Speaker cable suggestions

[Barry]

The DNM cable is similar in configuration to the flat cable used in FM radio indoor ribbon aerials, a pair of solid copper conductors separated by a few millimetres of flat plastic. I did try the flat FM aerial cable as speaker cable years ago, it sounded perfectly fine.

If I recall, DNM use their same flat cable for interconnects as well as for speaker use. Nordost have done similar things.

Yes, using 300 Ohm aerial ribbon cable for interconnects was a hi-fi fad in the '80s. I think it was John Akinson, editor of Hi-Fi News, who promulgated the idea.

I tried it out, but despite the low cost (the cable is less than £1 per metre) and surprisingly low susceptance to unwanted pickup, I felt happier with the more conventional coaxial cable.

[andyrlb]

I’ve had cables that retail for £2.5k ( didn’t cost me that ) but I’m now very happy with my £40 Talk cables Talk 3 ( the green ones )



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[Wakefield Turntables]

I've done the speaker cable merry-go-round as well. Tried various Nordost (yes I fell for the B.S), tried thin cables, thick cables, solid core, multiple strands. Presently, I own SAEC Tripple C speaker cables and Duelund tinned copper, happy with both and now I can't be arsed to change.

[Gazjam]

Enjoyed those with previous systems, great speaker cables.

I’ve had cables that retail for £2.5k ( didn’t cost me that ) but I’m now very happy with my £40 Talk cables Talk 3 ( the green ones )



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[sailor]

@Wakefield Turntables, Hi Andrew, may I ask which of your two cables you prefer?
I have both but not tried CCC as a speaker cable. I am however getting excellent results with CCC as interconnect but I'm using Acoustic Revive solid core.

[Lawrence001]

Yes, using 300 Ohm aerial ribbon cable for interconnects was a hi-fi fad in the '80s. I think it was John Akinson, editor of Hi-Fi News, who promulgated the idea.

I tried it out, but despite the low cost (the cable is less than £1 per metre) and surprisingly low susceptance to unwanted pickup, I felt happier with the more conventional coaxial cable.

I got a bag of DIY RCA cables with some gear years ago and some of them were made with what looked like coax TV cable. Was there a similar fad for that you are aware of?

You can hardly bend the cable so I've never tried them.

[Barry]

There's TV cable and there's TV cable. It depends on the diameter.

There was an interest (wouldn't call it a fad as such) in using thesmaller diameter VHF TV cable (with the brown insulation and a stranded inner conductor) many years ago, but it didn't catch on.

I did try it out, along with using the larger diameter UHF cable (which uses a solid core inner conductor), but heard no improvement with either.

[zanash]

Alchris Audio , have a very good and relatively inexpensive speaker cable ..the xl 400, these have replaced my chord epic outperforming them in every way. I was so impressed with the xl 400 I upgraded to xl 600 which again had step change in performance over the xl 400. These are running between my hifi rose ra180 and alchris ar66.