Originally Posted by
bumpy
You still need to get (longer) interconnects from the pre amp to the power mono blocks. So is the premise here that speaker cables have more influence on both cost and sound quality?
If the longer runs of interconnects are balanced I would guess yes. Like all things hifi, it probably depends. The differences between cheap (relative) and expensive balanced interconnects are less easily discernible to me than differences between unbalanced interconnects and indeed speaker cable. Different types/materials will work better in some systems than others.
Back to the sub-plot somewhat, I think Barry has concluded that by using balanced interconnects for the long run of cable needed to physically reach the amplifiers, it makes more sense to have this (low level) signal balanced than having the same long run of 'signal' carried over the same distance at speaker level power. Maybe.
System 1: - Amp - Musical Paradise MP-701 mk2 - Neurochrome 686
- Source: Audio Technica LP-5 - Custom 6V6 stage - Novafidelity X30 - Soekris 1421 (LPSU) - Custom TDA1541 C3G DAC -
- Speakers: Martin Logan Prodigy's - Subs: - REL T3's -
System 2 - Amp: Musical Paradise MP 303/Custom 300B SET - Custom 6SL7 Pre -
- Source: Pioneer N-30K - SONCOZ SGD1 -
- Speakers: Loth X BS1's - Sub: REL T3 -