Good afternoon audiophiles

[Kevin Taggerty]

I found my way to the Art of Sound searching for secondhand speaker cable - I'm sure I'm not the only one finding things a bit tough the last few years. Happily before the recession, I was able to set up a hi-fi from various manufacturers based on reviews in the magazines and auditions before buying (where possible), the only component I couldn't audition was the amplifier by Magnum, model IA 170 Special Edition, as these were built to order and purchased direct from the manufacture in UK. A Rega Planet (first model) and Quad 12Ls were subsequently added to with a Marantz ST 6000 tuner and a secondhand Technics SL-7 that was already fitted with an Ortofon MCP100 moving coil cartridge. The bang-on stability of the speed (direct drive quartz controlled) was a definite improvement over the Dual CS 505 II that had been my first turntable though the engaging toe-tapping presentation of the Dual using a Nagaoka MP 11 cartridge is still a benchmark which many new and more expensive turntables simply just don't match up to. I invested in decent interconnects along the way but I have been living with basic, budget speaker cables for too long now!

[struth]

hi Kevin. Welcome to AoS. There are plenty of threads re speaker cable on the site if you have a look in the artists palette area i think youll find them. Or you could start your own . This area doesnt get so much traffic so its best putting up a thread there.
some pictures of your kit would be appreciated in the gallery.

any problems just ask. cheers g

[Audio Al]

Hi Kevin

Welcome home :)

Some nice kit you have , Re the speaker cables , make sure you audition them first as in my humble opinion some are vastly over priced :eek:

[walpurgis]

Hi Kevin, welcome from me too.

What music do you listen to?

And what speaker cables are using at the moment? As Al suggests, many speaker cables are overpriced, so ask a few questions here and I'm sure you'll get good advice.


Enjoy AOS,
Geoff.

[Eagle owl]

Hello and welcome Kevin.

Geoff. :wave:

[jollyfix]

Hi Kevin, welcome to the forum.

[southall-1998]

Hello Kevin,

Its nice to see another member based in ''West London''

I was born at Ealing Hospital and lived in Southall for 16 years. Before moving to Torquay with my family.

Enjoy your stay!!

S.

[PaulStewart]

Hi Kevin,

Welcome from another "West London" resident, though I confess I was born a cockney and moved to North London when I was 7, over 50 years ago. I've been in Chiswick for 12 years now, so I no longer have to show my passport when coming home :) Best of luck with finding cables, how long do you need?

[Barry]

Welcome to AoS Kevin

Enjoy the forum :)