Quote from: Fobroader on January 16, 2019, 01:33:47 pmQuote from: Gurgie on January 16, 2019, 01:21:13 pmQuote from: johngenx on January 16, 2019, 01:18:07 pmOh fookin Monster Cable Syndrome. Same thing in car audio discussions.I've sampled a few speaker cables and interconnect cables in my home system and can hear the difference between the various ones I've used... but I'm not talking exotic $1000 cables, I'm talking $100 models Is that an actual thing?? I tried to read some forums on cheap vs expensive cables and the two sides were more deeply entrenched that Palestine/Israel conflict. I just went to home depot and bought bigger gauge wire and called it a day.According to the measurements you start to get signal loss on the lower gauge cables, which are usually the cheaper ones. I don't put much into the measurements though, I go by what I hear and in my system the upgraded cables gave it a more neutral and full tone. My cables are not mega expensive by any means though, I think I paid ~$18/ft back in 2001, it now sells for $23/ft though. I bought 16' in total and then did my own terminations with spades on one end and then banana plugs on the other end, plus they're bi-wired at the speaker end.
Quote from: Gurgie on January 16, 2019, 01:21:13 pmQuote from: johngenx on January 16, 2019, 01:18:07 pmOh fookin Monster Cable Syndrome. Same thing in car audio discussions.I've sampled a few speaker cables and interconnect cables in my home system and can hear the difference between the various ones I've used... but I'm not talking exotic $1000 cables, I'm talking $100 models Is that an actual thing?? I tried to read some forums on cheap vs expensive cables and the two sides were more deeply entrenched that Palestine/Israel conflict. I just went to home depot and bought bigger gauge wire and called it a day.
Quote from: johngenx on January 16, 2019, 01:18:07 pmOh fookin Monster Cable Syndrome. Same thing in car audio discussions.I've sampled a few speaker cables and interconnect cables in my home system and can hear the difference between the various ones I've used... but I'm not talking exotic $1000 cables, I'm talking $100 models
Oh fookin Monster Cable Syndrome. Same thing in car audio discussions.
Quote from: Gurgie on January 16, 2019, 01:51:28 pmQuote from: Fobroader on January 16, 2019, 01:33:47 pmQuote from: Gurgie on January 16, 2019, 01:21:13 pmQuote from: johngenx on January 16, 2019, 01:18:07 pmOh fookin Monster Cable Syndrome. Same thing in car audio discussions.I've sampled a few speaker cables and interconnect cables in my home system and can hear the difference between the various ones I've used... but I'm not talking exotic $1000 cables, I'm talking $100 models Is that an actual thing?? I tried to read some forums on cheap vs expensive cables and the two sides were more deeply entrenched that Palestine/Israel conflict. I just went to home depot and bought bigger gauge wire and called it a day.According to the measurements you start to get signal loss on the lower gauge cables, which are usually the cheaper ones. I don't put much into the measurements though, I go by what I hear and in my system the upgraded cables gave it a more neutral and full tone. My cables are not mega expensive by any means though, I think I paid ~$18/ft back in 2001, it now sells for $23/ft though. I bought 16' in total and then did my own terminations with spades on one end and then banana plugs on the other end, plus they're bi-wired at the speaker end.Lower gauge cable = larger wire. You're saying you get signal loss with LARGER cables? LOL.