earwicker7 Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I don't want to say money is no object, as I would soon find myself owning a $40,000 cable or something crazy like that, but I'm willing to drop a few pennies. I just ordered a modded Opus 21 cd player and will be purchasing an amp soon (can't decide on whether to get some Stax Omega IIs with the tube amp or maybe just get a balanced amp of some sort for my HD650s). I'd like to get cables that are in "the right league" for this kind of product and am completely overwhelmed by the amount of cables available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I've heard good things about White Zombie Audio, but I haven't tried them myself yet. Me, personally, I use Pure Silver Sound and may have to get more from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 To me cables are the final step in tuning the system, once you have the rest of the gear, listen for a while to see which way the sound needs to be adjusted, then get the cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 To me cables are the final step in tuning the system, once you have the rest of the gear, listen for a while to see which way the sound needs to be adjusted, then get the cables. This is the advice I was given. I just use Blue Jeans LC-1 interconnects and Volex power cords. Not until I'm 99.9% satisfied with my other components will I start considering buying spendier cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 To me cables are the final step in tuning the system, once you have the rest of the gear, listen for a while to see which way the sound needs to be adjusted, then get the cables.Although this isn't exactly wrong, it takes a trained ear to be able to imagine what's wrong with a system and be able to imagine what cables it would take to fix it. For example, I've seen Hirsch be completely unhappy with the Meridian source until he used a very specific pair of interconnects and power cord (and headphone amp and headphones). It's really hard not to be able to determine what a source (for example) is capable of without a lot of trial and error, when it comes to cables. So although I fundamentally agree with this suggestion, I would amend it as follows: try a lot of different cables, expect a lot of trial and error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint.panda Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 If you can't decide, get the Bluejeans XLR cable first. No-nonsense cables and certainly the best value. I have a Bluejeans Belden XLR for my active ADAM studio monitors. You can still buy more fancy cables later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Get some Grover XLRs. I have UR8 XLRs which I really like, and the price is reasonable compared to mega buck cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 What is reasonable to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 under about $150. But I can't remember what I paid for these, since I swapped older Grover rcas for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Oh, that's not too bad. Those White Zombie ICs look cool too, but I'm having a hard time finding them credible with a name like that. They look a lot like the ICs Alex was making... is that his company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Nope. Alex is/was Wyvern Audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Enigma Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I think I make some nice cables www.EnigmaAudio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 You mean you MADE some nice cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 This is an old thread, I think earwicker stopped posting here when we gave him too much shit about his amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 This is an old thread, I think earwicker stopped posting here when we gave him too much shit about his amp. cos he made the decision and he can decide with his own ears he dont care what we think we dont have a monopoly on what sounds good a LOT OF POEPLE LIKE RAYS AMPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 cos he made the decision and he can decide with his own ears he dont care what we think we dont have a monopoly on what sounds good a LOT OF POEPLE LIKE RAYS AMPS He does have an isolation booth though, which comes in handy...unless you live in quiet ol' New Hampshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 He does have an isolation booth though, which comes in handy...unless you live in quiet ol' New Hampshire he doesn't even care because he has pink hair and tattoos or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 he doesn't even care because he has pink hair and tattoos or something like that. Lame man, you're making fun of the way he looks :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 This is an old thread, I think earwicker stopped posting here when we gave him too much shit about his amp.No, I think it's because we gave him too much shit about his isolation booth. Either that, or he realized that there's no point in getting an isolation booth and getting away from it all, unless he also forgoes the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Lame man, you're making fun of the way he looks :/ I'm not really making fun of the way he looks, but rather bringing into our little recollection game his response when we told him people would think he was a michael jackson type freak when they saw his isolation booth. I never insult anyone because of how they look. I will insult someone based on how they smell though. Stinky people drive me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I never insult anyone because of how they look. I will insult someone based on how they smell though. Stinky people drive me crazy. So says the kid with dreads and patchouli in his hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3139205&postcount=14 oops seems I started some shit that will prolly get deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenW Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 This is the advice I was given. I just use Blue Jeans LC-1 interconnects and Volex power cords. Not until I'm 99.9% satisfied with my other components will I start considering buying spendier cables. I use both the Blue Jeans and Volex. Pretty well satisfied. Good advice IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 I think I make some nice cables www.EnigmaAudio.com You make some great cables, and you are a nice guy too. Now can I have a discount on my next order? Perhaps for some silver plated copper XLRs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Enigma Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 You make some great cables, and you are a nice guy too. Now can I have a discount on my next order? Perhaps for some silver plated copper XLRs? Sure why not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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