SPEAKER CABLE recommendations pls

[andyrlb]

I've now ordered Van damm shotgun hifi 6mm .


I've been using QED silver anniversary for about 20 years and on Sunday I decided I'd try some real thick red Cambridge audio bi-wire cable I was given with some speakers a few years back and I'm sure I noticed an improvement so I'm now thinking "try something better "
Now it could be the ole placebo effect!! After all shouldn't the qed better the Cambridge audio ??
Any suggestions? Budget would be about £60-80 for 2x 2.5m lengths.


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[walpurgis]

It won't be a placebo effect. QED Silver Anniversary is horrible. Certainly the worst sounding speaker cable I've tried in my system. I'd say virtually anything else is likely to give you an improvement. Avoiding anything with silver plated copper cores is probably a good idea.

Something like this may suit: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Van-Damme-Blue-Series-Studio-Grade-Speaker-Cable-2-5mm-/391733915594?hash=item5b35292fca:g:07oAAOSwol5Yz~q 7

[andyrlb]

Well f*** me !!
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I was looking at that van damme cable and the clear hifi one . So I should certainly go ahead and change?


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[walpurgis]

So I should certainly go ahead and change?

Up to you, but I wouldn't give the QED houseroom.

[andyrlb]

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[LC1979]

It won't be a placebo effect. QED Silver Anniversary is horrible. Certainly the worst sounding speaker cable I've tried in my system. I'd say virtually anything else is likely to give you an improvement. Avoiding anything with silver plated copper cores is probably a good idea.


A bit surprised that people can have such different experiences with the same cable. I was thinking of picking up some 2nd hand QED SA to try, mainly because it is cheap and back in the day I seem to recall it was an "award winner", whatever that means.

Why do you say silver plated copper is best avoided?

[Boyse6748]

Quite agree but we all have our own views.

I personally use QED X-tube 400 with airlock banana plugs (bi-wired)

I would also recommend Van Damm "Shotgun" 6mm.

At the end of the day, it's what your budget can stand and what sounds good in your system.

Can't see what wrong with Silver Plated copper.

Peter




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[andyrlb]

Hi Peter, hope you are well .
I have now ordered the Van damm "shotgun " 6 mm [emoji1303][emoji1303]


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[Sherwood]

Has the "Muscles from Brussels" stopped inflicting those horrible films on us and got into hifi then?
:rolleyes:

[andyrlb]

Has the "Muscles from Brussels" stopped inflicting those horrible films on us and got into hifi then?
:rolleyes:

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[Boyse6748]

Hi Andy,

All is well.

Van Damm shotgun is pretty good stuff, especially the 6mm version (good reviews to).

As an aside, I have just installed a B&W PV1D Sub into the system to get a bit more low end grunt. Knocked out.[emoji41]


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[Sherwood]

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If he makes this cable I'm guessing its pretty thick!

Geoff

[Qwin]

Hi Peter, hope you are well .
I have now ordered the Van damm "shotgun " 6 mm [emoji1303][emoji1303]


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I use the Van Damme Hifi in 6mm for bass and 2.5mm for tweeter, preferring it over their tour and studio products. Atlas hyper 2.0 for mid, this combo works for me in a 3-way active set up. This is about as exotic as I get with speaker cables. Klotz MC5000 for interconnects and Neutrik connectors.

I have had mixed results with Silver Anniversary in the past, worked in some set ups but not in others, works quite well in my active tweeter application. Overall I find it bright and lacking warmth and timbre in the midrange with average bass. The 6mm VD gives awesome bass feeding my 12" Scanspeak drivers.

[andyrlb]

Well I've received my new van damme 6mm hifi ( shotgun) cable ( nice ) and I do believe I'm hearing a more fuller sound [emoji344]
And they look real nice , they're probably my first proper hifi cables complete with professionally fitted banana plugs . Happy days
Now should I bin the QED silver anniversary cables and the monster xpci-4 cables ??


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[Pieoftheday]

Well I've received my new van damme 6mm hifi ( shotgun) cable ( nice ) and I do believe I'm hearing a more fuller sound [emoji344]
And they look real nice , they're probably my first proper hifi cables complete with professionally fitted banana plugs . Happy days
Now should I bin the QED silver anniversary cables and the monster xpci-4 cables ??


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Don't bin em, stick em ont bay:)

[andyrlb]

Don't bin em, stick em ont bay:)

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[Boyse6748]

Agreed..... if your happy with the shotgun cable (get the spare stuff sold[emoji736])


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