Im going to regret my cable question


Having read so many "do speaker cables matter" threads, reviews, etc., over the years I am going to open up this can of worms again. So here goes.

I would like some opinions on the pairing of my amp, speakers, and a possible upgrade of speaker cables. My kit consists of a Rotel Michi X3, S2 and Monitor Audio Gold 300 G5's.

Would anyone venture a suggestion on what might be a good fit, with a budget of no more than $1200 CND.

I currently have Audioquest Type 4 which are some years old by now. Im looking at AQ Rocket 33 or 44's but I am open to other brands.

Although I understand the "coat hangers work just as well" theory I would prefer only constructive suggestions from those who feel there is a benefit to cable upgrades please.

Cheers.

neversatisfied

AQ Type 4’s are pretty good cables, in their newest iteration, which includes a carbon-loaded polyethylene dielectric.  There is something harmonically pleasing to me about the solid-core copper in polyethylene.  My main issue with them was the relatively smaller aggregate wire gauge (i.e., about 15awg when connecting the 20 and 17 awg wires together for each pole). If you can bi-wire, you might try buying an additional pair for your MF/HF connections and then doubling up the cables you have now and run two full cables in shotgun fashion to your LF posts (about 13 awg to each pole) where wire gauge is more important than geometry.

The rockets are fine for the money, but likely much better to stretch for the great price/performance of Silversmith Audio Fidelium or Kirmuss Adrenaline whose reviews are extremely positive 

As you own AQ's, I think the person you should PM is John Rutan (Audioconnection). He sells them and knows which models will best suit your needs. Second to that, call Alisdair at AQ directly.

Bob

 

as @sns says: 

Asking for advice on which cable to purchase. Same old thing, a million recommendations, how does one choose from this chaos! My advice is audition cables from dealers, lending library at Cable Company, this what I did for many years, wanted to get overarching idea of what cables can and can’t do. 

Instead of trying to settle on one choice out of many suggestions, why don’t you use your ears? Order a few different options from The Cable Co., listen to them and see what appeals to you.This has been my go-to strategy for all cable upgrades for quite a while, now.