+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 17 of 17

Thread: Speaker Cable Recommendations

  1. #11
    Join Date: Nov 2018

    Location: Grimsby

    Posts: 398
    I'm David.

    Default

    I haven't heard this, but have been doing some research for myself, and everything that I've read, which isn't much, points to it being very good. I have also read that Acoustic Revive shipped their speaker cables without connections, preferring the sound unterminated, it is solid core cable, but you can still use good quality copper banana's or spades if that is your want.
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-ACOUS...LICE.SOI%26ao%

  2. #12
    Join Date: Dec 2017

    Location: limerick

    Posts: 223
    I'm charles.

    Default

    I have been using Harmonic Technology Pro-9 Plus cables which I replaced with some 12AWG cotton covered Duelund simply because when I redid the living room were not long enough. I removed the rather bulky HT Pro-9 and used some QED which I did not like at all but was all I had on hand while waiting for the Duelund to arrive. About 4 months later I received the Duelund cables which made a very nice improvement over the QED. When I say improvement I'm talking about an unmistakable change with great tone.

    Very happy with this for nearly 2 years but now that renovations are nearing completion just had to do a direct comparison between the Duelund and HT Pro-9 cables.

    WOW. As a side observation regarding cable burn/run-in, this experiment proved beyond any shadow of doubt that it is a very real phenomenon and that after a quiescent period need a while to come back on song. The HT cable when first connected sounded better than the Duelund but 2 hours later was stunning and was a bigger improvement than going from QED to Duelund

    About 1/2 hour after hook up my wife came round from the kitchen and said " what did you do, it sounds open and rich. There was no TV last night, we had to listen to this then that and so on. There are some female singers that we love but often had to dive for the volume control when they started shrieking. Dee Dee Bridgewater never sounded better. Heard her live at the International Jazz Festival in Cork so we know what she sounds like. Other albums that we hardly ever played were heard in a new way where although they were poorly recorded came across in such a way that they were now actually listenable. One of these was Jethro Tull that I previously regarded as totally unplayable. There seems to be a lower noise floor that lets fine detail manifest which provides a more solid stage with previously unheard depth. I could go on but will stop now.

    What this fat cable has done is more than double the files I can now listen to.

    This is not a disguised sales-pitch as I am no longer selling the HT cables. These are a big fat confident recommendation that are perhaps just slightly on the warm side of neutral as heard in my system.

    HT also have a model above this that is called Pro-9 Reference which I have not heard. Check out the link, there a cables available within your budget: https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=H...+speaker+cable.

  3. #13
    Join Date: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

    Posts: 4,737
    I'm jamie.

    Default

    van damme or fisual. you cant go wrong imo. just good quality copper cable,
    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

  4. #14
    Join Date: Jan 2009

    Location: Essex

    Posts: 31,848
    I'm openingabottleofwine.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by karma67 View Post
    van damme or fisual. you cant go wrong imo. just good quality copper cable,
    +1
    Barry

  5. #15
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

    Posts: 110,012
    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

    Thumbs up Mark Grant 6mm Van Damme

    This: https://www.markgrantcables.co.uk/uk...fc-terminated/

    Knocks many so-called 'audiophile grade' cables into a cocked hat!

    Plus, Mark is such a pleasurable and efficient chap to deal with.

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


  6. #16
    Join Date: Jun 2015

    Location: London/Durham

    Posts: 6,869
    I'm Lawrence.

    Default

    That reminds me I must get my 5m pair out again to compare to my latest cable to see if I want to sell it..

  7. #17
    Join Date: Jul 2014

    Location: Essex, UK

    Posts: 45
    I'm BaskingInTheTriumphOfRealityOverHope.

    Default

    Taking into account the OP's reference to a bit more brightness, AudioQuest Rocket 33.

    In a speaker demo a few months ago (Dynaudio Special 40s), the Rocket 33 cable was initially used by the seller (all other kit was my own). There was definite "brightness" that, for me, wasn't entirely enjoyable. The seller swapped to Rega Quattro (split for single wiring) which gave a noticeably smoother sound with all other kit remaining the same.

    As a sweeping generalisation (i.e. not always), silver coated copper cables tend to convey brighter sound.

    For a few years, I used Fisual S-Flex Studio Grade cable (OFC; 2.5mm) and, in fairness, they worked perfectly well. However, within the past year, I moved to Van Damme UP-LCOFC (4mm) cable (all copper) which, to my ears, sound tonally richer, albeit not by much - some would say it's just a sideways move; YMMV.

    I'm not a fan of "bright" so the above might help the OP to rule out the Quattro, Fisual S-Flex and Van Damme UP-LCOFC but, everyone hears differently so the experience of others may not be the same, even with the same cable.

    @Crackles: Hope you find cables that work for you.

    [edit] NB: +1 for Mark Grant if Van Damme cable takes your fancy.
    Last edited by RockAddict; 28-04-2021 at 06:40. Reason: Mark Grant reference
    Kevin

    Main system:
    Sources: EverSolo DMP-A6; Sony UHP-H1 (disc player)
    DAC: Denafrips Pontus II
    Pre amp: Quad Artera Pre (is also the main headphone amp)
    Power amp: Willsenton R8 amp (running JJ E34Ls) / Aiyima A07 (with Sparkos SS3602 Op Amps)
    Speakers: Dynaudio Special 40s with Van Damme UP-LCOFC (4mm) cables
    InterConns: Tellurium Q Black XLR; Morrow Audio MA4 - pre 2018 (analogue RCA); Mark Grant (coax x1); Atlas (coax x1)

+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •