Speaker cable

[DougK1]

I cant believe this thread is still going on.One thing i will add when i recently got my new Technics TT the power cable on it is the thickest power cable i have ever seen.Im guessing its to isolate the noise .

It's just thick to make it look substantial. Remember Monster Cables? They were just normal mains cables with an extra thick sleeve, nothing special, except the price.

 

[Al ears]

There must be a reason for it. I do know there is very little noise even at high very high volume with no sound .

Im sure there is more to it than just the mains cable .

Should there be noise???

 

[ToppingSMSL]

Why would a high price mains cable do anything to the electricity which has travelled for miles through aluminium power lines to your house? Makes zero sense.

 

[woodbar]

Why would a high price mains cable do anything to the electricity which has travelled for miles through aluminium power lines to your house? Makes zero sense.

Ah well, it's that last 2 metres connecting to your gear that has the magical properties 😀 😎

 

[davidf]

Why would a high price mains cable do anything to the electricity which has travelled for miles through aluminium power lines to your house? Makes zero sense.

The bog standard cables supplied with anything aren't the same cabling used in your walls, or anywhere outside of your home.

 

[abacus]

The bog standard cables supplied with anything aren't the same cabling used in your walls, or anywhere outside of your home.

The cables inside your house are solid copper and not even OFC, the cables that connect to your equipment are stranded copper, which means the properties at 50/60hz are the same.

Bill

 

[davidf]

The cables inside your house are solid copper and not even OFC, the cables that connect to your equipment are stranded copper, which means the properties at 50/60hz are the same.

Bill

My point was, they're different.

 

[Gray]

The cables inside your house are solid copper

They certainly are....for most people.
Mine are some nickel covered, stranded, solid copper.
Maybe compromising my sound 🤔😆

 

[Jasonovich]

Of course there's more to it. You forgot about the audiophile fuse.

I replaced my blown steam iron fuse with a nice shiny gold audio fuse, it's amazing, while I was ironing my inside trouser leg, I was hearing Marvin Gaye.

I heard it through the grapevine...

 

[Revolutions]

I replaced my blown steam iron fuse with a nice shiny gold audio fuse, it's amazing, while I was ironing my inside trouser leg, I was hearing Marvin Gaye.

I heard it through the grapevine...

FFS, please can you offer a trigger warning before any jokes that terrible 😂😂😂

 

[Jasonovich]

FFS, please can you offer a trigger warning before any jokes that terrible 😂😂😂

Language Matt, ha ha ha! 🤣

 

[woodbar]

I replaced my blown steam iron fuse with a nice shiny gold audio fuse, it's amazing, while I was ironing my inside trouser leg, I was hearing Marvin Gaye.

I heard it through the grapevine...

I assume you weren't wearing them at the time?

 

[Shrek]

That's because cables are a controversial subject Shrek.
As you prove....

That suggests that all turntables with 'normal' mains leads are more noisy 🤔

Thats not what i said at all or meant.

 

[Gray]

Thats not what i said at all or meant.

You 'guessed' that your thicker cable was to 'isolate the noise' Shrek.
That's what you said.

I said that suggests that thinner mains cable would have inferior noise isolation.
It does suggest that.

Don't worry about it 👍

 

[Shrek]

You 'guessed' that your thicker cable was to 'isolate the noise' Shrek.
That's what you said.

I said that suggests that thinner mains cable would have inferior noise isolation.
It does suggest that.

Don't worry about it

That is what i said Gray, and it was a guess that its to isolate interference .
Sorry i wasn't sure what you meant ,text is not always the best way to communicate .

thanks Gray 👍

 

[Gray]

That is what i said Gray, and it was a guess that its to isolate interference .
Sorry i wasn't sure what you meant ,text is not always the best way to communicate .

thanks Gray 👍

No problem Shrek.
I shouldn't even be reading about cables 😉

 

[Shrek]

No problem Shrek.
I shouldn't even be reading about cables 😉

I try too keep away from cable threads but couldnt help notice the cable on the Technics TT .Thats why i mentioned it good food for thought my guess was right .👍

 

[Jasonovich]

Have we been applying the wrong methodology measuring speaker cables sound signature?

If you follow ASR religiously this isn't going to change your opinion but listen to this guy, this is another perspective.

This is a shift from ASR inductance and capacitance, which is their mantle. This guy speaks about the aptitude, which is the conversation that challenges the orthodoxy, some cables are faster, some slower, intriguing stuff!

No one would disagree, cables are receptors, acting as antennas for attracting RF, and longer lengths of cable, the better the antenna. Obviously cables with better insulation would render the sound more faithfully, lesser degradation etc.

View: https://youtu.be/8wVnURAckLI?si=6uqZEXl3xx4KKHCa


Over 32 speaker and interlink cables, 500 tests - as per below.

View: https://youtu.be/2kb5h1XIb-Y?si=grXtuo75kABOfnDa

 

[Jasonovich]

Lachlan always gives fair and impartial review of cables, you don't have to pay snake oil tax to get the best sound. I have WBC's Gotham Swiss balanced XLR cables for my Adams, Focal, Eversolo, Gustard setup, and these are better than all those I had before.
Highly recommended and you don't need to spend $$$$$!

View: https://youtu.be/ztZgW8Aqw5M?si=OSs3X2fxb9zCCKVR

 

[Jasonovich]

Apologies for the treble posting, I just want to add, fundamentally HiFi should be about the enjoyment of the music.
Cables are about the final refinement and shouldn't be confused with the essence of the music, which is visceral, it takes you to a happy place.
That's all I have to say. 🙂

View: https://youtu.be/N3NQ7IOsVYo?si=AlzyJOymKA4WaOzP

 

[GroeneLeeuw]

fundamentally HiFi should be about the enjoyment of the music.

Couldn´t agree more!
Music is the only reason I care about hi-fi, the reason why I care for anything technical about hi-fi
It´s a means to an end.
Personally I care more and are more interested in the process of making music (being an amateur drummer) and how it ends at my house: recording, mixing, mastering etc.