward. The CTS sure were. New Atmosphere are even better but at around $4k for a 2m IC not on the cards. Except I had a lot of old wire discarded over the years. With Synergistic, their Passport program gave me so much for trading those in it got me to Atmosphere Level III Euphoria without as you say breaking the bank.
The oldest continuous use in my system are a Synergistic Research Designers Reference .5 power cord, a Master Coupler, and Shunyata Powersnakes Cobra. Oh, and two Electraglide Fat Boys. All from around 1993. |
I think having good transparent cables is something to do once and let go. Personally I make my most important cables, either interconnect, speaker or power.
The other thing that lasts no matter what else changes is my room acoustics.
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