Q:'quality' speaker cable

[mmg_fan]

Anyone try Mapleshades Clearview Golden Helix?
Over on audio asylum a lot of posts about them being a good mach for planar (Magnepan) speakers.

[tomsi42]

[OT]
Aren't you from the UK? How the h**l did you find Clas Ohlson - our favourite swedish all-in-one store? :-D
[/OT]

I seem to remember that he (?) is Swedish from some of the information he gave in another post.

Clas Ohlson is expanding, we even have them in Norway now... They are opening in the UK in 2008/2009.

[TCM]

Clas Ohlson is expanding, we even have them in Norway now... They are opening in the UK in 2008/2009.

Apparently they are :-)

[325xi]

Again those anti-cables... Regardless of how they sound, why would people pay so much for a plain magnet cable? Google for info before you buy 'em.

[adamslim]

Again those anti-cables... Regardless of how they sound, why would people pay so much for a plain magnet cable? Google for info before you buy 'em.

I imagine they make less profit than Transparent, Audioquest, Nordost, Monster... They sell a terminated, packaged product at a good price. Hard to complain, really, especially as it sounds good!

Adam

[Skunk]

Again those anti-cables... Regardless of how they sound, why would people pay so much for a plain magnet cable? Google for info before you buy 'em.

Out of curiosity is most magnet wire continuous cast and OFC?

I went with Blue Jeans Cables, after braiding my ChrisVH recipes a foot too short, so I'd have enough length to experiment with speaker placement. Also, I tend to believe Roger Russell, but still don't trust Home Depot zip cord.

My next try will probably be the anti-cables ($1.40/ft unterminated), unless you can point out a cheaper equavilent I can buy locally or online by the foot.

I tried the google but got stuck in the ever-interesting steve hoffman forums. http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/sh...ad.php?t=89629

[325xi]

Out of curiosity is most magnet wire continuous cast and OFC?

I went with Blue Jeans Cables, after braiding my ChrisVH recipes a foot too short, so I'd have enough length to experiment with speaker placement. Also, I tend to believe Roger Russell, but still don't trust Home Depot zip cord.

My next try will probably be the anti-cables ($1.40/ft unterminated), unless you can point out a cheaper equavilent I can buy locally or online by the foot.

I tried the google but got stuck in the ever-interesting steve hoffman forums. http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/sh...ad.php?t=89629

Well, I don't currently need any more cables, so I didn't go to check availability and prices of standard alternator/magnet cable in stores, but my understanding is that this cable that can be bought unterminated much much cheaper - probably the same cable, same coating, less marketing. If it really sounds that good to you, then go for it! I just remember that single core geometry has its own problems, which is a reason why not everybody and his dog sells this kind of cable under different brands. Am I missing anything?

[Skunk]

Am I missing anything?

I was asking if anti-cables are indeed the same as "standard alternator/magnet wire sold in stores", which is why I listed some of the specs from the anti-cable site.

[325xi]

I was asking if anti-cables are indeed the same as "standard alternator/magnet wire sold in stores", which is why I listed some of the specs from the anti-cable site.

That's what many say. If I was interested to buy them now I'd go to the store and check, but at this moment I'm not.

Anyways, I don't believe it's so much about cable itself, but more about geometry. If solid core would be that good we wouldn't have many others. Really, it's not easy: you manage to treat induction - you increase either capacity or resistance, and vice versa, and so on...
I believe simple geometry in audio cables is plain BS, it doesn't mean it has to be expensive though.

[Michael Amster]

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Skunk wrote:

>325xi;178950 Wrote:
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>>Again those anti-cables... Regardless of how they sound, why would
>>people pay so much for a plain magnet cable? Google for info before you
>>buy 'em.
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>Out of curiosity is most magnet wire continuous cast and OFC?
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>I went with Blue Jeans Cables, after braiding my ChrisVH recipes a foot
>too short, so I'd have enough length to experiment with speaker
>placement. Also, I tend to believe Roger Russell, but still don't trust
>Home Depot zip cord.
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>My next try will probably be the anti-cables ($1.40/ft unterminated),
>unless you can point out a cheaper equavilent I can buy locally or
>online by the foot.
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>I tried the google but got stuck in the ever-interesting steve hoffman
>forums. http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/sh...ad.php?t=89629
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