Does anybody use Phoeinx Gold Cable for thier home theaters? (1 Viewer)

[Bob_Lawrance]

I have some of this cable, I was wondering if I should up grade.

 

[Brian L]

My entire rack is Phoenix Gold entry level stuff (about $5 for a 6' interconnect), and thats a sh*t pile of cable.

Of course, cables are the most controversial topic in all of audio (and thats saying something, IMHO). I personally would spend my money on good sounding software rather than cables, were I you.

And just to begin the decent into the mud where this thread is ultimately headed, I recently won a Nordost Blue Heaven interconnect. This things lists for $300! I A/B'd it against my old standby Phoenix using Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks SACD. The result? My ears heard no difference whatsoever, so I traded it in even on a phono pre-amp. I feel like I got the long end of that stick.

At the end of the day, you need to swap a cable and do your own A/B test. Don't let me or anyone else tell you that a cable does or does not make a difference. Its your ears and wallet that matter.

BGL

 

[Bob_Lawrance]

Brain

Most of my cable is Phoenix Gold Cable. I do enjoy it, even my speaker wire is Phoenix Gold.
Did you buy your cable from local store?

 

[Brian L]

No, it all came from Parts Express.

Actually, I should say that all my interconnects are PG. My speaker wire is RS Supercable. Video cable is a mix of vendors.

BGL

 

[Bob McElfresh]

Since your eyes are more sensitive than your ears, I tend to favor budget audio cables and good quality (bit more expensive) video cables.

Phoenix is probably fine for audio, subwoofer and coaxial-digital.

You might even keep it if you are running standard component video to anything and dont notice any problems.

But if you are running progressive video or HD video: Check to see if your cables say anything about "HD Rated" or "HD Compatible". If not, then consider upgrading to something ment for the higher frequency signals.

 

[Robert_Dufresne]

Brian

There is nothing wrong with your ears trust me.

Robert

 

[Brian L]

I know that....just wanted to avoid the normal cables matter/cables don't matter dogma!

BGL