Newbie here with a cable question
Blue Jeans Cable can provide all of your cable needs at affordable prices. Many people (including myself and others on this forum) use cables from BJC: https://www.bluejeanscable.com/ IMO, there is no need to spend major money unless you're looking for some exotic sound and can afford (to waste) it. |
good post: MacIntosh themselves argue that you do not need anything special. So I would suggest run of the mill pro audio cables. As for speakers, I love electrostats (Quad 2805 in my case). Quad's designer Peter Walker similarly argued that no special cables are required. ------------- - the same applies to Maggies cone speakers can have their sound altered by the impedance of a cable - but no need to spend a lot of $$$ on them; just try a bunch of different ones DC power cables - you want to worry about noise injection - use a star-quad cable and maybe an LPS too AC power cables - not an issue; you want to use an isolation transformer and plug everything into a simple power strip that is plugged into the xformer --- but you may have a very clean AC line; if so, don't worry about it |
Randy is right. Cables return the least bang for the buck, IMO. So I spend money anywhere but on cables. Star quad is a good configuration of cable, and ETI or Klee connectors give you solid connections (and better than just about anything in or on any component from any factory). Again, my opinion. I too use Quad ESL's, 2905. |
Start with inexpensive cables, make sure you have really good connections and see what happens. If you have hum or feel that you are missing something then consider changes such as shielded or braided cables. Blue Jeans would be a fine example of where to start, eventually you would end up trying the Heimdall's if you stay on Audiogon too long. I'd push you to find a PS Audio or Blue Circle conditioner. For $400 or so you will protect your system and help prevent ground loops. |
