Black Rhodium Twist

[Pilgrim]

Hi all , does anyone here have any experience of this cable ? it looks quite good value .

[realysm42]

We all like good value :D

[Alex_UK]

No experience but it does look good value, and no reason not to expect it to be good. Here's a link for those interested (http://www.shopatron.com/products/productdetail/TWIST+Speaker+Cable/part_number=112113/4358.0.4.3.43615.87967.0.0.0?pp=12&) to save your googlefingers.

[Mark Grant]

Looks to be a reasonable price although it is very thin cable

This review suggests it is 0.75mm2 cable which is very small.

http://www.blackrhodium.co.uk/PDFs/reviews/TWIST-HFC.pdf

Most speaker cables would be at least 1.5mm2 to 2.5mm2 or more.

None of the websites selling it mention the size of the copper cable cores;)

It does get good reviews so worth trying for sure.

[Marco]

None of the websites selling it mention the size of the copper cable cores...


Ha - probably because they don't want you to know! Well observed, Mark :eyebrows:

Marco.

[icehockeyboy]

Erm, how come a 3m pair costs £71?
3 times £3.50 equals £10.50, times two: £21' surely bananas don't add £50?
And if it's £3.50 a metre, how come extra half metres cost £3.50 as well?

[northwest]

I like them, they work for me:

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18396&highlight=twist

[The Grand Wazoo]

Erm, how come a 3m pair costs £71?
3 times £3.50 equals £10.50, times two: £21' surely bananas don't add £50?
And if it's £3.50 a metre, how come extra half metres cost £3.50 as well?


........they work for me

Using that maths, it sounds like they work better for anyone with a dealership and a cash register!

[icehockeyboy]

Using that maths, it sounds like they work better for anyone with a dealership and a cash register!

A lot like the "hidden" £5 per mono metre charged by Tellurium if you only need a 2m pair. :scratch::steam:

[northwest]

Chris - David MCRU charged me 3.50 a meter for them. The seller linked to may, or may not be taking the pi** with the 50 squid banana plugs but to be honest there are people on here use plugs considerably more expensive than 50 squids. As I say and at the risk of repetition David charged me £35 for the ten meters I got from him and there was no indication that banana plugs were a compulsory addition. Obviously I cannot speak of the other seller linked to him above but I would only buy from David anyway as I have received nothing less than sterling service from him.

[Ali Tait]

Yep, agreed, he's a top bloke to deal with.

[The Grand Wazoo]

The key words there were 'using that maths' Graham, it's great that you dealt with someone who doesn't! I know you can pay a lot for plugs if you want to, but I can't see many dealers clanging £3.50/ metre cable together with plugs that are worth £50, though, can you?

[northwest]

you can pay a lot for plugs if you want to, but I can't see many dealers clanging £3.50/ metre cable together with plugs that are worth £50, though, can you?

Oh, I don't know Chris....... this is Audiophilia land.... And I have Witnessed Strange Things



:lol:

[The Grand Wazoo]

....plugs that are worth £50

'Priced' and 'worth' have rather different meanings though!!

[MCRU]

Guys
Black Rhodium's terminations add £50 to the price, don't pay it if you dis-agree with the price, simples!

If you could be bothered to look you would see I charge much less and terminate them with quality connectors using silver solder, here they are. (http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/speaker-cables/506-black-rhodium-twist-speaker-cables-terminated.html)

Nice pic to accompany this post too. Hope that helps the originator of the thread, any the cable is actually pretty good too.

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/1392-thickbox/black-rhodium-twist-speaker-cables-terminated.jpg

[icehockeyboy]

Guys
Black Rhodium's terminations add £50 to the price, don't pay it if you dis-agree with the price, simples!

If you could be bothered to look you would see I charge much less and terminate them with quality connectors using silver solder, here they are. (http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/speaker-cables/506-black-rhodium-twist-speaker-cables-terminated.html)

Nice pic to accompany this post too. Hope that helps the originator of the thread, any the cable is actually pretty good too.

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/1392-thickbox/black-rhodium-twist-speaker-cables-terminated.jpg

Well that sorted my query about the cost of the bananas, thanks Dave, but how come if the stuff is £3.50 a metre, half metres are also charged at £3.50?:scratch:

[MCRU]

Well that sorted my query about the cost of the bananas, thanks Dave, but how come if the stuff is £3.50 a metre, half metres are also charged at £3.50?:scratch:


Craig,
A 1/2 metre pair is 1 metre!

[icehockeyboy]

Craig,
A 1/2 metre pair is 1 metre!

I know that Dave!:)

I somehow didn't appreciate it meant times 2 :)
I thought possibly if someone needed say a two m run on one side, and a two and a half the other, they were charged £3.50 even for the shorter length. :eyebrows: