RCA cable is it worth spending more ?

[Michael loves music]

I'm using a very basic rca cable fom my old Nad tuner to my old Nad amp sound is very good to me but is it worth spending a few pounds on an rca cable from the chord company or van damme etc with gold connections etc ? Thankyou for your help

[Martyn Miles]

I'm using a very basic rca cable fom my old Nad tuner to my old Nad amp sound is very good to me but is it worth spending a few pounds on an rca cable from the chord company or van damme etc with gold connections etc ? Thankyou for your help

No

[YNWaN]

I agree - probably not.

[Sovereign]

I would say that 40 odd pounds for a Mark Grant cable would be money well spent, or NVA cables are good and great value.
If it doesn't work for you they both offer a 30 day return policy.

[Michael loves music]

I've saw a chord company rca new in box for £3 and Qed around £3

[Wakefield Turntables]

Have some fun and make your own, alternatively set yourself a budget and trawl ebay.

[Light Dependant Resistor]

Have some fun and make your own, alternatively set yourself a budget and trawl ebay.

Yes making your own is well worthwhile doing, RG174 coax is both economical and sounds great

[awkwardbydesign]

Can you not borrow some and see if you can hear any difference? Some people can and some can't. If you can't, then don't bother. Or buy something with a returns policy that gives you your money back, doesn't matter if it's expensive, you just return it anyway.
FWIW I can hear differences.

[MikeMusic]

Try to pick up something 2nd hand for not a lot. You have an itch so why not scratch :)

If/when you upgrade kit the cables can stay

[Michael loves music]

I love looking on ebay no my basic cable has got gold connections any bargains please tell me just a metre long or less will go up to £5

[Effem]

Last of the big spenders :lol:

Just had a look on ebay and couldn't find anything within your generous budget.

You shouldn't be at all swayed by having gold plugs on your interconnects. Gold isn't a good conductor but it does resist tarnishing.

[Michael loves music]

Will go up to £10 what about the Cambridge audio Atlantic at 99p they are £10 at richer sounds good reviews !

[Michael loves music]

Would love your views Frank ???

[Effem]

Keep your eye on this pair. Much better than the Cambridge Audio by far, in fact all of these below I consider better than CA cables

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ECOSSE-The-Best-Boy-1-Metre-HI-FI-Interconnects-/191402410696?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Ca bles_Adapters&hash=item2c907902c8

Or this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cable-Talk-Advanced-2-Interconnect-1M-/201212512381?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Ca bles_Adapters&hash=item2ed933487dhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cable-Talk-Advanced-2-Interconnect-1M-/201212512381?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Ca bles_Adapters&hash=item2ed933487d

Shame about the length at 0.75m

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/sharkwire-interconnect-cables-75cm-length-custom-made-/111510974916?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Ca bles_Adapters&hash=item19f69271c4

Nice

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1m-Kelvin-Audio-K2-Stereo-interconnect-cables-/221600791664?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Ca bles_Adapters&hash=item33986fbc70

You might get lucky

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QED-QUNEX-2-Dual-Balanced-audio-interconnect-cables-1m-pair-/261649320195?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Ca bles_Adapters&hash=item3ceb83c903

I saw a pair of Peerless interconnects a couple of days ago for £11.99 but it looks like that bargain has been snapped up already

[Michael loves music]

Many thanks frank I look at ebay everyday

[Michael loves music]

Are the van damme any good at £1.30 at moment ??

[Effem]

Many thanks frank I look at ebay everyday

I look now and again to see if there are any bargains to be had.

I have the Best Boy one on my watch list anyway and that is a super little cable and £20 (if it reaches that price) isn't too much to pay for it either. For some unknown reason ECOSSE cables seem to slip under the radar and get ignored while I see the punters squabbling over QED and CA cables. Go figure :scratch:

[Effem]

Are the van damme any good at £1.30 at moment ??

Van Damme are a good basic no frills cable at sensible prices. I tend to look for the less well known brands that are great performers, don't attract much attention because they don't have a well known name on them and hence why they make the best secondhand buys. The Kelvin cable fits well into that philosophy.

[walpurgis]

Van Damme may be cheap, but I've not come across a product of theirs that didn't sound good. I've got a roll of about 40 metres of the stuff (interconnect) laying about, just for knocking up the odd cable.

[struth]

Van Damme are a good basic no frills cable at sensible prices. I tend to look for the less well known brands that are great performers, don't attract much attention because they don't have a well known name on them and hence why they make the best secondhand buys. The Kelvin cable fits well into that philosophy.

frank is that kelvin cable german?
think thats what i have on my system upstairs and its really good speaker wire. bought it off one of the members

[Michael loves music]

Are the Cambridge audio rca interconnects rubbish seems to be a lot on eBay !

[Effem]

frank is that kelvin cable german?
think thats what i have on my system upstairs and its really good speaker wire. bought it off one of the members

I believe the Kelvin cables were under the Kelvin Labs umbrella which were a british company in Southampton. Don't think they actually made the cable so the actual source is unknown

[Effem]

Are the Cambridge audio rca interconnects rubbish seems to be a lot on eBay !

Well not quite rubbish. They are sold by Richer Sounds and bought by the masses who frequent such places because they believe they are buying high end hi-fi, along with their big plasmas and surround sound systems. It is because there is a plentiful supply that so many appear for sale on ebay. The same as in our town we have a large Honda dealer, so guess which is the commonest car seen locally?

[Michael loves music]

I'm listening to Nad tuner now and wonder if the sound could be any better ?? Some on here have said no difference in sound but I will keep an eye on eBay

[Kvaal]

If you have soldering skills, you can diy some good cables.

[Effem]

If you have soldering skills, you can diy some good cables.

Indeed. There are a couple of nice cables off the reel on ebay and nice plugs available too.

[Michael loves music]

I'm afraid I don't have soldering skills and yes I'm tight fisted

[walpurgis]

I'm afraid I don't have soldering skills and yes I'm tight fisted

Have a bash. It's not hard and there are tutorials on the net. Useful skill to develop, we all start somewhere. A decent soldering iron won't cost a fortune and it'll last you years, then you can make as many cables as you want, cheaply.

[Sovereign]

What lengths are you after mate, I have a cracking pair of NVA Sound chords

[awkwardbydesign]

The same as in our town we have a large Honda dealer, so guess which is the commonest car seen locally?
What town? You don't HAVE a town! :rfl:

[awkwardbydesign]

I'm listening to Nad tuner now and wonder if the sound could be any better ?? Some on here have said no difference in sound but I will keep an eye on eBay
To be honest, if you are enjoying it I wouldn't worry about cables. Once you start scratching that itch you just get scabby. Look at all the rows on the forums about cables.
About 40 years ago someone asked me how they could improve their stereo. When I asked them what was actually wrong with it, they said "nothing". I told them to leave well enough alone and enjoy it. I wish I could have taken my own advice, but it was already too late for me. :(

[Michael loves music]

Many thanks indeed for all the replies to be honest I honestly don't think I could get a better sound from the radio it really is supurb and I'm very surprised with tuner being so old I'm sure a lot if people would have taken it to the tip

[Effem]

What town? You don't HAVE a town! :rfl:

I should have put the word "NEAREST" in there shouldn't I? :upyours:

[walpurgis]

Frank lives in a remote isolated outpost in the deepest depths of the West Country, an area so far only partly explored and yet to be properly mapped! ;)



(nice spot actually. I've been there. :))

[awkwardbydesign]

Frank lives in a remote isolated outpost in the deepest depths of the West Country, an area so far only partly explored and yet to be properly mapped! ;)



(nice spot actually. I've been there. :))

I got lost leaving! Or rather I took the SatNav route and had to back up for a ginormous coach. I wonder if he ever got out? I actually got lost on the way in; it was quicker!

[agk]

Damn and I thought this forum was above cable threads.

Assuming it wasn't put together by a blind monkey in boxing gloves you'd need to spend shit loads to make any noticeable difference beyond that achieved by buying "better" kit.

[awkwardbydesign]

Damn and I thought this forum was above cable threads.

Assuming it wasn't put together by a blind monkey in boxing gloves you'd need to spend shit loads to make any noticeable difference beyond that achieved by buying "better" kit.

Oh dear. There's always one.

[Michael loves music]

I've got shit loads but as said I'm tight fisted alas love women and cars too much

[Michael loves music]

And Nad hifi of course

[Effem]

Frank lives in a remote isolated outpost in the deepest depths of the West Country, an area so far only partly explored and yet to be properly mapped! ;)



(nice spot actually. I've been there. :))

I thought I spotted Big Foot the other day.

Turned out to be an old chap with Gout.

[Effem]

I got lost leaving! Or rather I took the SatNav route and had to back up for a ginormous coach. I wonder if he ever got out? I actually got lost on the way in; it was quicker!

You were lucky to get out alive.

Still waiting for some of the guests to my last bakeoff back in June to arrive :eek:

[Effem]

I've got shit loads but as said I'm tight fisted alas love women and cars too much

Stick yer willy up yer car's exhaust pipe and get two thrills in one. No three actually, yer dick will be nice and black from the soot :lol:

I wouldn't like to deprive you of your carnal pleasures by asking you to spend a whole TENNER on a cable :eyebrows:

[Effem]

Back on topic . . . . . . . . . . .

I did a search earlier for a Peerless interconnect which I wanted to add to the list and the ebay search engine somehow missed it.

Yertiz . . . .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251678117145?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Oh dear Michael, I have taken you from a fiver to . . . . . . £11.99 :eek: But it will make your NAD sound better, and make the tea and increase your manhood size.

We aim to please :)

[icehockeyboy]

J
Back on topic . . . . . . . . . . .

I did a search earlier for a Peerless interconnect which I wanted to add to the list and the ebay search engine somehow missed it.

Yertiz . . . .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251678117145?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Oh dear Michael, I have taken you from a fiver to . . . . . . £11.99 :eek: But it will make your NAD sound better, and make the tea and increase your manhood size.

We aim to please :)

Isn't £11.99 for just one run?

[Effem]

J

Isn't £11.99 for just one run?

The title says stereo, but the description is rather vague :scratch:

No matter, I think the o/p is on a wind up

[Michael loves music]

£11.99 that's gets a meal for two at harvester !! Lol

[Canetoad]

To be honest, if you are enjoying it I wouldn't worry about cables. Once you start scratching that itch you just get scabby. Look at all the rows on the forums about cables.
About 40 years ago someone asked me how they could improve their stereo. When I asked them what was actually wrong with it, they said "nothing". I told them to leave well enough alone and enjoy it. I wish I could have taken my own advice, but it was already too late for me. :(

It wasn't too late for Darth Vader Richard. :eyebrows:

[icehockeyboy]

Frank,

Why on earth are you up so darned early??????

[Rush2112]

Upgrading the RCA's is always worth trying and at Ebay prices you have nothing to loose but the cost of postage as you can always resell them.

[Michael loves music]

Frank,

Why on earth are you up so darned early?????? Possibly like me watching the gorgeous susanna Reid on good morning britain

[Effem]

Frank,

Why on earth are you up so darned early??????

I have an early morning job at the moment is why :lol: Only temporary with a bit of luck as I hate getting up early :eek:

[Sovereign]

To be honest, if you are enjoying it I wouldn't worry about cables. Once you start scratching that itch you just get scabby. Look at all the rows on the forums about cables.
About 40 years ago someone asked me how they could improve their stereo. When I asked them what was actually wrong with it, they said "nothing". I told them to leave well enough alone and enjoy it. I wish I could have taken my own advice, but it was already too late for me. :(

There is an awful lot of truth there Richard, we should call you Plato, the Greek Philosopher and Mathematician. I wish I was given this advice ten years ago before I got tied up in a specific cable upgrade company. However I have to say upgrading cables and making them is fun and satisfying, and a good upgrade for a cheap price can be particularly rewarding, but it all must be kept in context!

[struth]

J

Isn't £11.99 for just one run?

I ordered apair of them and they are dig coax cables. 1 per box. rather nice actually in very nice box too. dunno if theyll be able to be used as interconnects or not but ill try them later.
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/15/fcbbfc9e0bd926c289621242851488af.jpg

[struth]

i put them in between the clone pre and power amp. only heard 2 tracks but they sound good.. well made cables

[struth]

Did a bit more listening to these digi cables as IC's ......They really are quite nice for the money tbh. They have a nice clear crisp sound to them; and I've only been listening off an old cd player that is nothing to write home about so far. Their construction and presentation for the money is exemplary .