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AJSki2fly
12-08-2019, 18:34
I was talking with a well respected dealer about a few things and also was asking his opinion on cables.

He said they have tried all sorts of speaker cables from £100’s to many thousands and in his opinion the only cable worth buying is Oyaide OR800 Advance, for a 3m pair it is around 750euros, which sounds a lot but he said if you read up about it will find it really is not worth buying anything else if you want a transparent cable that just gets the job done. He said from his experience a lot of cables out there irrespective of cost give a high frequency boost and the result is a hardened and up front sound, what ever the speaker used is, whereas the OR800’s give a natural and relaxed musical result. From what I can find out these cables have be around since 1974 and are highly regarded

I found this quite interesting and wondered if anyone on here had tried the Oyaide OR800 Advance speaker cables, and what your thoughts and impressions are?

Something I may try later on when I have moved on some more CD’s and stuff, also I need to relocate the hifi onto a better stand and can then try out the weird multi-core cables I still have.

Ali Tait
12-08-2019, 19:54
Not sure how a cable gives a high frequency boost, but looking at that Oyaide cable it would appear to be a high capacitance design due to being quite tightly twisted, which would curtail the treble a bit.

AJSki2fly
13-08-2019, 12:28
Not sure how a cable gives a high frequency boost, but looking at that Oyaide cable it would appear to be a high capacitance design due to being quite tightly twisted, which would curtail the treble a bit.

Thanks for that Don, it would be nice to hear from someone that uses or has tried them to get their thoughts.

Floyddroid
15-08-2019, 21:08
I gave up on the cable bullshitosis quite a few years back now. One thing i have noticed on many occasions at Bake Off's and even shows is that many enthusiasts use real world cables that tend to be inexpensive rather than a £750 3 metre pair. Without wishing to sit on the fence i am not disputing the worth of beautifully constrcted and engineered cable but once you get past a certain point finacially the law of diminishing returns soon kicks in. I'll get me coat...:sofa:

antonio
16-08-2019, 06:10
Red card for Steve for bringing audiophile findings into disrepute. :lol:

Ali Tait
16-08-2019, 06:59
Cables do make a difference, it’s just there are other things that can make far more of a difference imo.

Pharos
16-08-2019, 09:04
The risk of exciting placebophilia increases with the increasingly luxurious size and appearance, and this can really get in the way of perceiving real differences in sound.