Good value speaker cable advice please.
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itsmeagain
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Ok. Ive just bought myself a 2nd hand av receiver (denon 2309) and a set of eltax cinemaxx 5.1 speakers to play my sony 370 blu-ray player through. Ive never had any additional sound system before and want to make sure that i only run speaker cables once. The in fashion cable for the last few years is the qed silver anniversay at £5 per metre - ouch!
Does anyone know an equally good cable for less please? Any advice would be appreciated.
Does anyone know an equally good cable for less please? Any advice would be appreciated.
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check out richer sounds if you have one locally, or look here: http://www.richersounds.com/products/hi-fi-separates/accessories/speaker-cablesIT Field Service Engineer, 20 years with screwdriver and hammer0
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check out richer sounds if you have one locally, or look here: http://www.richersounds.com/products/hi-fi-separates/accessories/speaker-cables
I've used the largest size Cambridge Audio cable (the predecessor of the current 400) for front and centre speakers, and a thinner gauge for the rears, and it sounds just fine.0 -
6A twin mains flex (0.75mm). £21 +VAT per 100 metres from electric wholesalers.
If your system is more than 100 W per speaker use 13A mains flex.A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.0 -
£5 per metre isn't expensive, not if you want the 'best' ....
http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1®ion=UK¤cy=GBP&pf_id=3225&customer_id=PAA0260083410583TJGTGMSLFTQOMIET0 -
Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »6A twin mains flex (0.75mm). £21 +VAT per 100 metres from electric wholesalers.
If your system is more than 100 W per speaker use 13A mains flex.Ubuntu is an ancient African word, meaning: 'I can't configure Debian'.0 -
if you need flat cable, useful for rear speaker cable runs, QED Qontour is good and c.£2 a metreLet me Google that for you...0
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Thanks for all the advice. Is this any good? http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CASPEAK79.html0
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What? It's not even ~oxygen free~ copper!
Yes, for rear effect speakers it should be fine.
For front and centre channels and your current speakers - should be Ok. It might be a limiting factor if you upgrade the speakers at some point in the future, but unless you are burying the cables in a wall, no big deal to replace it then.0 -
itsmeagain wrote: »...The in fashion cable for the last few years is the qed silver anniversay at £5 per metre - ouch!
Does anyone know an equally good cable for less please? Any advice would be appreciated.0 -
£5 per metre isn't expensive, not if you want the 'best' ....
http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1®ion=UK¤cy=GBP&pf_id=3225&customer_id=PAA0260083410583TJGTGMSLFTQOMIET
ppfft that nasty cheap stuff?
http://www.highendcable.co.uk/Nordost%20ODIN%20Speaker%20Cable.htm
:rotfl:
I normally use QED, not stupidly expensive and very good.0
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