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Message started by Coyote on 12/06/21 at 00:45:31

Title: More DIY cable options?
Post by Coyote on 12/06/21 at 00:45:31

Greetings all,

Here we go :-)

Yes yes: Garbage in garbage out.
Yes yes Cables matter.
And yes yes I (mostly) agree with everything else.

But!

I am wiiiiiiildly deviating from my usual mantra that you change one component at a time see the improvement match & tune it and then move to change the next weak component.

In these changes I kNoW, the speaker cables and likely the power cables and interconnects will need upgrades. But these changes I wish I could do later. The only ones that really cannot be delayed are the speaker cables.

They will likely need to be changed again after some burn in time on the UFO2 and tuning all the peripherals. So I am not about to spend thousands on speaker cables at the moment.

That big long disclaimer being done (!)

Has anyone used RAMM audio OCC Amadeus cable (I am think the 7 serie)

http://aecoustics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_67&products_id=218

What was your experience, do you recommend them etc etc

My hope is to find a solution in the 400$ for 5M of cable. Likely connected direct with no spade or banana connectors.
We had a thread about this somewhere else but not about these cables.

Cheers,

a.

Title: Re: More DIY cable options?
Post by Audionumber3 on 12/06/21 at 01:07:15

Why not consider Decwares speaker cables? They are very transparent and improved my system like a major component upgrade.

Title: Re: More DIY cable options?
Post by Doug on 12/06/21 at 03:23:56

You can try Duelund DCA 12 or 16 with little to no risk. It’s so cheap that if you don’t like it you can pitch it in the trash! I happen to really like it in my system.

Title: Re: More DIY cable options?
Post by Dominick on 12/06/21 at 05:31:24

Coyote,

Cables are a big topic area of conversation and can be system dependent. I think the bigger picture for anyone to nail down based on their system is whether or not you want to go with a pure copper, pure silvers, or a combination of the two. Then you can narrow it down to insulated or open air. The geometry of the wiring and the purity of the metal also plays a big role in this as well. Then you should think about the cables capacitance and inductance. Yes….the topic can get crazy!!

Personally I have been lately partial to the combination of silver and copper wires. With my new home build … I just purchased 2 separate 35 foot runs of the DH Labs T-14 speaker wire.

https://silversonic.com/products/bulk-wire-and-cable/bulk-speaker-cable/t-14-speaker-cable/

I’ve been using the T-14 in my current and temporary system for a while now and really do like the sound. After a long conversation with the company… they indicated that they have done speaker runs of up to 50 feet with the same cable in higher end home theater systems with great results. At like $12 a foot, it is a nice balance of quality vs cost. If you want to really jump into their next level cable… You can go with their Q-10 at $24 a foot.

https://silversonic.com/products/bulk-wire-and-cable/bulk-speaker-cable/q-10-4-conductor-speaker-cable/

Then after that… The prices get crazy for their super expensive cables. The Decware ZSTYX get rave reviews… and if I was utilizing shorter speaker runs I would probably have given them a try. Unfortunately I have not heard any reviews on the Decware site of the cables you are looking at. I’m sure with a lot of responses you will get everybody’s own recommendation on a cable that they like…including myself.

But I think the take away here that’s more important is to narrow down what I had indicated in the first paragraph. Those factors will help you narrow down the field a bit to help you make a more educated decision.

Hope this helps and happy listening!!

Dom