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I'm David.
Location: Huddersfield
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I'm David.
Sounds interesting.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
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I'm bob.
Location: kabul
Posts: 1,147
I'm bob.
Ok so today I received a parcel with what looks like very posh speaker cable indeed inside it.
It looks just like Black Rhodium Iris, except with gold Z plugs instead of Rhodium ones. Indeed David told me it was a couple of jumps up the range from the Jive I was asking about (which was £35 discounted down from £120)
Seems hard to find online but what I can find prices a 3metre pair at £375, with the Rhodium plugs. Difference in price for the plugs alone on the BR site is about £60 so RRP of what I have should be around the £300 mark. And I am being asked for less than 30% of that....
So where's the catch?
Won't be back in London to listen to these until late weekend.... but I will report back.
R
Have you tried any of the Van Damme cables?
Good VFM from the 4mm and 6mm cables.
Don't overlook them because they are cheap.
Kevin
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European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
Location: kabul
Posts: 1,147
I'm bob.
No, but if you read the thread you will see that is exactly one of the cables I have been asking about! The ones I just have look very fancy indeed - main issue with them is they will make the rest of my system look a bit cheap! How do you reckon the vd 6mm will stack up against some fancyBlack Rhodium?
I think they will stack up well. The Black Rhodium may be slightly better, but at a higher cost.
I tried the 6mm cable in my system and it was pretty good. I just preferred the Belden RG-8/U coax as it was slightly better. The Van Damme is cheap enough to try without worrying about fitting Z plugs. If you like the cable, get Z plugs fitted later.
Kevin
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European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
Location: Hertfordshire
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I'm Graeme.
The Van Dam me is cheap enough that I bi-wire using 6mm for the lower drivers and 2.5 mm for the tweeters. Works well and does not break the bank.