Truly amazed

[magiccarpetride]

As some of you might know, I do know a thing or two about cables

I really don't know what made me do it as I have more than enough wires to play with already, but I instantly needed a 2 metre pair so I bought these off ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ht_3672wt_1139

Belkin Pure AV Silver Series interconnects for a massive fiver a pair delivered.

For a mere fiver you get some great sounds and beats by a country mile many costing upwards of £100 and probably more. Most cables play with the audible spectrum so they either have a bass emphasis or a treble emphasis giving the proverbial "bright" or "warm" tonalities, but these cables demonstrate neither trait. Sparkling top end with excellent retrieval of details, clear midrange and a bottom end with plenty of weight, yet remaining taut.

There have been many "flavours of the month" cables which I have tried and been singularly unimpressed with, but these are a true revelation - they even made Bruce Windscreen sound listenable.

OK, so I'm not in the UK, and I'm wondering which model are you talking about? I found this one on amazon: Belkin Audio Cable RCA 2.4m AV RCA.

Is that the one I should order?

Thanks!

[The Grand Wazoo]

Alex,
The ones I bought don't actually have model number on the packaging. As far as I can tell, from a quick Google session, in the US it may be:
AV50300 followed by 08 for an 8ft pair, 04 for a for a 4ft pair, 16 for a 16ft pair.

[MCRU]

Not had chance to listen to mine yet as still catching up on orders but will hook them up on Christmas eve and have a listen through my Roksan CD & Amp, thx for the tip Frank.

[magiccarpetride]

Alex,
The ones I bought don't actually have model number on the packaging. As far as I can tell, from a quick Google session, in the US it may be:
AV50300 followed by 08 for an 8ft pair, 04 for a for a 4ft pair, 16 for a 16ft pair.

Thanks Chris, I'm just about to order Belkin PureAV AV50300-08 8-Foot RCA Audio Cable ($14.95). The only additional question I have is whether 8ft is the most optimal length, or should I go for a different length? I'm exclusively focused on the sound quality, convenience be damned!

Also, since I'm going from Touch via digital coax into the Caiman and then from Caiman into my preamp, I only need one pair of the cables, right? Or should I also order another pair from preamp into power amp?

[Effem]

OK, so I'm not in the UK, and I'm wondering which model are you talking about? I found this one on amazon: Belkin Audio Cable RCA 2.4m AV RCA.

Is that the one I should order?

Thanks!

I have replied to your PM Alex

Belkin do TWO different version of audio RCA cable. The "SILVER SERIES" has a white outer sheath and the cable diameter is almost as large as the plug. The cheaper RCA audio cable has a grey or black outer sheath and the diameter of the cable is much less than the plug.

[magiccarpetride]

I have replied to your PM Alex

Belkin do TWO different version of audio RCA cable. The "SILVER SERIES" has a white outer sheath and the cable diameter is almost as large as the plug. The cheaper RCA audio cable has a grey or black outer sheath and the diameter of the cable is much less than the plug.

I TOTALLY can't wait to audition these babies! If I'm reading you correctly, Frank, these could possibly outperform many of the pricey high end interconnects that the snobbish staff at my local dealerships keep pushing on me?

If that turns out to be the case, I owe you a round of beer, Frank. Call me when you get into town!

Many thanks,

Alex

[The Grand Wazoo]

Yes Frank, you've amplified my concern about getting the wrong cable's model number in my reply to Alex. The other type that I got (described as 'for video') were the grey type & though they did sound good, they were not the same.

I wonder whether the white ones have been completely discontinued - hence the low price we all took advantage of.

Alex, if you find them & you have a choice - get the white ones. If you have a choice over length, get the shortest ones your system can accommodate.

[magiccarpetride]

Yes Frank, you've amplified my concern about getting the wrong cable's model number in my reply to Alex. The others type that I got (for video) were the grey type & though they did sound good, they were not the same.

I wonder whether the whit ones have been completely discontinued - hence the low price we all took advantage of.

Alex, if you find them & you have a choice - get the white ones. If you have a choice over length, get the shortest ones your system can accommodate.

Yes, Frank already communicated to me in his PM that I must go only for the white ones. Stands to reason that the shorter the better...

[Alex_UK]

This Alex has still resisted... I am rather proud of myself! (But can't help wonder if I am missing out... But then really the only interconnect I would be replacing in my main system would be from DAC to amp - which is a Mark Grant G1000HD and I'm not sure anyone is saying the Belkins are better than Mark's HD cables - are they? )

[Welder]

My interconnects turned up finally; one 1.2m white set and one 1.2m a sort of light grey colour.
The white set was bought from Frank’s original ebay link (thanks Frank) and the grey set from Amazon.
I gave up buying cables years ago having dismantled a few and found that those I looked at were basically bits of cable from a cable manufacturer with some pretty plugs (read expensive) and a different type/colour covering. Why people report that what is often a length of standard screened co axial cable for example sounds wonderful with a different covering on and a particular plug sounds far better than the standard offering in white say is beyond me. I get particularly incredulous when people start reporting deeper base or more detail etc.
The cable I’m interested in is the cable you can’t hear.
I can’t hear either of the Belden cables. If anything, they are quieter than my self built semi balanced and at their price cost less than the materials alone would cost me.
That imo is about as good a recommendation as one can get.