abacus said:
plastic penguin said:
Okay... I'm slightly skeptical of cables per se. However, I've had my SilverScreen since about 2008 and looking to joosh up the sound a little.
I'm looking at perhaps Van den Hul The Clearwater that comes with good reviews. Has anyone heard this cable? Or can anyone recommend a better cable than the Chord to suit my system? Ah, I don't want to spend a fortune either - probably no more than £15 per mtr.
Ta, PP
Unless there faulty or you want a different look then stay with what you have as changing them will make no difference. (Except in the minds of the gullible, hence the reason why 99.9% of the world class most Hi Fi Nuts as a complete joke)
Hope this helps
Bill
Wrong. Science is clear that changing the length, core diameter, material, or a combination of any of these can alter the resistance of the cable which can in turn change the loudspeakers frequency response and as a result the sound.
So changing your speaker cables can make a sonic diference if your idea of "jooshing up" is effecting the neutrality of your loudspeakers by deliberately altering the FR. Some people might seriously prefer the sound they get by using long lengths of high resistance cable instead of the sound made by the original signal as delivered by correctly gauged copper cable. Although they could save themselves considerable expense by just fitting series resistors to their existing cables instead of "upgrading" if this is the case.
P.S. I actually like the sound that my loudspeakers make while using Atlas Hyper 3.5 over 8m lengths, which is seriously outside of their resistive range. Should I be ashamed of myself?