I have been extremely happy with Anticables. I have the Level 2.1 and find they sound fantastic. Just my .02.
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I have been extremely happy with Anticables. I have the Level 2.1 and find they sound fantastic. Just my .02.
Did you not read anything that Dave wrote? Any differences in cables are barely measurable and completely inaudible. I am glad you are happy with your purchase, but it is a disservice to others to make outlandish claims about performance gains on a forum for speakers that are designed and optimized based on scientific data. Dave is an incredibly skilled, capable, and intelligent engineer - he knows what he is talking about.
tend to agree with what you say, reforminded, on cable claims (and definitely agree with your comments about Dave). However, perhaps that "network" assembly on the cable does more harm than good; hence, eliminating it resulted in an audible improvement. The poster isn't touting high priced/exotic cables - he/she basically replaced high price cables (Transparent) with reasonably-priced/well-made cables (Blue Jeans Cables). I, too, use BJC speaker cables for my mains/center (Monoprice for the other channels). I also use BJC (and Audiosensibility for vinyl setup) RCA cables and Zeskit Maya 8K HDMI.
* LG OLED65E6P, BenqHT2050A
* Anthem AVM90, Rogue ST100, VTV Pascal 7 ch
* Sierra Towers/Horizon (all ELX RAAL), S2EXv2 surrounds, HTM200SEx4 heights, Rythmik E15HPx2
* VPI Classic 1+ (VTA & Fatboy Gimbal), PE Eagle/RR, VAS NOVA, Soundsmith Paua, Manley Chinook, Bob's Devices SUT, SugarCube 1 mini
* Oppo 203 & 103D, EverSolo DMP-A6
* miniDSP Flex, Audiosensibility & Blue Jeans cables, Symposium & Isoacoustics, GIK
* For RDJ: Anthem MRX720, Sierra LX, Luna Duo v2 center, CXNv2, TBD
I am also a BJC guy...speakers and interconnects, but my most recent cables have been from Worlds Best Cables via Amazon, balanced cables for my pre/pro to amp connections, and most recently a 10 foot subwoofer cable.
The build quality is outstanding, and they were less expensive than BJC.
-curtis
[SIZE=1]main/living room (5.1):
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]- LG OLED 77" C3[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]- Anthem AVM70, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=&]VTV AMPLIFIER 5 Channel 3+2 Purifi + Hypex[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]
[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]- Sierra LX for LCR, HTM-200SE for surrounds, Rythmik F15HP[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]- Eversolo DMP-A6, Oppo 205, AppleTV[/FONT][/COLOR]
bedroom (2.1):
- Vizio 65" P9
- WiiM Ultra, Fosi V3 Mono x 2
- Sierra Luna v2, RSL-10e sub
- AppleTV
I use Roon to manage the music streaming.[/SIZE]
Yes, those World's Best cables on Amazon are very well constructed and reasonably priced.
I have also purchased XLR cables from Markertek - inexpensive & well-made.
* LG OLED65E6P, BenqHT2050A
* Anthem AVM90, Rogue ST100, VTV Pascal 7 ch
* Sierra Towers/Horizon (all ELX RAAL), S2EXv2 surrounds, HTM200SEx4 heights, Rythmik E15HPx2
* VPI Classic 1+ (VTA & Fatboy Gimbal), PE Eagle/RR, VAS NOVA, Soundsmith Paua, Manley Chinook, Bob's Devices SUT, SugarCube 1 mini
* Oppo 203 & 103D, EverSolo DMP-A6
* miniDSP Flex, Audiosensibility & Blue Jeans cables, Symposium & Isoacoustics, GIK
* For RDJ: Anthem MRX720, Sierra LX, Luna Duo v2 center, CXNv2, TBD
Dave, one more cable-related question,
Do you think it matters, sonically or otherwise, if speaker cables are different lengths? For example, one run 7ft' and another 15'?
Thanks as always.
Based on previous inputs (e.g. electrical parameter impacts) and assuming the speaker cables are well-made (e.g. good termination on the ends), I don't think it matters.
That said, my speaker cables for FL/FR are BJC and equal length (mainly because of my OCD). Other speakers are different lengths (e.g. back heights longer than surrounds longer than front heights longer than mains longer than center). Even within a channel pair (e.g. back heights), the L & R may be different lengths.
* LG OLED65E6P, BenqHT2050A
* Anthem AVM90, Rogue ST100, VTV Pascal 7 ch
* Sierra Towers/Horizon (all ELX RAAL), S2EXv2 surrounds, HTM200SEx4 heights, Rythmik E15HPx2
* VPI Classic 1+ (VTA & Fatboy Gimbal), PE Eagle/RR, VAS NOVA, Soundsmith Paua, Manley Chinook, Bob's Devices SUT, SugarCube 1 mini
* Oppo 203 & 103D, EverSolo DMP-A6
* miniDSP Flex, Audiosensibility & Blue Jeans cables, Symposium & Isoacoustics, GIK
* For RDJ: Anthem MRX720, Sierra LX, Luna Duo v2 center, CXNv2, TBD
-curtis
[SIZE=1]main/living room (5.1):
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]- LG OLED 77" C3[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]- Anthem AVM70, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=&]VTV AMPLIFIER 5 Channel 3+2 Purifi + Hypex[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]
[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]- Sierra LX for LCR, HTM-200SE for surrounds, Rythmik F15HP[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]- Eversolo DMP-A6, Oppo 205, AppleTV[/FONT][/COLOR]
bedroom (2.1):
- Vizio 65" P9
- WiiM Ultra, Fosi V3 Mono x 2
- Sierra Luna v2, RSL-10e sub
- AppleTV
I use Roon to manage the music streaming.[/SIZE]
ThatÂ’s true, but also true is that a cable that is twice in length will have twice the resistance, affecting proportionally the amplitude of the signal.
As most will point out, in short runs this doesnÂ’t really matter, but if you have spent a small fortune building a system, you might be annoyed knowing that one speaker plays 0.1 or 0.2dB lower/higher on account of cable length.