Interconnects

[disaeur]

confused: Can fancy interconnects make a noticeable difference in my system. i just upgraded to a Rotel 1075 amp but i'm using oem $20.00 RCA cables for the R/L/C channels. Been researching Kimber Silver Streak, Catcables Kingcats Silver, Audio Quest Jaguar and a few others. Is this worth my time or would i be throwing money down the drain. What's up with Catcables???? anyone ever heard of them??

d-eur

Yamaha Rx-V2500
Rotel 1075
LSi9
LSiC
FXi3 :

[John K.]

Disaeur, as was pointed out in answer to your other post, copper is the economically sensible choice for interconnects. Neither the use of silver nor any mystical construction techniques can improve in any significant way on regular low-cost cables with adequate connectors and shielding. The cable simply serves as a guide for the electromagnetic wave which rides down its outside. There are of course many sellers of high-cost cables catering to the uninformed or misinformed, but as you suggest, using them is essentially throwing money down the drain instead of using it for something which can make a difference.

[F1nut]

Can fancy interconnects make a noticeable difference in my system.

For some people they do, for some they don't. The only way to find out for yourself is to try some. TIP: Buying used cables will save you a lot of money and if you don't like them you can get your money back when you sell them.

BTW, John K. is a CRACKPOT. His rig is a Sony boombox.

[mantis]

Cat cables is a on line cale company. they get good reviews due to there performance to price ratio. Many use em and really like em.

Good quality cables are just as Important as any other thing in your system.

Kimber Kable is one of the very best cable companies I ever owned. I personally like them and use them.

Good luck,

Dan

[steveinaz]

Stuttgart! I was there for 7 years (1982 to 1989)...anyhow, I also use Kimber cables through out my system. PBJ's & 8TC. For me they were the perfect balance of cost/performance.

Upgrading cables provides a relatively (note: relatively) subtle change, if at all, depending on the cable you select and what you were using to begin with. For example, if you're comparing two good cables, changes may be slight; if upgrading from the 99 cent cable they include with most equipment, you'll likely hear a bigger change...

F1NUT said it perfectly, buy used---you can always resell if they don't work out.

[Emlyn]

I've used the Kimber Heroes and Silver Streaks with Rotel gear before, and would suggest the Heroes would be a better match for the Yamaha/Rotel combo than the Silver Streaks would.

Oh yeah, three years in Stuttgart for me as well.

[MacLeod]

Good quality cables are important for noise rejection, build quality and good signal strength and thats about it. So to a point it will be money well spent but after that point it will be wasted money as the differences, if any, will be inaudible.

[cfrizz]

You can also check out: www.bluejeanscable.com for good cables that won't cost an arm & a leg.

As well as: http://www.signalcable.com/

Good luck, let us know what you end up getting & if they make a difference to you.

[danger boy]

I've used Catcables - Silvercats before.. way to bright for my ears... so in general i'd stay away from the silver cables.. plus, why pay that much for silver cables and they make your ears cringe?

look at Cobalt Cable (www.cobaltcable.com) for their ultimate interconnect cables.. to me they are very neutral sounding... at least the most neutral of all the different cables i have ever used. THe clarity is nearly that of silver cables.. but without any harshness in the top end. I'm slightly partial to them since they are a local to me company.. and i support local companies, as long as they make a high quality product for a good product to cost ratio. Plus they sound really good in my system. I'm moving over all my intereconnect to Cobalt Cables ultimate interconnects. :D

[danger boy]

everyone has their favorite cables... so you're likely to get as many different reviews on cables as there are people on here... demo a couple of different ones, then decide. I've tried several over the years... and after a while... once i replace this or that cable..with something better. i realize what i was missing.

I personally don't think a person needs to spend more than $100 per pair of interconnects.. that's just my price ceiling.. i think if you do... the ratio of improvement is slight if any at all. I'm glad you didn't mention Monster cables. they are way overpriced for what you get. and a lot of people make much better cables for a lot less dinero.

[Willow]

I use Kimber for speaker cable and AR proII and AQ for ICs

[fab5valentine]

Would the specs on this cable make a good subwoofer interconnect? I own a 12' M300, but need to go 25-30' now and don't want to spend 50-$75.. Thanks for these other links too.. I'm purchasing an LFM-1 today.
http://trianglecable.com/1cv-025.html

fab5valentine

[dorokusai]

Would the specs on this cable make a good subwoofer interconnect? I own a 12' M300, but need to go 25-30' now and don't want to spend 50-$75.. Thanks for these other links too.. I'm purchasing an LFM-1 today.
http://trianglecable.com/1cv-025.html

fab5valentine

That cable would be fine.

[SuperDave]

but I have had good luck with Monster cables. They seem to be more readily available in my area (Sound Advice), they are rugged and well built, oh yea they sound fantastic. IMHO


SuperDave
Yamaha RX-V992
Panasonic DVD-A310
Sony XBR 27"
DVR
Polk LSi25 Fronts
Polk LSiC Center
Infinity RS1 Rears
Monster THX Cables