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A New Believer

I have listened to many systems over the years, and have never appreciated the difference speaker cables can make to a sound. In fact, I was so skeptical of the sound changes they can make that I have always not bothered with any special type of cables, generally going for generic (and dare I say it) roughly made ANY copper wire plugged in to amp and speaker. Well, imagine my surprise when I decided to do a blind test and listen to what difference cabling can make. Wow, my Vand 3A Sig's had been getting strangled! (some of you guys may want to strangle me if I told you what connects I had been using). So I am now a firm believer, cables DO make a difference.
joshc
stops
56 posts
 
Let's face it. You are loading the output of the amplifier with TWO complex loads. The speaker and the speaker cables. I cannot fathom how you can compare cables without knowing how the amplifier reacts to these two in series. That is why agreements are very hard to come by and you are doing well if you can find a happy combination.

I am a firm believer that simple cables such as the "Anti Cables" with no dielectric insulation have a better chance of getting this match.
timrhu
2,778 posts
 
Let's face it. You are loading the output of the amplifier with TWO complex loads. The speaker and the speaker cables.
Stops

If your speaker cables present a "complex" load to the amplifier, I suggest there is something wrong with your cables.
stops
56 posts
 
All cables have inductance resistance and capacitance and they are a complex load by any stretch of the imagination.
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shadorne
7,333 posts
 
All cables have inductance resistance and capacitance and they are a complex load by any stretch of the imagination.

The hyperbole among audiophiles regarding audio cables never ends. The amazing and endless eulogies to mere bits of copper wire....
stops
56 posts
 
No hyperbole-just scientific facts. The wires I suggested are plain copper wire without any fancy wrappings. Look before you speak is something you should add to your hyperbole!
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