Which cable for bookshelf speaker?

[The_King]

I shortlisted to 2 company.

Blue jean and LHS.

Any advise, which have better connector, cable, connection etc... Matching dollar or dollar?


Say 200,
Blue Jean = cable +shipping = 200
LHS = cable + $6 bus transport = $200

 

[yves]

I shortlisted to 2 company.

Blue jean and LHS.

Any advise, which have better connector, cable, connection etc... Matching dollar or dollar?


Say 200,
Blue Jean = cable +shipping = 200
LHS = cable + $6 bus transport = $200

QED, Van Den Hul, Supra, Chord are good choice.

 

[The_King]

QED, Van Den Hul, Supra, Chord are good choice.

thanks for sharing, i take a look

 

[yves]

thanks for sharing, i take a look

They all sounded better than the usual bluejean which are likely made of belden and the usual offering at LHS which sell belden and canare.

 

[The_King]

They all sounded better than the usual bluejean which are likely made of belden and the usual offering at LHS which sell belden and canare.

where do you get them?

 

[yves]

You can find them in shopee. But looks for shop from Singapore. Else you can get used one from Carousel.

 

[petetherock]

1 - be careful of what you buy on shoppee and check it's authencity
2- spend roughly 10% of the total cost of your system on cables, if you have an entry level system there's no point pouring hundreds in and vice versa
3- the room acoustics, the quality of the power supply can play more important roles than changing cables
4- buy 2nd hand to save

 

[The_King]

You can find them in shopee. But looks for shop from Singapore. Else you can get used one from Carousel.

thanks WTF so expensive

my speaker is either diamond 12.1 or es15 for near field

 

[yapks]

You can cut some Kimber 4PR from AV1 at $31 per meter. Terminating the cable could be troublesome.

https://av1group.com.sg/products/ki...strand-bare-wire?_pos=29&_sid=1ad4154ba&_ss=r

 

[yves]

thanks WTF so expensive

my speaker is either diamond 12.1 or es15 for near field

Used Kimble, QED ,and most high-end speaker cables are at least 50% off or more from new.

But don't overspend on cable since Diamond 12.1 is low-end speaker, you can't hear much different.

 

[The_King]

Used Kimble, QED ,and most high-end speaker cables are at least 50% off or more from new.

But don't overspend on cable since Diamond 12.1 is low-end speaker, you can't hear much different.

thanks let me search for used brand cable, it cannot then i get from lhs

thank fors haring

 

[The_King]

You can cut some Kimber 4PR from AV1 at $31 per meter. Terminating the cable could be troublesome.

https://av1group.com.sg/products/ki...strand-bare-wire?_pos=29&_sid=1ad4154ba&_ss=r

too hard for me, i prefer this ready made

 

[petetherock]

Diamond 12.1
Normal stuff is fine la

 

[galapogos]

1 - be careful of what you buy on shoppee and check it's authencity
2- spend roughly 10% of the total cost of your system on cables, if you have an entry level system there's no point pouring hundreds in and vice versa
3- the room acoustics, the quality of the power supply can play more important roles than changing cables
4- buy 2nd hand to save

This. Just get the required AWG for the speaker wire run you intend to have. If you're feeling fancy, get OFC. The rest doesn't really matter. I got a spool from Amazon for cheap when I was setting up a few years ago.

 

[boxerfan]

This. Just get the required AWG for the speaker wire run you intend to have. If you're feeling fancy, get OFC. The rest doesn't really matter.

Amen.

 

[dreamaurora]

Many good recommendations here.

I started my audiophile journey with humble cheapo Monoprice speaker cables from Amazon.

Then after that went to LHS and got Belden Studio 814 from them. It's the most expensive DIY speaker cable available from Belden and rare to find. Thankfully LHS has a spool. Improvement was not subtle, and everything was immediately richer, bigger, and more detailed.

Then I got Nanotec #79 MK2 from Horizon Acoustics (think they still have), very good DIY speaker cable also, less thick sound and more liquid vocal.

So these two are my recommendations if you want good sound from your speaker cable at very reasonable price. You can get Studio 814 easily second hand from Carousel.

My two current pairs of speaker cables are high-end 4-digit speaker cables. Yes, you do get what you pay for speaker cables.

 

[yapks]

Many good recommendations here.

I started my audiophile journey with humble cheapo Monoprice speaker cables from Amazon.

Then after that went to LHS and got Belden Studio 814 from them. It's the most expensive DIY speaker cable available from Belden and rare to find. Thankfully LHS has a spool. Improvement was not subtle, and everything was immediately richer, bigger, and more detailed.

Then I got Nanotec #79 MK2 from Horizon Acoustics (think they still have), very good DIY speaker cable also, less thick sound and more liquid vocal.

So these two are my recommendations if you want good sound from your speaker cable at very reasonable price. You can get Studio 814 easily second hand from Carousel.

My two current pairs of speaker cables are high-end 4-digit speaker cables. Yes, you do get what you pay for speaker cables.

Which speaker cables are you using? I'm looking for a more affordable pair for my third setup, hoping that something interesting will appear on the secondhand market. I prefer a tonally livelier type; neutrality is not a concern.

 

[petetherock]

Everyone should state their setup when talking about how much improvement cables make.
I spend a few hundreds dollars on the cables used for my Dynaudio Platinum Confidence bookshelf speakers and it’s been a blast
YMMV

 

[dreamaurora]

Which speaker cables are you using? I'm looking for a more affordable pair for my third setup, hoping that something interesting will appear on the secondhand market. I prefer a tonally livelier type; neutrality is not a concern.

I am using Ricable Invictus Reference for my main setup and Acrolink Mexcel S-9000 for my secondary setup. Both these pairs are very refined and smooth sounding speaker cable.

 

[yapks]

I am using Ricable Invictus Reference for my main setup and Acrolink Mexcel S-9000 for my secondary setup. Both these pairs are very refined and smooth sounding speaker cable.

I'm familiar with Acrolink. I have 7N-S8000 speaker cables and still keep a full set of interconnects and power cords, although I no longer use them because I have developed a different taste. Acrolink is too smooth for me, and I now prefer a more exciting sonic character. I'm just curious about your cable strategy. Do you use a full loom to maintain consistency or mix and match to tune the sound?