General Speaker Cable Question (No Brands)

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  • Hammie
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2005
    • 304

    General Speaker Cable Question (No Brands)

    So, I'm shopping around for speaker cable upgrades (2010 plan). I've looked at a number of companies, including our own Cat Cables (waiting on a custom quote).

    I have seen most companies have "High Quality Copper Stranded" cables. However, someone recommended to me to look at a certain brand speaker cable. They look very nice. Prices seem to be on par with others I have seen. the main difference is that they are " silver plated oxgen free copper filaments" cables. Also, the Banana Plugs are "rhodium plated."

    Does any of that really matter?

    I currently am using DIY cables put together with Monoprice 12/4 cable, Cable Organizer TechFlex and HST.

    Thoughts?
    Panasonic TC-P65VT30
    Onkyo Pro PR-SC5508 | M2Tech Young DAC | Emotiva XPA-1 (x3), XPA-2
    Oppo BDP-93 | DirecTV HR23-700 HD-DVR | Pioneer PL-670 Turntable
    Sony Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii | Apple TV 2, Mac Mini (iTunes Server), iPad
    B&W 804S, HTM3S, CWM DS8 | SVS PB12-NSD | Denon AH-D2000 Headphones
    Tripp Lite HT1210ISOCTR Power Conditioner, SMART1000LCD UPS System
    My Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Setup
    Next Upgrade: Cables
  • wkhanna
    Grumpy Old Super Moderator Emeritus
    • Jan 2006
    • 5673

    #2
    FWIW, my experiance is that silver tends to excentuate the HF.
    At least AFA IC's are concerned.
    Personally I would not put silver in my speaker conections.

    As for the connetors, I was looking & listening to a meg$ set of IC cables that someone brought to an audio get-to-gether we had this past weekend. When I looked at the connectors, they were the same WBT's that Doug uses for his CatCables.

    I've had a few sets of speaker cables in my system, and of them all, my good friend PewterTA's Cat's sounded the best. After I finish my next speaker project, I will be putting Doug's speaker cables in my system.

    BTW, all my IC's are Cats, and I absolutly love the sheilded King's that run from my TT to my pre with a mere 2.3 millivolt signal.

    As always, JMHO, YMMV
    _


    Bill

    Practicing Curmudgeon & Audio Snob
    ....just an "ON" switch, Please!

    FinleyAudio

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