Calabrine & Zebra speaker cables

[ryan4blu]

well from a person who has bought from both these places i can highly recommend their fantastic quality in built. here are the links to both i am using

http://www.calabrine.com/collections...-standard-pair

i am using these for my 2 channel music setup with my dali Ikon speakers. for the money they are amazing.

http://zebracables.com/sp10sd.html

just got in 3 identical length cables for my front stage of my HT room setup. i tested 3 movies and all i can say is WOW!!

also bought 2 sets of 4 of the jumper cables from zebra as well. he hand makes all his cables to order which takes a few weeks, but well worth it. cant believe the quality.

jumpers here: http://zebracables.com/jumpers.html

figure i would post this incase anyone was interested in some really fine quality speaker cables without breaking the bank.

[HDPlasma]

Some good reading before laying down an abundant amount of case for "special" wire.

http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm

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[JediFonger]

thanks HDPlasma that is a REFERENCE article =)

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by HDPlasma

Some good reading before laying down an abundant amount of case for "special" wire.

http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm

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yup, already did my homework and read all these articles before. this is not a thread about if speaker cables are worth it or about spending too much money on them. didnt start it to dissect the value of cables either.

i simply started it for those interested in these kind of affordable well built cables. these are not ridiculously over priced like analysis plus, monster, audioquest, cardas, kimbe kable or any other. these are great quality 10 gauge speaker cables, very well built for very affordable prices.

just speading some good news, thats all.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

yup, already did my homework and read all these articles before. this is not a thread about if speaker cables are worth it or about spending too much money on them. didnt start it to dissect the value of cables either.

i simply started it for those interested in these kind of affordable well built cables. these are not ridiculously over priced like analysis plus, monster, audioquest, cardas, kimbe kable or any other. these are great quality 10 gauge speaker cables, very well built for very affordable prices.

just speading some good news, thats all.

Good reply and thanks for posting your thoughts. My cable needs are met, but if I were in the market I'd certainly check them out.

John

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by John72953

Good reply and thanks for posting your thoughts. My cable needs are met, but if I were in the market I'd certainly check them out.

John

thanks man, nice setup by the way

ya was not trying to get into a debate about speaker cables like so many other threads do. just wanted to let others know my thoughts on the ones i purchased and that i did not have to spend alot to get some really decent cables. oh and yes i did notice a difference with my zebra cables in my HT room. i had some cheaper dayton cables i was using and replaced them with the zebras and noticed a nice cleaner, more detailed sound

[molson1138]

I assume your T6's came with similar jumpers to what are on the T5's. Are the jumpers you bought better quality? Not trying to start a flame war, just trying to understand why one would buy jumpers if they already have some.

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by molson1138

I assume your T6's came with similar jumpers to what are on the T5's. Are the jumpers you bought better quality? Not trying to start a flame war, just trying to understand why one would buy jumpers if they already have some.

the psb T5 & T6 come with those cheap thin brass jumper plates. after reading and talking to a few ppl i decided to buy some better jumpers. these zebra jumpers are 10 gauge with high quality connecters soldered and tested, very high quality for a low price. I noticed a difference today as i was auditioning 5 different blu ray movies i have watched already and played some of them scenes back. with the new zebra jumpers and speaker cables my sound and music to movies were more detailed, cleaner and crisp. i am loving it now.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

the psb T5 & T6 come with those cheap thin brass jumper plates. after reading and talking to a few ppl i decided to buy some better jumpers. these zebra jumpers are 10 gauge with high quality connecters soldered and tested, very high quality for a low price. I noticed a difference today as i was auditioning 5 different blu ray movies i have watched already and played some of them scenes back and WOW. with the new zebra jumpers and speaker cables my sound and music to movies were more detailed, cleaner and crisp. i am loving it now.

Do you have any pics of the Jumpers ryan . I am curious as to what they look like .

[molson1138]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

the psb T5 & T6 come with those cheap thin brass jumper plates. after reading and talking to a few ppl i decided to buy some better jumpers. these zebra jumpers are 10 gauge with high quality connecters soldered and tested, very high quality for a low price. I noticed a difference today as i was auditioning 5 different blu ray movies i have watched already and played some of them scenes back and WOW. with the new zebra jumpers and speaker cables my sound and music to movies were more detailed, cleaner and crisp. i am loving it now.

Ahh, good to know. And I can actually afford the jumpers!

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Do you have any pics of the Jumpers ryan . I am curious as to what they look like .

ya my first post of the thread has a link. the last link is the jumper one and mine look exactly like the ones pictured.

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by molson1138

Ahh, good to know. And I can actually afford the jumpers!

none of these cables will break the bank and they sure are high quality.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

ya my first post of the thread has a link. the last link is the jumper one and mine look exactly like the ones pictured.

I was hoping you had pics of them on the speakers . We all love those kind of pics !

[rickdeth]

Nice great thread .... im going to be getting some calabrine bi-wire for my front soundstage in a couple weeks.

[ZIPPO]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

Well from a person who has bought from both these places i can highly recommend their fantastic quality in built. here are the links to both i am using

http://www.calabrine.com/collections...-standard-pair

i am using these for my 2 channel music setup with my dali Ikon speakers. for the money they are amazing.

Figure I would post this incase anyone was interested in some really fine quality speaker cables without breaking the bank.

Thanks for the heads up Ryan. When I upgrade from the Monster XP Compact speaker wire( ?AWG ) I'm currently using in my living room, I plan on going with speaker cables( 10AWG ) from Calabrine. Seems like a quality product at a bargain price. Plus I'll be supporting the local economy, since they're made here in Ohio.

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

I was hoping you had pics of them on the speakers . We all love those kind of pics !

oh sorry, ok i added some pics to my gallery. i am still not sure how to add pics to the threads yet. check them out, they are under cables folder.

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by rickdeth

Nice great thread .... im going to be getting some calabrine bi-wire for my front soundstage in a couple weeks.

sounds good, i got them for my dali speakers upstairs in the dining room for 2 channel music. they are great cables, but after seeing the zebracables i got today and hooking them up to my HT setup i am amazed.

now i think i will be trying the zebra's upstairs next week to see how the sound with the dali's. then put the calabrines with the HT stuff, etc.

good luck, you wont be disappointed.

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by ZIPPO

Thanks for the heads up Ryan. When I upgrade from the Monster XP Compact speaker wire( ?AWG ) I'm currently using in my living room, I plan on going with speaker cables( 10AWG ) from Calabrine. Seems like a quality product at a bargain price. Plus I'll be supporting the local economy, since they're made here in Ohio.

cool man, also check out the zebras. man are they nice and super high quality. my HT setup sounds amazing, more detailed and fuller.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

oh sorry, ok i added some pics to my gallery. i am still not sure how to add pics to the threads yet. check them out, they are under cables folder.

Looks great ryan , Rated it as well

[Big Daddy]

If you only care about sound quality, do not want to waste your money, and don't give a damn about what others have to say, then buy Monoprice speaker wires and banana plugs and make them yourself:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/se...d=banana+plugs


If you care about sound quality and want pre-made cables that look good and are are economical, then your answer is Velocity cables (Price range: $12 to $24):

http://store.audioholics.com/section...-interconnects


If you care about sound quality and have convinced yourself that in a typical home theater room, 10 gauge and good looking wires sound better, then buy Sonicwave cables (Price range: $50 to $99):

http://store.audioholics.com/section...-interconnects


If you want to satisfy your ego, have a great deal of placebo in your intestines, won the lottery, and plan to use pseudo science to convince yourself that expensive wires sound better, then buy the JPS Labs cables (Price range: $249 to $724):

http://store.audioholics.com/section...speaker-cables


If the cables from JPS Labs are too cheap for you, there are speaker cables that costs as much as $20,000+ from a few unscrupulous companies such as ...