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Author: | mix4fix [ October 23rd, 2018, 1:06 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
Which banana plugs do you guys use? |
Author: | SoundMods [ October 23rd, 2018, 1:58 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
mix4fix wrote: Which banana plugs do you guys use? I found that this type gives a reliable snug connection and they are not expensive. https://www.ebay.com/itm/20Pcs-4mm-Gold ... rk:17:pf:0 |
Author: | mix4fix [ October 23rd, 2018, 3:20 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
Went to Micro Center. Found the ones with the hole in the side like I use. Had a few red but only one black. That doesn't help me much. |
Author: | SoundMods [ October 23rd, 2018, 4:26 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
mix4fix wrote: Went to Micro Center. Found the ones with the hole in the side like I use. Had a few red but only one black. That doesn't help me much. Yes. Micro Center now has a section devoted to DIY. Not as substantial as the old Baynesville Electronics that was near here, but it beats a blank. |
Author: | TubeDriver [ October 24th, 2018, 9:26 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
I use Cat 5 internally to my 15" woofers and a single strand of Cardas solid core hookup wire (23AWG) to my horns. Amp to speaker is AntiCable Improved 2.1 cables. |
Author: | Stuart Polansky [ October 24th, 2018, 11:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
TubeDriver wrote: I use Cat 5 internally to my 15" woofers and a single strand of Cardas solid core hookup wire (23AWG) to my horns. Amp to speaker is AntiCable Improved 2.1 cables. Have you tried 12 AWG zip cord and $0.22 banana plugs? Dressed up real purty? How about Nichrome wire? I hear it warms up the sound. |
Author: | TubeDriver [ October 24th, 2018, 11:46 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
I have tried pretty basic zip cord. I have a fancy version of zipcord in the form of early Monster MCX-2. It actually sounds alright and is very flexable. |
Author: | SoundMods [ October 24th, 2018, 12:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
TubeDriver wrote: I have tried pretty basic zip cord. I have a fancy version of zipcord in the form of early Monster MCX-2. It actually sounds alright and is very flexable. I can tell right now that your zip cord is NOT allowing you to hear the capabilities of your system. I moved away from anything Monster decades ago. Before I finally got religion and installed the Andrew Heliax I used a quad-conductor cable for 20 years that I obtained from the Boeing surplus warehouse in Everett, Washington. It was similar to what is on eBay but each of the four stranded conductors were 14-gauge. https://www.ebay.com/itm/25-feet-22-AWG ... :rk:2:pf:0 The Kapton insulation was very thin and the cable measured like a good polycarbonate capacitor. A friend in New York took that cable from me and replaced his Kimber Cable speaker cable with the Boeing cable for a trial before committing to buying it. After a couple of hours listening to music he declared it was not even a contest. He happily bought the cables from me. |
Author: | TubeDriver [ October 24th, 2018, 1:47 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
I don't use it anymore, but I still have it in a giant box full of old cables down in my basement. SoundMods wrote: TubeDriver wrote: I have tried pretty basic zip cord. I have a fancy version of zipcord in the form of early Monster MCX-2. It actually sounds alright and is very flexable. I can tell right now that your zip cord is NOT allowing you to hear the capabilities of your system. I moved away from anything Monster decades ago. Before I finally got religion and installed the Andrew Heliax I used a quad-conductor cable for 20 years that I obtained from the Boeing surplus warehouse in Everett, Washington. It was similar to what is on eBay but each of the four stranded conductors were 14-gauge. https://www.ebay.com/itm/25-feet-22-AWG ... :rk:2:pf:0 The Kapton insulation was very thin and the cable measured like a good polycarbonate capacitor. A friend in New York took that cable from me and replaced his Kimber Cable speaker cable with the Boeing cable for a trial before committing to buying it. After a couple of hours listening to music he declared it was not even a contest. He happily bought the cables from me. |
Author: | Stuart Polansky [ October 24th, 2018, 6:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Speaker cables |
TubeDriver wrote: I have tried pretty basic zip cord. I have a fancy version of zipcord in the form of early Monster MCX-2. It actually sounds alright and is very flexable. It was a joke. I KNOW you can hear, that you test and listen, and that if zip cord was good, you'd be using it. How about the Nichrome? |
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