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Where to buy cheap, fancy-looking speaker cable
I think we all know about expensive "audiophile" quality speaker cable. Although I don't believe their claims about amazing sounds, those overly-thick, braided, exotic-looking cables *are* pretty. Does anyone sell similar cables without a huge pricetag? Not having to wade through marketing BS about "soundstage" and "holographic instruments" would be nice too. I can't see any of this stuff costing more than pennies per meter to make. I'm wondering if an Internet dealer has picked up than this and is selling nice looking cables for 20p/meter or whatever. Regards, Jim |
Where to buy cheap, fancy-looking speaker cable
"Jim Higson" wrote in message . uk... I think we all know about expensive "audiophile" quality speaker cable. Although I don't believe their claims about amazing sounds, those overly-thick, braided, exotic-looking cables *are* pretty. Does anyone sell similar cables without a huge pricetag? Not having to wade through marketing BS about "soundstage" and "holographic instruments" would be nice too. I can't see any of this stuff costing more than pennies per meter to make. I'm wondering if an Internet dealer has picked up than this and is selling nice looking cables for 20p/meter or whatever. B&Q usually have a small selection of speaker cables prepacked in useful lengths... |
Where to buy cheap, fancy-looking speaker cable
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wrote: I think we all know about expensive "audiophile" quality speaker cable. Although I don't believe their claims about amazing sounds, those overly-thick, braided, exotic-looking cables *are* pretty. Does anyone sell similar cables without a huge pricetag? Not having to wade through marketing BS about "soundstage" and "holographic instruments" would be nice too. Try maplin.co.uk. :-) You may also find it useful to look at http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/cables/lscables.html as it considers choosing such cables without the BS. :-) It may (or may not) be useful to choose 'thicker' cables for the reasons outlined on the above page. Depends on your audio system, in particular how long the cable runs need to be. Slainte, Jim -- Electronics http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scot...o/electron.htm Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html Armstrong Audio http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/armstrong.html |
Where to buy cheap, fancy-looking speaker cable
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:18:55 +0100, Jim Higson wrote:
I think we all know about expensive "audiophile" quality speaker cable. Although I don't believe their claims about amazing sounds, those overly-thick, braided, exotic-looking cables *are* pretty. Does anyone sell similar cables without a huge pricetag? Not having to wade through marketing BS about "soundstage" and "holographic instruments" would be nice too. I can't see any of this stuff costing more than pennies per meter to make. I'm wondering if an Internet dealer has picked up than this and is selling nice looking cables for 20p/meter or whatever. Regards, Jim If you buy ordinary speaker cable and thread it through clear garden hose (the sort with the string wrapping inside it), is looks like really fancy expensive stuff. If you also thread a string of blue LEDs in there, you will have something worth ten grand at the very least. It'll certainly impress the neighbours. d -- Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com |
Where to buy cheap, fancy-looking speaker cable
Jim Higson wrote:
I think we all know about expensive "audiophile" quality speaker cable. Although I don't believe their claims about amazing sounds, those overly-thick, braided, exotic-looking cables *are* pretty. Does anyone sell similar cables without a huge pricetag? Not having to wade through marketing BS about "soundstage" and "holographic instruments" would be nice too. I can't see any of this stuff costing more than pennies per meter to make. I'm wondering if an Internet dealer has picked up than this and is selling nice looking cables for 20p/meter or whatever. Regards, Jim 32 pence per metre at Farnell for 2.5mm^2 cable, which is adequate for most domestic installations. http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/Cable/Mult...sp?sku=3788076 -- Eiron. |
Where to buy cheap, fancy-looking speaker cable
Don Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:18:55 +0100, Jim Higson wrote: I think we all know about expensive "audiophile" quality speaker cable. Although I don't believe their claims about amazing sounds, those overly-thick, braided, exotic-looking cables *are* pretty. Does anyone sell similar cables without a huge pricetag? Not having to wade through marketing BS about "soundstage" and "holographic instruments" would be nice too. I can't see any of this stuff costing more than pennies per meter to make. I'm wondering if an Internet dealer has picked up than this and is selling nice looking cables for 20p/meter or whatever. Regards, Jim If you buy ordinary speaker cable and thread it through clear garden hose (the sort with the string wrapping inside it), is looks like really fancy expensive stuff. If you also thread a string of blue LEDs in there, you will have something worth ten grand at the very least. It'll certainly impress the neighbours. Yeah, that *is* kinda what I'm looking for :) I'm actually asking for a collegue at work who was going to buy some of the expensive wire you see in hifi shops. I gave my opinion that it isn't worth the money sound-wise, but he insists he still wants the fancy stuff because it looks nicer. Personally I use two-core mains cable, but I must admit it looks utilitarian and couldn't be considered "hifi jewelry". If there was something that looked fancy, but came without the questionable sonic claims, it'd save him some money and keep it away from dishonest marketing companies. I've looked around on Google a bit, and I'm surprised I couldn't find something cheap that looks like the "high-end" brands. Anyway, I seem to have met some hostility elsewhere in this thread. Sorry, I don't meant to get into a debate on how different cables "sound". I'm not trolling, just looking for advice on a particular product. If other people enjoy expensive wire (that I can't hear the difference with), that's fine by me. -- Jim |
Where to buy cheap, fancy-looking speaker cable
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:12:23 +0100, Jim Higson wrote:
Don Pearce wrote: On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:18:55 +0100, Jim Higson wrote: I think we all know about expensive "audiophile" quality speaker cable. Although I don't believe their claims about amazing sounds, those overly-thick, braided, exotic-looking cables *are* pretty. Does anyone sell similar cables without a huge pricetag? Not having to wade through marketing BS about "soundstage" and "holographic instruments" would be nice too. I can't see any of this stuff costing more than pennies per meter to make. I'm wondering if an Internet dealer has picked up than this and is selling nice looking cables for 20p/meter or whatever. Regards, Jim If you buy ordinary speaker cable and thread it through clear garden hose (the sort with the string wrapping inside it), is looks like really fancy expensive stuff. If you also thread a string of blue LEDs in there, you will have something worth ten grand at the very least. It'll certainly impress the neighbours. Yeah, that *is* kinda what I'm looking for :) I'm actually asking for a collegue at work who was going to buy some of the expensive wire you see in hifi shops. I gave my opinion that it isn't worth the money sound-wise, but he insists he still wants the fancy stuff because it looks nicer. Personally I use two-core mains cable, but I must admit it looks utilitarian and couldn't be considered "hifi jewelry". If there was something that looked fancy, but came without the questionable sonic claims, it'd save him some money and keep it away from dishonest marketing companies. I've looked around on Google a bit, and I'm surprised I couldn't find something cheap that looks like the "high-end" brands. Anyway, I seem to have met some hostility elsewhere in this thread. Sorry, I don't meant to get into a debate on how different cables "sound". I'm not trolling, just looking for advice on a particular product. If other people enjoy expensive wire (that I can't hear the difference with), that's fine by me. Don't worry - we all knew exactly where you were coming from with this. All except the Australian tit whom you can safely ignore. d -- Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com |
Where to buy cheap, fancy-looking speaker cable
"Jim Higson" wrote in message . uk... Don Pearce wrote: On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:18:55 +0100, Jim Higson wrote: I think we all know about expensive "audiophile" quality speaker cable. Although I don't believe their claims about amazing sounds, those overly-thick, braided, exotic-looking cables *are* pretty. Does anyone sell similar cables without a huge pricetag? Not having to wade through marketing BS about "soundstage" and "holographic instruments" would be nice too. I can't see any of this stuff costing more than pennies per meter to make. I'm wondering if an Internet dealer has picked up than this and is selling nice looking cables for 20p/meter or whatever. Regards, Jim If you buy ordinary speaker cable and thread it through clear garden hose (the sort with the string wrapping inside it), is looks like really fancy expensive stuff. If you also thread a string of blue LEDs in there, you will have something worth ten grand at the very least. It'll certainly impress the neighbours. Yeah, that *is* kinda what I'm looking for :) I'm actually asking for a collegue at work who was going to buy some of the expensive wire you see in hifi shops. I gave my opinion that it isn't worth the money sound-wise, but he insists he still wants the fancy stuff because it looks nicer. Personally I use two-core mains cable, but I must admit it looks utilitarian and couldn't be considered "hifi jewelry". If there was something that looked fancy, but came without the questionable sonic claims, it'd save him some money and keep it away from dishonest marketing companies. I've looked around on Google a bit, and I'm surprised I couldn't find something cheap that looks like the "high-end" brands. Anyway, I seem to have met some hostility elsewhere in this thread. Sorry, I don't meant to get into a debate on how different cables "sound". I'm not trolling, just looking for advice on a particular product. If other people enjoy expensive wire (that I can't hear the difference with), that's fine by me. Cables will always trigger this group (it's about all that does) but understandably so - these days, even 'respected' hifi publications are not above taking advertising revenue from some people peddling the most blatant bull**** 'sucker products' including silly *audiophile* cabling! But not everybody wants plain white flex snaking about the room and it's a free world (or was...), if your friend wants to pay a little more than the sub £1/m sensible stuff for a 'posher' appearance, have a look at the 'installer cables' on Impact Audio's site: http://www.impactaudio.co.uk/speaker...924dd8ce496c11 This Monacor silver plated copper cable looks and feels a lot more expensive than the white plastic stuff: http://www.impactaudio.co.uk/product...4d d8ce496c11 - it's only about 3 quid a metre and is a lot less faff than threading LEDs down a hosepipe! (I have some and it sounds every bit as good as the orange Black & Decker mains flex I use elsewhere..!! ;-) |
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