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    Question Cogan Hall.

    Cogan Hall speaker cables how good are They?

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    Mayhap a tad esoteric droidy...

    whats got you interested over the usual suspects??
    AC POWER
    Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
    AMPS
    Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
    SPEAKERS
    Wharfedale Evo 4.4
    DAC
    PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
    TURNTABLE
    Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
    PHONOSTAGE
    Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
    DIGITAL
    OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
    MUSIC PLAYBACK
    Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
    Ipad Roon Remote.
    Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
    SPEAKER CABLES
    Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On
    "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
    INTERCONNECTS
    All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables

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    I used to have Cogan Hall speaker cables.

    Expensive and American.

    A long time ago - 30 years?

    Hollow copper tubes, unsheathed with plastic spacers too far apart (within an outer braid) so likely to short if you bend them too much.

    Mrs jandl helpfully bent them round the doorway to assist with the hoovering and make them look tidier.
    About a £1000 down the drain.

    Maybe they changed the design since then?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazjam View Post
    Mayhap a tad esoteric droidy...

    whats got you interested over the usual suspects??
    Heard a pair a couple of years back Gaz and impressed. However, I was wondering if they were worth the money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    I used to have Cogan Hall speaker cables.

    Expensive and American.

    A long time ago - 30 years?

    Hollow copper tubes, unsheathed with plastic spacers too far apart (within an outer braid) so likely to short if you bend them too much.

    Mrs jandl helpfully bent them round the doorway to assist with the hoovering and make them look tidier.
    About a £1000 down the drain.

    Maybe they changed the design since then?
    Shayitttt!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Floyddroid View Post
    However, I was wondering if they were worth the money.
    Are they bollocks!
    Chris



    Common sense isn't anymore!

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    Whats your current speaker cables Sir...and what is it they are horribly doing wrong.
    AC POWER
    Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
    AMPS
    Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
    SPEAKERS
    Wharfedale Evo 4.4
    DAC
    PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
    TURNTABLE
    Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
    PHONOSTAGE
    Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
    DIGITAL
    OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
    MUSIC PLAYBACK
    Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
    Ipad Roon Remote.
    Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
    SPEAKER CABLES
    Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On
    "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
    INTERCONNECTS
    All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables

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    Quote Originally Posted by Floyddroid View Post
    Shayitttt!
    That's what I thought!

    I didn't dare tell her how much they cost!
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    Just spent a grand on my “endgame” speaker cables, then imediately heard something better.., tread carefully traveller!
    AC POWER
    Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
    AMPS
    Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
    SPEAKERS
    Wharfedale Evo 4.4
    DAC
    PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
    TURNTABLE
    Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
    PHONOSTAGE
    Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
    DIGITAL
    OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
    MUSIC PLAYBACK
    Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
    Ipad Roon Remote.
    Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
    SPEAKER CABLES
    Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On
    "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
    INTERCONNECTS
    All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazjam View Post
    Just spent a grand on my “endgame” speaker cables, then imediately heard something better.., tread carefully traveller!
    There's ALWAYS something better!
    You should know that by now.
    .

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