Speaker cables - cables make a difference

7 Gauge, 12 foot long WBC interconnects with gold spades have worked well for me on two setups. Can argue they are not as good as $1000/$3000 cables, but I can’t tell. 

$230 a set on Amazon.

I get full range on any set of speakers I connect.

Awesome to hear your experience!  I've never heard of those cables but if @audphile1 recommends them, they're probably solid.

I use Shunyata venom X on my primary system and Analysis Plus Oval 12 blacks for my secondary system.  With the Venom X - people don't realize they punch well above their entry level stuff even though it carries the "venom" name.  Super resolving and natural sounding cables.  Never pay retail.  Find demos or used cabling!!  Save yourself 40-60% of the cost!

Also these cable discussions make me realize how many cable companies are out there.  It's impossible to audition them all (and who would want to - cable plucking and bending over behind audio equipment is nooo fun) but it would be cool to have an idea of best cables in X price range for different types.  Obviously synergy will be key but there's also cables that consistently outperform others at the same price point.  The easiest to recommend components for have been Cardas Parsec power cables and Shunyatas hubs/conditioners like the Gemini 8 or the Hydra Sigma.  I'd like to try more Kimber cables in my system after my experience with the D60 coax cable.  

Yes cables make a difference.  Don't listen to people who spout bad research from the 70s as the golden standard of today.  Use your ears people!

Another cable debate. Why not just pat the OP on the back, say "good for you" and "those are great cables" and then let the thread die?

 

richardbrand

1,413 posts

06-28-2026 at 01:42am 

I removed my speaker cables and the system noise floor lowered.  Could not hear a thing ...
 

interesting method of lowering noise floor. I haven’t tried it yet. I usually completely eliminate the noise floor by turning off my amp. 

@knotscott 

Is expectation bias the cause when I don't like the way something sounds?

Crickets!!!

The same thing happens every time i ask this same question.

"They" don't have an answer to this.