decent cheap cables for 2nd system

**Mike** · 31-07-2009, 23:14

I've got loads of this spare if it's any good?

It's thin and dead easy to hide away... sounds OK in a modest system too!

Yours for, hmmm.... bugger all!

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**The Grand Wazoo** · 31-07-2009, 23:16

Originally Posted by Adrian B

Will give the solid core lighting a try, but alos like the look of the Belden.

SD is a name from the past. Nice bloke - spoke to him once about upgrading my SD1s and he sent some tweeter domes/wires

Steen is a star. Why his designs never got the acceptance they deserved is way beyond my understanding.

I've got some OBS's - bought them new in about 1992 & had a brief flirtation with SD1's later (preferred the OBS's though - better integrated through the various drivers). I always went back to driving them with twin & earth, despite trying many of 'yer exoticals'.

Give it a go & compare it to Mike's offering. You're hardly going to break the bank - it's so cheap that it would be crazy not to.

Cheers

**Mike** · 31-07-2009, 23:21

T&E's OK actually, I'm using it as a stop-gap myself ATM

Couldn't be arsed stripping it though... just using it 'as-is'.

**The Grand Wazoo** · 31-07-2009, 23:24

Give it a go & compare it to Mike's offering. You're hardly going to break the bank - it's so cheap that it would be crazy not to.

And we'd all like to hear about what you find..............

**Adrian B** · 31-07-2009, 23:50

Mike

7m of that would be great. Looks like Soniqs a little. Off now and back Sunday. Will get in touch.

**Mike** · 31-07-2009, 23:55

No probs... just PM your address.

It's much thinner than the Soniqs stuff though, it's one of those AV installation cables. But its free!

Cheers...

**Adrian B** · 02-08-2009, 20:26

So far so good - I'm very happy with my new solid core twin & earth 1.5mm cables, gently braided by me and the good lady wife to be very soon. The fact that they are reasonably unobtrusive is a bonus. A very clean and tight sound, possibly lacking a little warmth, but for the second system, in the lounge, they are a steal. And the bonus of a second system, based on a Denon mini-system, is that I allow myself the 'luxury' of tone controls, so I can reduce any digital glare and artificially creeate warmth

Thanks for all the advice here

Adrian

**Adrian B** · 03-08-2009, 16:27

Can someone explain why solid core is recommended? I saw somewhere that some use 30A mains cabling - presumably this is stranded. I've had good results from 1.5mm solid and want to experiment further, eg 2.5mm. But it will soon get pretty unworkable (unbendable).

Adrian

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