The little guys?


I'm looking at upgrading the cables in my system, eventually it will be all the Interconnects, PC's, and speaker cable. Right now I have several different brands but like to stick with one for everything.

I was wanting to know what (small) companies would you suggest out there that would be great value, excellent quality and outperform some of the bigger brand name companies. We all know you pay for the middle man markup. I do have interest in JPS Labs, MIT and Virtual Dynamics if I was going with one of bigger name brands. But I want to seek all my alternatives.

I know there are a lot of companies out there that sell directly like Signal, BlueJean, Morrow, Grover Huffman, Anti-Cables, and DH Labs to name a few. Who do you like and why? My gear is Bryston combined with Gallo Ref 3.1 speakers. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
darrenmc
Analysis Plus, three (I think) U of Michigan science grads. Check out the website, my Bryston sings with these cables. If you call you might find the president answers the phone, I cannot say enough good things about company or products.
i think you need to do your own research. try as many as you can without thinking that one brand will be better than another. call the designers and ask them what they think their cables are doing, or not doing. if you don't trust them, buy at random, given your budget.
I agree with Mrtennis. I currently run various ICs and PCs including Virtual Dynamics. My speaker cables are by Zu Audio. I've taken the time to audition various new cables and by chance came across Clear Day cables. I currently have the Shotgun (solid silver core) speaker cables in my system and even as a newbie I can clearly hear the difference and I'm very happy with the results. Paul has been great to work with. Not only has he extended the demo session (now running just over three weeks), he has offered to send over his Double Shotgun cables for me to demo. He is either the worse business man or the smartest because he has put ZERO pressure on me to make a purchase.

These may or may not be the cables that I ultimately go with but it's a clear demonstration how some of the "little guys" will bend over backward to accommodate their clients. Companies like Clear Day have earned my respect for their business model and I wish them nothing but success.

Ultimately,,,,you need to spend the time before you spend the $$$.
Good point. Most 'little guys' are cool audio nuts themselves that will let you demo for a period. If I'm buying new, I never buy w/o one.