Well... guess I have to jump in the rabbit hole of speaker cables... lol


I just bought a pair of 10 T’s and am having a raspy edge on the high end. I contacted Mr. Kelly at Aeriel Acoustics and I sent the tweets to them for an evaluation...  tweets are in good shape! I have replaced everything in the system except the spk cables... I bought BJ cables the 10 ga. Belden etc. I have a dear friend in the high end audio business and is sending me a higher end pair of cables. Not sure what they are going to be but he is excited for me to try them....

Are the Belden really that bad? Can they be the cause of the raspy bad guys?

I am really looking forward to this... not so much for my wallet... she is scared. 

Looking forward to the great experience here on the GON...
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In your last thread regarding your system, Georgehifi gives you real good input on your speakers needing current. You may want to reread that.

I wouldn't worry about speaker cables until you get amp situation corrected.
Captbeaver, there seems to be confusion as to what amp you are running with your current gear. You say the Mac 7100 doesn’t have enough power, so what amp are you using when the 10t’s sound raspy.

Also, I see the Mc7100 is 100 watts at 8 ohms. I would think that would work. 10t's are  rated 86db.


I had to tame some speakers once, that would put your eye out with the wrong equipment. Ended up with a Butler amp which slightly rolls off the top.

 The best speaker cables I owned for this set up were Audioquest 8.
Captbeaver, What amp are you using for your evaluation of the 10t's? I know you are waiting on some Parasound amps, but could the problem be the temporary amp?