If I believe ________s only measurements count to evaluate the performance of speaker cables. They seem to imply resistance, capacitance, and inductance are the significant values that indicate quality. Reading their articles there is not indication they played music through any of the cables tested.
Of course the system is only as good as the weakest link (connectors and jacks?). I am using a Sony SCD-C333ES cd player and a Pioneer VSX-1014TX receiver (110x7ch MOSFET). I won't be buying a seperate amp anytime soon. I have BESL 5MT and Energy Veritas 2.2 speakers. I want to upgrade my interconnects from Radio Shack/ Monster.
I am considering Cardas Crosslink, Belden 8214, ______ Cable and I own Sound King 12awg. The Sound King better specs than the Crosslink. Can anyone provide insight on these products? I read that the Cardas sound warm but I don't know if that means they rolloff highs.
I did order a 14awg x 3 power cable by Volex 17604 to upgrade from stock 18awg cords. For analog I was going for the 89259 (or Crosslink) and digital 1694A. I'm trying to minimize decision paralysis. Any one of these will probably be good enough.
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I should have done as much research on cables as I have on my other components. The Radio Shack stuff even seemed expensive to me at the time. My wife would say, these cables aren't broken, you turn on the radio and music comes out, what more do you want? I saw one comment that someone was disappointed with a cd player mod because he expected the heavens to open up and golden notes to come from his speakers. Is that too much to ask?
Has anyone tried Jon Risch's recommended Belden 8214 as speaker cables?
Would anyone say that the Crosslink has any undesireable rolloff?
Thanks for your time.
Of course the system is only as good as the weakest link (connectors and jacks?). I am using a Sony SCD-C333ES cd player and a Pioneer VSX-1014TX receiver (110x7ch MOSFET). I won't be buying a seperate amp anytime soon. I have BESL 5MT and Energy Veritas 2.2 speakers. I want to upgrade my interconnects from Radio Shack/ Monster.
I am considering Cardas Crosslink, Belden 8214, ______ Cable and I own Sound King 12awg. The Sound King better specs than the Crosslink. Can anyone provide insight on these products? I read that the Cardas sound warm but I don't know if that means they rolloff highs.
I did order a 14awg x 3 power cable by Volex 17604 to upgrade from stock 18awg cords. For analog I was going for the 89259 (or Crosslink) and digital 1694A. I'm trying to minimize decision paralysis. Any one of these will probably be good enough.
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This site not endorsed by HTGuide, links deleted.
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I should have done as much research on cables as I have on my other components. The Radio Shack stuff even seemed expensive to me at the time. My wife would say, these cables aren't broken, you turn on the radio and music comes out, what more do you want? I saw one comment that someone was disappointed with a cd player mod because he expected the heavens to open up and golden notes to come from his speakers. Is that too much to ask?
Has anyone tried Jon Risch's recommended Belden 8214 as speaker cables?
Would anyone say that the Crosslink has any undesireable rolloff?
Thanks for your time.
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