Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?
Beside the excellent low-cost heavy 10-12awg proposed by Van Damme, Belden, Monoprice, Douglas,etc... I would say Canare 4s8 is a best buy. It is 13awg, so a little more resistive, but it seems, it feels like it makes my LS50s sound a bit smoother, for the better. Impeccable quality of construction, PE insulation, starquad, flexible, made in Japan. |
Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? You do!! @unreceivedogma is right. With two caveats: 1. Unless you are running long cables, in which case you want to minimize inductance, by having the two conductors as close as possible. 2. Terminating connectors are a tradeoff. While they ensure a good connection to the speaker and to the cable, which is good, they introduce an extra pair of junctions, which is not good. But spades or bananas are convenient ... If you decide to go without, which is a good idea, just make sure that the copper at the connection points is clean and stays that way - Vaseline helps there. After a while, trim off the ends and repeat. IMO. YMMV. |
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Though I have Kimber Kables for my speakers and Wireworld RCAs for my interconnects, I received them essentially free with used equipment purchases. They work fine but I didn't notice any improvement (or even a difference) in the sound. My other cables come mainly from MonoPrice. Be aware that "budget" cables means different things to different people. When Norhost makes cables costing in the thousands, some think an RCA pair costing $500 is a budget purchase. |
Hi psyop, I like Thales Cables. They are a little more than the analysis plus but well worth it. They will give cables that are in the tens of thousands a serious run for the money. www.tonarm.ch www.aaudioimports.com/ShowBrand.asp?hBrand=30 |
