Best Speaker Wires ?????

[rded]

Originally Posted by richteer

At $0.60/foot you can't go wrong. But if you think all speaker wire is the same you are very mistaken.

Amen brother! I'd say the above wire should be ok for your rear speakers. Speaker wires really make a difference.

[TENSE]

Originally Posted by allstar780

You should give some 10 or 12 gauge from BlueJeansCable a try, I think 14 is a little small for your speakers... you might not think it makes a difference but it is a bit of one... I did a side-by-side for my friend using 14 vs 10 gauge, 5 foot wire lengths, both terminated with identical banana plugs, and it made him a believer... I put on a CD and switched the amp to Mono (so the same audio comes from both channels) then used the fader to turn it to the left (10 gauge) and right (14 gauge) and without telling him which was which, he preferred the 10 gauge wire on the left, saying it sounded like it gave tighter bass and a little bit more definition

do you think i can use 4 awg speaker wire for my speakers?
and yeah thats right i said 4 awg speaker wire.

[RUR]

Originally Posted by TENSE

do you think i can use 4 awg speaker wire for my speakers?
and yeah thats right i said 4 awg speaker wire.

You can and it shouldn't adversely affect the audio quality, but how do you plan to terminate the wire? Banana plugs and spades are made for smaller gauges and almost certainly won't fit.

Plus, it's a ***** to work with 4 ga wire.

[TENSE]

Originally Posted by RUR

You can and it shouldn't adversely affect the audio quality, but how do you plan to terminate the wire? Banana plugs and spades are made for smaller gauges and almost certainly won't fit.

Plus, it's a ***** to work with 4 ga wire.

i will go bare wire, thats the only way it would fit, i tried it!
a friend of mine selling me 25 feet of 4 gauge wire for 20 dollars. i guess he stold it, i dont know!
so i would not have any problem in the world then besides fitting the wire into my terminals,right?

[Driver_King]

Why would you buy stolen goods and say you're going to buy stolen goods on the internet?

[BoschRock]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

Why would you buy stolen goods and say you're going to buy stolen goods on the internet?

He's trying to impress others.

[TENSE]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

Why would you buy stolen goods and say you're going to buy stolen goods on the internet?

i did not say he stold them; i said i think he did because he is selling me 25 ft. 4 gauge wire for $20 bucks, that's impressive, but i dont know; its a bargain, and i dont care. driver king you should take reading classes my friend because your reading is no good!

[Driver_King]

I can read. It's just I wondered why you were going to buy wire that could possibly be stolen and you didn't care if they were stolen or not.

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by TENSE

i did not say he stold them; i said i think he did because he is selling me 25 ft. 4 gauge wire for $20 bucks, that's impressive, but i dont know; its a bargain, and i dont care. driver king you should take reading classes my friend because your reading is no good!

And you should take spelling classes. (stole)

Edit: And 4 ga wire is overkill.

[TENSE]

Originally Posted by Ricshoe

And you should take spelling classes. (stole)

alright you got me there, but im not a english major! lol

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by TENSE

alright you got me there, but im not a english major! lol

an English

LOL

[Valore]

Originally Posted by rded

I have Nordost Red Dawn for my Mains and Center speakers. They're exremely detailed-tight bass and empahsizes the midrange But they are not for the faint of heart when it comes to price

yeeea, those are def. nice however I cant afford to drop $300 on speaker wire. I think I'll go with the ultralink 2 matrix speaker wire. 2 8ft cables for $65.00

[SDBlu]

Originally Posted by Valore

yeeea, those are def. nice however I cant afford to drop $300 on speaker wire. I think I'll go with the ultralink 2 matrix speaker wire. 2 8ft cables for $65.00

If you are referring to these, they are sold in pairs...two 8 ft cables cost $38.

http://www.amazon.com/Ultralink-Matr...4391103&sr=8-1

[Big Daddy]

Chinese-Made High-End Speaker Wires

Bada Speaker Wires, 2.5m (8.2ft), from $99 and up:




Choseal Speaker Wires, 2.5m (8.2ft), from $69 and up:




Xindak Speaker Wires,2.5m (8.2ft), from $79 and up:

[rded]

Originally Posted by Valore

yeeea, those are def. nice however I cant afford to drop $300 on speaker wire. I think I'll go with the ultralink 2 matrix speaker wire. 2 8ft cables for $65.00

Truthfully, the Red Dawns are $800/pr at 2 meters (MSRP)so 1.5 pair is about $1200 But they're worth every penny. They're so good that I am now contemplating on going higher up Nordost's chain.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by rded

Truthfully, the Red Dawns are $800/pr at 2 meters (MSRP)so 1.5 pair is about $1200 But they're worth every penny. They're so good that I am now contemplating on going higher up Nordost's chain.

I don't blame you! I love my Nordost Frey interconnect (between turntable and preamp), and my next upgrade (after the speakers I'm on the cusp of buying) will be to replace my pre to power interconnects and speaker cables with Frey.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by rded

I have Nordost Red Dawn for my Mains and Center speakers. They're exremely detailed-tight bass and empahsizes the midrange But they are not for the faint of heart when it comes to price

How much did they cost? And what lengths are they?

[Johnny Vinyl]

Delete lost post....should have read through the whole thing....sorry guys.

[naturephoto1]

Originally Posted by naturephoto1

If you can wait for them to be prepared, take a look at these coming in through eBay and from Taiwan:

http://tinyurl.com/584v8t

Kevin will make whatever you want and will set the cables up as a biwire. His products are great and will outperform some very expensive cables (I have special versions of the cables and both I and Dave Schulte of the Upgrade Company have listened to them and other expensive cables). Kevin had some flooding issues and loss of equipment a while back but should be back in production shortly. I am waiting for a special subwoofer cable. Send Kevin an e-mail for what you want, he will respond a bit slowly and you may need to remind him if you don't hear.

Rich

As I mentioned earlier, these cables will outperform very expensive cables; we are talking about cables that may be 10X their price and even more (perhaps on the order of $750 to $2000 per 3 meter length of wire- that is for each wire). That will include things like the Nordost already mentioned. Kevin uses only very high end parts, wire, connectors, etc.

Rich

[naturephoto1]

Originally Posted by richteer

I don't blame you! I love my Nordost Frey interconnect (between turntable and preamp), and my next upgrade (after the speakers I'm on the cusp of buying) will be to replace my pre to power interconnects and speaker cables with Frey.

Take a look at either of these again from Kevin in Taiwan:

http://tinyurl.com/5fc579

http://tinyurl.com/5soryw

They sell for $80 and $110 respectively in 1 meter length. They perform on the order of $2000 to perhaps $2500 or more Interconnects.

Rich