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mik_rik
31-12-2015, 20:20
Need 12-15 meters of speaker cable for my son after fixing him up with a vinyl system.What is the cheapest ,best quality cable out there which is worth considering .In the meantime ,wishing good to everybody out there and theirs for the coming year . Mick

RichB
31-12-2015, 21:13
Need 12-15 meters of speaker cable for my son after fixing him up with a vinyl system.What is the cheapest ,best quality cable out there which is worth considering .In the meantime ,wishing good to everybody out there and theirs for the coming year . Mick

Try some NVA cable Mick. Ls1 from ebay. I really rate it in my system and it's entirely benign with most amps and combinations.

walpurgis
31-12-2015, 21:30
I just bought my second lot of Transparent Audio Musichord. It doesn't look much. It's about as impressive as strimmer cable, but sounds so good I wanted some longer ones. Definitely recommend it, but it's very hard to find. Works beautifully with my Class A stuff and Tannoys.

mik_rik
31-12-2015, 22:54
Cheers lads ,those suggestions given me food for thought,asked for cheap cos I know who will be paying after I supplied all the other gear.The Rogers valve amp I gave him has a Mullard gz34 in,have you seen the price of one of those buggers.

struth
31-12-2015, 22:58
If your prepared to make it up this stuff is really good; needs to be made in double lengths and twisted.

12AWG SILVER PLATED COPPER WIRE ETFE YELLOW / VIOLET....can be had on da bay

link (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301659644883?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)

Scooby
31-12-2015, 23:03
If your prepared to make it up this stuff is really good; needs to be made in double lengths and twisted.

12AWG SILVER PLATED COPPER WIRE ETFE YELLOW / VIOLET....can be had on da bay

link (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301659644883?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)

I like this stuff too but I avoid twisting it as that increases capacitance. I just run the double lengths separate. It's still pretty neat.

walpurgis
31-12-2015, 23:16
You'll be OK as long as you stay away from QED Silver Anniversary cable! Nasty sounding stuff.

Ali Tait
01-01-2016, 00:46
Cheers lads ,those suggestions given me food for thought,asked for cheap cos I know who will be paying after I supplied all the other gear.The Rogers valve amp I gave him has a Mullard gz34 in,have you seen the price of one of those buggers.

Good to know about the GZ34's, I have several NOS GPO boxed. :-)

CageyH
01-01-2016, 09:57
Van damme 2.5mm cable.

Gazjam
01-01-2016, 11:17
Cable Talk Talk 3: sounded as good/arguably better than TQ Black back in the day when I used that.
Bonkers bargain.

£3.60/m here, much cheapness.
http://www.custom-cable.co.uk/talk-3-speaker-cable-per-metre.html

Stratmangler
01-01-2016, 12:52
http://www.doncastercables.com/cables/4/54/Flexibles/PVC-Insulated---Sheathed-Flexible-Cords---Light-Duty/
I'm using the 0.75mm2 stuff myself.

Wakefield Turntables
01-01-2016, 17:30
Van Damme blue (of various diameters) is bloody good and what sits in my valve system, I also like Black Rhodium twist which won hifi world speaker cable of the year a couple of years ago, well worth the £3.00 a meter.

struth
01-01-2016, 17:34
http://www.doncastercables.com/cables/4/54/Flexibles/PVC-Insulated---Sheathed-Flexible-Cords---Light-Duty/
I'm using the 0.75mm2 stuff myself.

Made a set of those up a while ago, and decided to double it up, which to me, sounded much better. Still got a fair bit left off the reel... mines black but same gauge

wee tee cee
01-01-2016, 17:47
Brian loaned me some VD 6mm clear sleeved stuff....it works really well with statics.

struth
01-01-2016, 17:58
Brian loaned me some VD 6mm clear sleeved stuff....it works really well with statics.

Ive got some of that stuff as well... its very good indeed. had it up for sale but no takers I'll just hang on to it now I think.

icehockeyboy
02-01-2016, 10:58
Ive got some of that stuff as well... its very good indeed. had it up for sale but no takers I'll just hang on to it now I think.

Grant, check your PM please.

goraman
22-01-2016, 05:23
I really like Audison there 12 and 10 awg. stuff it really inexpensive but blows the sox off most other cable costing much more.
http://www.connection.eu/products/cables/s_210.htm