u/jacobsdad2000 … I think you would be surprised how good the older (10+ years old) Focal Chorus 836 sound. I do have better speakers 🤣 and clearly the next purchase when the dedicated room is completed will be the MX180. All running on 12 or 10 gauge OFC wire … most of the wire will be in walls.
Speaker Cable Recommendation
I'm wondering if someone could recommend a pair of speaker cables. I have looked at Nordost entry level, but they may be too thin for my system. Looking for cables that may add some "weight" to the following system.
Decware 300b tube amp (8watts), Klipsch Forte IV, Holo May Dac, PS Audio BHK Pre with 12AU7 input tubes. My room is 20X12, not treated, vaulted ceiling, fair amount of glass. Not a great room :) In the $1,000.00 range
Thanks, Mark
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@n0m1n4l Yes I would be as I have never cared for Focals, only their HP's. If old is your thing then be happy. |
The problem with blind cable tests is the subjects know it is a cable test and by definition will believe they should or should not hear a difference. This means very large sample size and very high stats to be conclusive. With a very subtle difference and average population, that is a very high bar to pass. 100 listeners and 60%? Logic says yes, but accepted scientific levels of proof says not even close. Bummer.
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I spent the last year auditioning a number of speaker cables, but still had not found a set to my liking. Mogami and Kimber 8TC have been mentioned and were in the mix, and both had their merits, but some drawbacks as well. Unsure of next steps, and whether going up the price ladder would yield better results, I recently made an offhand comment in a general cable discussion describing my quandary. In jumps soix suggesting something similar to the post below.
I took the bait and picked up a used pair of the Satori's and was very glad I did. I put them in my system and they sounded pretty average at first, but this was not unexpected. I gave them a couple days to settle in and was really wowed once I started listening. They were not only technically good, they were musically great, bringing a very liquid sound. I second his recommendation.
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For me the job of the speaker cable is to be transparent, neutral, adds no coloration, simply adds nothing to the performance nor takes from it. Over time I have had lots of cables in my system. Canare 411 Belden, Signal Cable Silver Resolution 4 strand pure silver with 4 strand OFC (excellent and not stupid expensive) Raven Audio DH Labs Silver Zavfino OCC All have the qualities sited above. |
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