I'm thinking of some new speaker cable....

[CageyH]

Now I have sorted out my interconnects, and my amps, I need to join the amps to the speakers with something that is as good as the MC5000 has proven to be.

I currently have the following cables:
QED Silver Anniversary - (Really not keen on this in a single wire config. but worked quite well when bi-amping).
Van damme 2.5mm
Van damme 6mm
Cable Talk 3.1 (the original dark blue stuff).

The amps were my biggest single HiFi expenditure to date, and I want to get the most out of them, so I am hoping that some of the guys that have played with speaker cables can recommend something.
I only need two 1m runs. so I am hoping that the recommendations won't be too expensive. Max budget is £100 per m, fully terminated, but they had better be good at that price!

I have some loan cables coming from Graham Slee - Spatia speaker cables, but forum rules will prevent me from talking about these.
So, what is your favourite speaker cable, and why?

It will be connecting my Proprius mono blocks to my Cyrus CLS70 (for now) and will be used when I eventually upgrade my speakers.

[Stratmangler]

I could send you a couple of metres of this.
£100 will more than cover the cost.

http://www.doncastercables.com/cable...---Light-Duty/

[synsei]

At the lower end of your budget Van Damme is excellent but the best I've had in my system to date is Talk 3. I've no experience with anything more expensive than that and probably never will tbh...

[Marco]

I have some loan cables coming from Graham Slee - Spatia speaker cables, but forum rules will prevent me from talking about these.

Not so, daftee (unless Graham Slee asked you to review them on his behalf). Read the rules again, *properly* and you’ll see!

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...roduct-reviews

Marco.

[brian2957]

+1 for Cable Talk 3

[CageyH]

As I asked Graham Slee (well, his loan scheme anyway) if I could borrow them, then I see I am free to comment.
At £192 for a 1m stereo set, they really are at the top end of what I am willing to pay.

It's a new set of 2m cables and the speaker links that I have been sent (come on Postie!). I am told that they will need a bit of time to "burn in" (I am still not a believer in this, but that is another story).

In the meantime, I'll get some talk 3 ordered up....

[Ninanina]

Kevin I can only recommend what I am currently using which are TQ Black speaker cables... I think they are within your budget

I have used loads of other cables and these are my current favourite

I've used NACA5, Chord Odyssey 2, Van Damme 2 x 4mm Hi-Fi, Home Made CAT 5 based cable.. and probably loads of others I can't remember and the TQ Black has beat them hands down... I am sure there is better cable but I havn't tried it so I can only recommend what I've tried

Hope that helps some

[Macca]

.. and probably loads of others I can't remember and the TQ Black has beat them hands down... I am sure there is better cable but I havn't tried it so I can only recommend what I've tried

It would be great if we could really do a Which Magazine type test, like they do with washing machines or something, and rank all cables in order from bestest to worstest on a simple to understand, easy to read colour coded chart. But unlike the washing machines cables will perform differently depending on the attributes of the components they connect. Since no-one can at the moment tabulate all the variables then we are left with suck it and see being the only way. Of course you can't try every cable (although Bev is having a go at it ) so you try a few that people recommend instead. Which is what they use. So I recommend Chord Odyssey Two

[awkwardbydesign]

Kevin I can only recommend what I am currently using which are TQ Black speaker cables... I think they are within your budget

I have used loads of other cables and these are my current favourite

I've used NACA5, Chord Odyssey 2, Van Damme 2 x 4mm Hi-Fi, Home Made CAT 5 based cable.. and probably loads of others I can't remember and the TQ Black has beat them hands down... I am sure there is better cable but I havn't tried it so I can only recommend what I've tried

Hope that helps some

TQ Ultra Black? Not compared the 2, but the Ultra was an eye opener. So was the price!
I have just been given some VD 6mm Blue and 6mm HiFi cable. The HiFi sounded horrid at first, but within half an hour had improved. I am using it now, it's a bit soft, and it may improve some more, don't really know, but it's OK. The Blue wasn't as bad initially, but is harsher than the HiFi. A friend has a cable burn-in thingy, and I'll see if 48 hours on that makes a difference. He says it will, but I will withhold judgement until I listen for myself.
BTW, plaited CAT 5 made my amp unstable. And some silver plated stranded cable I had was spitty.

[Audio Al]

Arrrrrr

God another cable thread , RUN for the hills