Not as posh but good wire and plugs -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HQ-3-5-Stereo-...item1e5448c66e
£3.39 inc P&P. Can't be any good can they :rolleyes:?
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Not as posh but good wire and plugs -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HQ-3-5-Stereo-...item1e5448c66e
£3.39 inc P&P. Can't be any good can they :rolleyes:?
Good cable that is :) I'm using the very same from active crossovers to power amps (equivalent to 8 mono cables) which are 10M long each.
The same stuff is used for component video cables which is actually what mine are. Copper braid & an aluminised foil screen, bandwidth to over 10MHz...
What's not to like ;) Oh, they sound good to :cool:
No is the simple answer:( they look good in the picture but in reality they're just cheap cables, nothing special and the plugs are moulded on, that metal outer is just for show and isn't really needed. the kindest thing you could say is that they are an improvement on the free cables you get with a new piece of kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by DSJR
Sorry Mike but i must totally disagree. The cables are of a good quality. Not only are they usable as a digital interconnect due to the 75ohm impedance but if you have read my above post you'll see they are eminently suitable for audio interconnects as they have a bandwidth that pisses all over audio cables.
I'm using 8 x 10M of the very same & i'm totally happy indeed, i couldn't ask for more at the price. The plugs are alloy with a nice gold plated inner screened connection & the centre pin is also pretty substantial & gold plated as well.
The cables are fully screened with at least 90% coverage interwoven copper wire & there is an overall screen of aluminised mylar foil.
They are a bloody bargain.
E2A:- Perhaps you'd like to take it up with Mark Grant that his HDMI cables are cheap because his plugs are "molded on" rather than something else...
I'm not saying they're not well made or that they aren't good value, I got the very same cable for my ipod and at the same time bought a pair of HQ phono leads, the heads aren't alloy, they're plastic with an alloy collar held in place with a grub screw, the plugs themselves are ok in the fact that they do the job required, but mine seemed a little slack and didn't grip the socket as well as i would have liked, the cable itself is nice and thick but not very supple and once again it sounds ok, nothing flash, for the money they're ok but IMHO the belkins wipe the floor with them no question, and for not much more coin, they just didn't make me go:wow: I still use the mini jack to phono lead on my ipod dock as there doesn't seem any point using a better cable as the music is lossy anyway. I respect your opinion Mark but for me if it was a choice between the HQ's or the Belkins i know which ones i would go for every time
:) Belkin don't make 7M+ leads though, so for the money & my needing 7M leads these are a bargain. Obviously i can't compare them because of the length difference, but quality wise they pee all over anything i have used at the price.
There appears to be an alloy outer fairly thick sleeve on the plugs, this is surrounding a gold plated screened connection. Yep, there is a grub screw somewhere i seem to remember!
Look up component video cables on fleabay Mike. Find the very same & i'll think you'd be surprised at the price of a 10M cable that supports 3 different connections :eyebrows:
I actually prefer these due to the way they are made. I appear to get more mains frequency hum from the White belkin cables where as these are as silent as a windless desert night.
point taken about the cable lengths mate
I've ordered two sets of these babys based on the performance of the belkin speaker wire, which is great stuff.
I was wondering, since this stuff comes in 2.4 metre lengths whether anyone has decided to dice it up and create a number of separate interconnects with better plugs. I have a bunch of cardas silvers in a box crying out to be used. I am thinking keep one of the belkins intact, and dice the other into three separate ICs for use with my cardas plugs. Is resoldering of the cable a fidly thing to do, some cables are a b%t$h to resolder after cutting?
Nathan
Read Anthony's comments right near the start of this thread - you may be dissuaded from bothering.
EDIT:
From Post No. 29
Are you talking about the grey Pure A/V interconnectors Nathan? if so they are not very easy to work with each of the conductors are of a different type and thickness of copper and some of the conductors are even encased in a soft plastic, so you would have to burn them clean 1st, now i'm not saying it isn't possible, but why bother for the price?
Thanks Guys,Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
I can see myself now, with my clunky soldering iron, fighting to keep the burnt, plastic-smeared conductors in place, while I utter words normally only heard from the likes of Frankie Boyle. I think I'll take your advice and steer clear.
Nathan
mate it's just not worth at 100 hail mary's you'll have to do after confessional:eek::lolsign:
After plugging in me Belkin speaker cable (cheers Effem) and having good success, l plugged the interconnects back in and...... they sound rather like the speaker cable, great bass and bass control, so l would urge any body who is using them to give them a long burn in period, because in my system they do sound different, every time l re- plug them in- patience is a virtue chaps:):cool:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarzan
ahh, i was going to ask you on the other thread but you've answered my question here, except, how long have you been burning the belkins? cheers Tarzan, Mark. :cheers:
Hi Mark, hard to say really, l use three sets of various speaker cables, so l alternate between them depending on mood etc, maybe 20 hrs roughly, but they do seem to get better everytime l plug them them back in, that goes for the interconnect and speaker cable, l am now going to keep them in situ for a while:) For the money these are remarkable value for money:cool:.Quote:
Originally Posted by worthingpagan
I think these are the original cables referred to. I bought a pair some time ago for my second system & they are excellent.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Thats the kiddies:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
The trouble is, why are they so ridiculously long? :mental:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarzan
I'd venture to suggest that what you are hearing has more to do with unplugging and replugging the RCA's rather than the cable burning in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarzan
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali Tait
Surely that would only be relevant if the cables/plugs were old and a bit oxidised? :scratch: As in plugging in/unplugging cleaned them each time ......
It still makes a difference IMHO. What about the sockets on your amp?
???? Think about it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali Tait
Okay I am late on this bandwagon but I have just ordered a set. You can never have enough interconnects:rolleyes:
I'll be interested to learn how you get on with them, Martin
Received cables today - applied twixt CD player and pre-amp.
'Truly amazed' - yep that is spot on.
I'm not going to go into a host of detail as to how they sound. Try for yourself. They have just replaced a high quality silver interconnect and will be staying put (until I come across something better:)
Just ordered 2 more sets of these cables. One is for a mate who is also 'truly amazed'.
Of course it's all in the mind:lolsign:
I now have 4 pairs of these in my system, latest ones are from my Dynalab tuner and the results for FM radio listening are quite good. I dont think these are as good as silver interconnects but for the price they are excellent value for money!
The speaker cables are better............:ner:
Well I'm off to Italy for two weeks on Monday but when I get back the Technics and all my other bits and pieces are going to get a good reviewing. And my speakers will hopefully have better cabling, I then have to think what I'm gonna do for my Quad ESL 57's when i get them :eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mains Cables R Us
I'd read that they weren't, but not having heard them myself, I'll keep open on this..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mains Cables R Us
Does ANYONE know if any 1.2m sets can be got? 2.4m runs are just too long for what I need.
It doesn't look like there is any other size but you could buy a roll of unterminated and make up your own lengths:Quote:
Originally Posted by DSJR
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BELKIN-PURE-AV...item2eb1de9a5e
I've not seen any, but then i tend to go for this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT i've used it for a while now, and although it needs a long burn in, it's well worth it in the endQuote:
Originally Posted by DSJR
The reeled cable is made very differently to the av cables, it doesn't have the internal silicone sleeving surrounding the individual strands, not sure that it sounds quite as good, but i might be wrong
Has anyone got a source (or have a spare they want to sell) for the 1.2M PureAV Silver Series RCA Digital Coaxial cable? (The white or grey one.) Cheapest I can find is going to be about £12 inc. P & P.
so is £12 inc postage too much boss????:)
what are you expecting to pay bearing in mind it will cost £4 to post them from a private sale? :)
These ones Alex? OK they're 2m but they are the white ones...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BELKIN-PUR...a#ht_690wt_889
Yeah, I'm being a skinflint, aren't I? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mains Cables R Us
I've just bought the £12 one, and I'll shuffle back under my rock now! ;)
Cheers Will - it was the single SPDIF coax I was after, but just bought the £12 one and hang the expense! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by WAD62
Just made up an SPDIF cable using some satellite-grade coax cable and a couple of cheap Neutrik plugs. Works ok for me ;)
Ah sorry Alex...:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I got 2 * 1M white coaxes for £7.99 + p&p about 4 months ago, as digital cables they are excellent IMHO ;)
Alex,Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Was It the grey one with the yellow insert/quad sheilded 1.2m.2 make a craking phono pair.I was using 4 to bi-amp with splitters,just got some mark gran t bi-amp cable and they are smoother on first listening but the belkins for the money are terrific.Just put the MGs in at lunch time so they will need a while burning in.
Regards Tony.
Hi Tony - yes, that's the one. I want it to use my current Mike Homar special cable between a USB/SPDIF converter and DAC, so just the one run to replace the one from my CD . Waiting for the converter to arrive before I swap over.
I run the MF v link into The MF M1.Gazgam on here brought round one marcos supra trico/wtb cables,afraid it was so good Mark Grant got the order for one the next day.Dare say, Marco might be willing to give you a listen it if you can wrestle it away from Gary.
Regards Tony.
blimey those av cables have shot up in price, mine was a penny under a fiver delivered, something to do with this forum perhaps
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...84.m1439.l2649
I thought I'd get a pair of these as well. So using the above reference number and the inclusion of the yellow insert I found an ebay auction selling the cable at a reasonable price.Quote:
Originally Posted by wee tee cee
The trouble with ebaying when tired you get wirds moxed up. I thought I had ordered two of these (click pic for abay link):
http://i.imgur.com/VjTZ7.jpg
but it turns out I've had delivered two pair of these:
http://i.imgur.com/CzvaVl.jpg
The seller has got it wrong and sent me the wrong cables, not me. Is that right? If that's so, I'll email him asap and get them to send out the right cables. Bah.
I'm not the Belkin expert, but I think you've done good, there - you've ended up with 2 two pairs instead of one pair, and the "proper" phono/phono interconnects, rather than two separate digital SPDIF leads - personally, I would be happy - but then I've not compared 2 x digital cables vs the "proper" interconnects - has anyone else? Pretty sure they are the same cable, underneath. (But what do I know!)
looks like you have got a set of component cables for home cinema stuff, DVD to tv cables
Quote:
Originally Posted by Folkboy
Hi,
I know the thread is old, but I guess this cable can be still found (I am referring for post number one)?
Is it this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BELKIN-RCA...item5ad9856b73
Or maybe this one (it says white):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Belkin-Pur...item3f166ccb40
Where can I find those grey ones than?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
What is the Belkin code #?
Unless you need 4.8m runs this is about the only place I can find which is selling these at the shorter lengths and they are in the States :eyebrows: : Belkin PureAV AV50300-08 8-Foot RCA Audio Cable :cool: