Interconnect recommendations

[plastic penguin]

Last night I cleaned all my RCAs, realised there's a couple that's as old as Tower bridge.... certainly look it.

They sound okay, just looking to zhoosh up the sound a little. Other cables, which are fine, are Merlin Chopin and Chord Crimson.

Don't want to spend silly money as they are connected to the Bluray player & Sky box.

Cheers

 

[skinnypuppy71]

Njc audio ( British cottage industry hi-fi located in Devon) actually make their own cables...I have two pairs and don't see why I'd need to spend any more..I also have the headphone amp and dac...love their attitude towards audio, no snake oil here, just good solid British engineering. scroll to the bottom of the page for the i/c's.

Headphone amplifier, DAC, Phono Preamplifier & audio interconnects - NJC Audio

View our quality hand built audio products, headphone amplifiers, DACs & phono preamplifiers, all built to order in the UK with a 3 year product warranty.

www.njc-audio.co.uk

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[TrevC]

Last night I cleaned all my RCAs, realised there's a couple that's as old as Tower bridge.... certainly look it.

They sound okay, just looking to zhoosh up the sound a little. Other cables, which are fine, are Merlin Chopin and Chord Crimson.

Don't want to spend silly money as they are connected to the Bluray player & Sky box.

Cheers

All short interconnects made of ordinary wire will sound the same at line level.

 

[Al ears]

Last night I cleaned all my RCAs, realised there's a couple that's as old as Tower bridge.... certainly look it.

They sound okay, just looking to zhoosh up the sound a little. Other cables, which are fine, are Merlin Chopin and Chord Crimson.

Don't want to spend silly money as they are connected to the Bluray player & Sky box.

Cheers

Here we go again......
If those cables still work why the need to replace them? The wiring in my house is older than them...

 

[Hugh Jarse]

The wiring in my house is older than them...

Russ Andrews - Hi-Fi mains and cable specialist

Leading manufacturer and retailer of Hi-Fi mains cables, mains conditioning products and Kimber Kable interconnects and speaker cable. Est 1986.

www.russandrews.com

 

[camcroft]

 

[plastic penguin]

Here we go again......
If those cables still work why the need to replace them? The wiring in my house is older than them...

Ok. Not here we go again. Haven't asked about cables for close on a decade. The fact being nearly all my RCAs are ageing and perhaps need a refresh.

 

[abacus]

Amazon basics are all you need, however if you want to go a little higher then get some from a pro music store as they are of better quality than any fancy Hi-Fi cable for a fraction of the cost.

Bill

 

[Gray]

....nearly all my RCAs are ageing

Burn-in believers would say that's a benefit- they must sound better than they did out of the box.

 

[camcroft]

Here it comes

 

[Friesiansam]

Here it comes
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Interesting, I've never considered connecting using spoons. Does wood give a warmer sound than stainless steel spoons?

 

[camcroft]

Interesting, I've never considered connecting using spoons. Does wood give a warmer sound than stainless steel spoons?

No but they are good for stirring cable threads

 

[shadders]

Burn-in believers would say that's a benefit- they must sound better than they did out of the box.

Hi,
After a decade or so, the electrons wear out. They suffer from the quantum effect which causes their transit time through the conductor to decline with a very slight negative gradient.

To reinvigorate the electron flow, then cryogenic treatment is required. The optimal is liquid nitrogen bathing (the cable) for 30 minutes, but a similar effect can be obtained by placing the cables in your freezer (-18deg C) for 1 week.

Regards,
Shadders.

 

[plastic penguin]

Burn-in believers would say that's a benefit- they must sound better than they did out of the box.

No idea. It's been so long since I purchased them....

 

[aversaurus]

I use qed cables just the entry level ones work great .
With a voucher I got for Christmas I splashed out on a cord c digital cable and I could tell the difference and stopped using it after a week or two

 

[plastic penguin]

I use qed cables just the entry level ones work great .
With a voucher I got for Christmas I splashed out on a cord c digital cable and I could tell the difference and stopped using it after a week or two

Cheers. Chord cables tend to work well with my system. But I can't use optical for obvious reasons.

 

[Al ears]

QED or Supra cables have served me well in the past and are still employed in my home cinema set-up

 

[Vincent Kars]

Burn-in believers would say that's a benefit- they must sound better than they did out of the box.

This is my favorite treatise on this subject.

After many exhaustive hours of listening tests, I have determined that when a cable is burned-in, it is actually ruined. No cable should be used for more than a few hours, as the stresses on the insulation and the agitation of the copper molecules cause permanent changes to the structure of the cable - these changes are invariably for the worse, and fresh unused cables can be proven by listening tests to be superior in all respects.

The characteristics of the insulation change very subtly as the cable is stressed by signal voltages, and this has an as yet unexplained effect on the stereo imaging, and in particular causes veiling of the high frequencies and a loss of presence in the upper midrange. In extreme cases, the authority of the bass also suffers, with the lower registers lacking speed and power.

All the above defects are rectified by substitution of a new set of cables - the brilliance is restored and the finer details are brought back into startling realism. Bass speed is improved tenfold by a brand new unused mains cable, and new interconnects have a profound effect on the upper frequencies where detail is paramount.

I could say all these things (I just did and I would be lying through my teeth.

Rod Elliott

 

[Al ears]

This is my favorite treatise on this subject.

 

[Tinman1952]

Cheers. Chord cables tend to work well with my system. But I can't use optical for obvious reasons.

You could also try these. Very well made and not too pricey.... I like Atlas cables...🙂

Atlas Element Integra Analogue Interconnects

Atlas Element Asymmetrical Integra Analogue Interconnect The Atlas Element Asymmetrical interconnect employs a braided copper and aluminium foil giving a 100% screen to provide rejection of radio frequency interference (RFI), it employs high quality Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) for it's conductors...

www.analogueseduction.net

 

[plastic penguin]

The truth is I'm replacing the I/C from the Sky box to the aux input of the amp because it occasionally dies in one channel. I've switched the cables around (the CDP into Aux, tuner) and used the Sky box cables in the CD and tuner... those cables from the Sky box are the culprits. So not changing cables for the sake of it

 

[plastic penguin]

You could also try these. Very well made and not too pricey.... I like Atlas cables...🙂

Atlas Element Integra Analogue Interconnects

Atlas Element Asymmetrical Integra Analogue Interconnect The Atlas Element Asymmetrical interconnect employs a braided copper and aluminium foil giving a 100% screen to provide rejection of radio frequency interference (RFI), it employs high quality Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) for it's conductors...

www.analogueseduction.net

Rather like my Equators. Good spot.

 

[Al ears]

A bit pricier but I can vouch for these. They are quite flexible which is a plus for me...

Supra EFF-I Interconnect Cable - Custom Cable

Supra EFF-I Phono / XLR Interconnect from Custom Cable. UK's No.1 Supplier of HiFi Cables, Accessories and Spare Parts. Supra Authorised Partner

www.audiosanctuary.co.uk

 

[robdmarsh]

Hi,
After a decade or so, the electrons wear out. They suffer from the quantum effect which causes their transit time through the conductor to decline with a very slight negative gradient.

To reinvigorate the electron flow, then cryogenic treatment is required. The optimal is liquid nitrogen bathing (the cable) for 30 minutes, but a similar effect can be obtained by placing the cables in your freezer (-18deg C) for 1 week.

Regards,
Shadders.

Ha, ha... alternatively, have you used those things on the side of your head recently? You may find out that all interconnects are equal... but some interconects are more equal than others!

 

[robdmarsh]

The truth is I'm replacing the I/C from the Sky box to the aux input of the amp because it occasionally dies in one channel. I've switched the cables around (the CDP into Aux, tuner) and used the Sky box cables in the CD and tuner... those cables from the Sky box are the culprits. So not changing cables for the sake of it

Chord C-line definitely gave my system a lift.... as did Chord clearway X speaker cables after I'd connected them the right way round and got them blessed by the pope over Whatsapp!
(Actually, they are seriously rather good...)