Have I bought bell wire?

[admin_exported]

Generally I have used speaker cables such as Gale, Fisual etc, usually paying £1.00 to £1.50 per meter.

Having bought all Hi def gear, plasma, receiver, blu ray player, surround speakers, QED hdmi's,Qed sub cable, I thought it was time to upgrade (a little) speaker cables.

So I ordered Qed silver anniversary XT for fronts/centre and Qed Micro for the rears without actually seeing it. Today it was delivered. First out of the box the XT, great looking chunky cable, then out came the Micro. The Micro looked a little like the bell wire that used to be given away with all ultra cheap hifi's.

Is this cable, the Micro really as good as the reviews say for budget systems?

Must admit though it will be great for hiding under carpets etc, but will it add sound quality?

 

[professorhat]

The Micro cable doesn't look much, but it's perfect for the surround speakers I've found personally. As long as it's got QED Micro written along the cable at regular intervals and you've bought from a reputable dealer, it should be fine.

 

[robjcooper]

leahandanna:
Generally I have used speaker cables such as Gale, Fisual etc, usually paying £1.00 to £1.50 per meter.

Having bought all Hi def gear, plasma, receiver, blu ray player, surround speakers, QED hdmi's,Qed sub cable, I thought it was time to upgrade (a little) speaker cables.

So I ordered Qed silver anniversary XT for fronts/centre and Qed Micro for the rears without actually seeing it. Today it was delivered. First out of the box the XT, great looking chunky cable, then out came the Micro. The Micro looked a little like the bell wire that used to be given away with all ultra cheap hifi's.

Is this cable, the Micro really as good as the reviews say for budget systems?

Must admit though it will be great for hiding under carpets etc, but will it add sound quality?

leahandanna

How amazingly spooky! I bought exactly the same cables last week and my response to the Micro was exactly the same as yours when I took it out of the packing (I'd already seen the anniversary so that wasn't a shock!). It really did look just like old bell wire.

However, if the prof says it's fine, then I'll not be sending it back and be using it to wire and fire up my rears this weekend (ooh matron!).

Enjoy

Rob