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    Join Date: Sep 2018

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    I'm martin.

    Default new speaker cable

    i recently asked for advice on interconnects on here and took the advice and went for the chord clearway which made the sound more open and tighter base,i now would like advice on speaker wire,and would it be worth getting a mains conditioner

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    Quote Originally Posted by fazerman45 View Post
    i recently asked for advice on interconnects on here and took the advice and went for the chord clearway which made the sound more open and tighter base,i now would like advice on speaker wire,and would it be worth getting a mains conditioner
    My advice would be to tell us your budget before anything else.
    Source
    SW1X Universal Music Server UMS I Signature with Power Supply Unit PSU I Signature
    SW1X USB II
    SW1X DAC III Special
    Audiolab 6000 CDT transport
    Amps
    Pre amps -- Hi fi Collective twin mono ladder stepped attenuator, with Charcroft Z-foil and silver wired. And First Watt B1 active no gain buffer.
    Power amps -- Welborne 45 SET monoblocks 1.8W / Decware Taboo 6W / Elekit 300B TU-8600SVK plus further improved components 9W / ICE Power 1000W
    Speakers
    Highly modified Endorphin P17 open baffle speakers containing both vintage and modern alnico drivers and paper cones. All silver wired - 8" Cube Audio FC8 full range drivers and vintage 15" Altec VOTT 416 bass drivers. All sat on Townsend Audio Podium seismic isolation platforms.
    BK Electronics XLS400FF Sub.
    Cabling
    Silver mains cables, interconnects and speaker cables by SW1X
    Headphones
    HRT HeadStreamer and SennHeiser HD650 headphones

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    Join Date: Sep 2018

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    I'm martin.

    Default new speaker cable

    my budget is around £15 a mtr,ive tried some second hand van den hul cs122 but not sure on it

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    Join Date: Aug 2009

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    What speaker cable do you have now?

    (Don't bother with a mains conditioner, total waste of money).
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fazerman45 View Post
    my budget is around £15 a mtr,ive tried some second hand van den hul cs122 but not sure on it
    I don't know much about cables at that price bracket, but they are one of the things that don't age, in fact they often improve a bit as they burn in. So with peoples recommendations I would buy 2nd hand from someone who is upgrading.
    Source
    SW1X Universal Music Server UMS I Signature with Power Supply Unit PSU I Signature
    SW1X USB II
    SW1X DAC III Special
    Audiolab 6000 CDT transport
    Amps
    Pre amps -- Hi fi Collective twin mono ladder stepped attenuator, with Charcroft Z-foil and silver wired. And First Watt B1 active no gain buffer.
    Power amps -- Welborne 45 SET monoblocks 1.8W / Decware Taboo 6W / Elekit 300B TU-8600SVK plus further improved components 9W / ICE Power 1000W
    Speakers
    Highly modified Endorphin P17 open baffle speakers containing both vintage and modern alnico drivers and paper cones. All silver wired - 8" Cube Audio FC8 full range drivers and vintage 15" Altec VOTT 416 bass drivers. All sat on Townsend Audio Podium seismic isolation platforms.
    BK Electronics XLS400FF Sub.
    Cabling
    Silver mains cables, interconnects and speaker cables by SW1X
    Headphones
    HRT HeadStreamer and SennHeiser HD650 headphones

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    Join Date: May 2011

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    I'm using this and it's excellent https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...cable&_sacat=0
    Regards
    Brian

    Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment . (Rumi )


    Korus Computer Audio music server
    JustBoom DAC . HRT Musicstreamer 2
    Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
    Speakers : Tannoy 637
    Interconnects : MS Audio / Klotz MC5000 .
    Speaker cables : Western Electric 16AG

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    Mains conditioners? if its a filter syster, then they can have the opposite effect, but you have to have dirty mains, then a regenerator will help, otherwise they wont do too much, although they will give you a steady voltage and 50hz, which can be useful. wouldnt sell mine.
    as for speaker cable, ive found it can make a bigger difference than interconnects. without knowing what equ you have and cable you use its going to be hard to
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    Join Date: Sep 2018

    Location: hastings uk

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    I'm martin.

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    what sort of sound has it got

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    Join Date: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

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    I'm jamie.

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    i use this, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Van-damme....c100005.m1851

    for the price you really cant go wrong,i highly rate it.
    My System
    John Wood KT88 Amp.
    Paradise Phono Stage
    Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
    PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
    Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
    Sony X555ES Cd Player
    Yamaha NS1000m Speakers

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    Join Date: May 2011

    Location: Glasgow

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    I'm Brian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fazerman45 View Post
    what sort of sound has it got
    Smooth and detailed .
    Regards
    Brian

    Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment . (Rumi )


    Korus Computer Audio music server
    JustBoom DAC . HRT Musicstreamer 2
    Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
    Speakers : Tannoy 637
    Interconnects : MS Audio / Klotz MC5000 .
    Speaker cables : Western Electric 16AG

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