Topic: Home Depot Cable

[Joe w.]

found this thread:

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=25963.0

with this link:

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/newsletter/147/cable_survey2.html

any validity to this as a viable option?

[/cheap bastard]

[bhtoque]

For that price buy them and see.

I can't see dropping almost a grand on speaker cables (since the rest of my system is not on par) but $50 for an experiment that might yeild better sound is totally worth it.

What do you run now?

I use the original monster cable speaker wire, but I've never compared it to anything else in a close listening test.

Like they said in the review. They had to listen and concentrate to a point that took the enjoyment out of listening in order to discern the cable traits they are discussing.

JAson

[Tim]

if the bank would clear my damn loan check I'd let you know...

[kskreider]

found this thread:

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=25963.0

with this link:

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/newsletter/147/cable_survey2.html

any validity to this as a viable option?

[/cheap bastard]

PM Thom Joad and ask him what he thinks.  He did this a few months ago and I'd bet that he is still using them.  They were an appropriate "Halloween orange and black".

[Joe w.]

i'd dig the orange and black but they seem to be just your standard orange.

What do you run now?

nada. gonna try them out. just don't want to be the victim of a geeky audiophile joke

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

For low budget wire that gets good reviews, there is also

1) the canare speaker cable (no work required)
2) any number of CAT5 DIY recipes (lots of work required)
3) Jon Risch u-byte coax recipe (little work required)

All these are relatively cheap and get reviewed higher than commercial cables of similar cost.

I don't think that audiophile review was a joke, there was a bunch of posts on audio asylum that backed up the review, if I recall correctly.  look on AA and you'll also find tons of info on the three options listed above in addition to the HD wire.

[Thom Joad]

Got a deal on an 80' roll of 14 AWG, black and orange, extension cable from home depot.  Hacked off the ends, stripped, two conductors to ground, one to positive, works like a charm.  I use bare ends with no bannas or spades, etc.  I think the less layers of metal the signal has to pass through, the better.  Sounds better than cheap wire, star-quad, and monster cable.  I've never tried any of the high end stuff, but a buddy has some MIT's that I may borrow for a head to head.

[Joe w.]

Got a deal on an 80' roll of 14 AWG, black and orange, extension cable from home depot.  Hacked off the ends, stripped, two conductors to ground, one to positive, works like a charm.  I use bare ends with no bannas or spades, etc.  I think the less layers of metal the signal has to pass through, the better.  Sounds better than cheap wire, star-quad, and monster cable.  I've never tried any of the high end stuff, but a buddy has some MIT's that I may borrow for a head to head.

thanks for the input. I picked up a set today. i did nothing with the ground though.

[Tim]

keep us informed Joe

[fsulloway]

So would you guys recommend one of these inexpensive solutions over the other? I was leaning towards one of the easier CAT5 options but the Home Depot cables would be quicker for sure.

[Joe w.]

i'm all hooked up and rolling. everything sounds very nice through the monitors. listening to nick's mmj tape from jan. Nothing to really compare it to at the moment, cable wise at least. once i pick up my sub, i'll report back. I'll maybe grab boswell's cables once he upgrades and do a comp.

[Jason B]

once i pick up my sub

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=31614.0

 

[Joe w.]

I wish. I'm eyeballing an inexpensive velodyne. gone to ebay yet?

[Jason B]

gone to ebay yet?

No. I'm trying to not go that route if at all possible.

[Lee]

I wish. I'm eyeballing an inexpensive velodyne. gone to ebay yet?

That's what I'm running.  I figure it'd be easier to add another one down the road that matches it for stereo subs

Why not try the canare speaker cable?  Everyone loves their mic cables so much, I'd imagine the speaker cable would beat an extension cord.  Plus, you don't have the orange jacket to worry about.