Mr645
Stunt Coordinator
My views on speaker cable are a little different. Now going back about 10 years ago I met a very helpful owner of a high end audio retailer. I had just bought a pair of Vandersteen 2Ce speakers and he suggested cables. He gave me a 10' set of cables that cost $99 and another set that sold for $999.
I went home, hired my brother to keep changing cables from the $99 set to the $999 set to the wire I had been using, regular 14 ga speaker wire from a spool.
I was able to pick out the 14ga spool wire every time. Even without knowing what cable was being used, I was able to pick out the name brand cables, the $99 and $999 cables from the 14ga wire every time. Then I was right around 50/50 when picking between the $99 cables and the $999 cables.
I went back to the dealer and bought the $99 cables, Straight Wire Quartet cables. A great deal for a nice improvement in sound for only $99. The cables are still in use today,
I went home, hired my brother to keep changing cables from the $99 set to the $999 set to the wire I had been using, regular 14 ga speaker wire from a spool.
I was able to pick out the 14ga spool wire every time. Even without knowing what cable was being used, I was able to pick out the name brand cables, the $99 and $999 cables from the 14ga wire every time. Then I was right around 50/50 when picking between the $99 cables and the $999 cables.
I went back to the dealer and bought the $99 cables, Straight Wire Quartet cables. A great deal for a nice improvement in sound for only $99. The cables are still in use today,
