Expensive Audiophile Cables Really Do Sound Better!
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- I've been running Audioholics for 20 years and I have a confession to make. Expensive audiophile cables do sound better! My recent research has uncovered that the more you spend on your cables, the better they sound. The theories exotic cable sellers preach appear to be accurate after all....or is it all in the mind/eye of the beholder? Don't miss the reveal in this must see CZcams video where I confess the truths about expensive audiophile cables and the sonic wonders they offer.
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I find a glass of bourbon does wonders for the sound of my system.
One of the best suggestions I've seen yet. Works by relieving stress in the listener.
It is money well spent!
;)
for attractiveness of my wife too!
Puuhh. Thought you have gone crazy 😅
I like a little vodka and the Bass get even deeper
When I started watching this, I immediately checked to see if it was published on April 1st.
So did I 😂🤣
Propaganda video
LOL, funny, so did I...
Sarcasm level over 9000
Sarcasm to noise ratio 9000db
Hey ,the wife hearing is true ,my wife can hear me opening my wallet from the other room & comes running .
L😂L
lol
Hate, not....I knew from the first five seconds you were running sarcasm to its limits...lol
can't wait to see the hate comments from the newbies that don't know ;)
I also think its about proportional cost, if I have a 1500 dollar AVR Pre and a 1500 dollar stand alone amp, spending I think about 10- 25 dollars per cable on every channel out is about right. I run all 12-14 gauge wire, less than 25 feet on the longest run with banana plugs, half as much for ease of use than quality alone. The smaller gauge wire goes to my surrounds etc. I think I will be all in now and in the future for under 350 dollars for every wire on me...lol To include HDMI, optical etc...
@Joshua Sterling:
Thank you because initially, I thought that he is serious; stopped watching and went to the comments; found yours and thank to you, I went back watching. So again, thank you.
I put my ear up against both cheap and expensive Audiophile Cables, and damn it, there was no difference. Both were dead silent.
It will depend on the electrical environment and RF interference
🤣😂
@@PhilipChristian Joke went over your head.
I clicked because i wanted to see if Gene had finally lost his mind!
*WRITING DOWN INSTRUCTIONS* Freeze......speaker....cables. Got it!
I love when Gene says "more chocolaty" I get a laugh every time. Gene please try to use "more chocolaty" more often.
To me the extra chocolate or enhanced flavor comes with a good tube amp.
$20,000 theater room, 5 dollar microphone...hahaha love you guys, buy a better mic!
All microphones are the same, don't be a fool and buy expensive ones!!!!!!!
@@thegrimyeaper They have a really expensive mic, one of the best actually; but they connected it via a cheap-ass XLR cable.
@@thegrimyeaper LOL, good one.
This is just by my ear, but to me it sounds more like compression artifacts than a bad mic.
@@NalliKalliOlla that is the exact problem. Zoom sucks but it's easy to use. Until I find a better program with a small learning curve, compression will still exist.
I have one of the Audioquest HDMI with a battery. It rocks. Company was going out of business, final day of clearance, paid 20 bucks for it, regular price of several hundred. My friends are impressed with how it looks, but their minds are blown when I swap with a "cheap" HDMI and they don't see a difference. Fun times.
Finally you nailed it with TONE CONTROL. Cables should NOT be used for TONE CONTROL!!! THANK YOU. As a musician and amateur pro-audio studio guy I can absolutely tell difference between a Mogami, Canare and some "Free with Microphone/Guitar" cable. But it isn't a matter of better, worse (well sometimes), "Reference", or "Correct. I have heard cables "Brighten" or "Warm" the sound, absolutely. It is a matter of TONE, and the better cables (Mogami) simply have lower capacitance, better shielding, which makes life easier at the mixing (tone) console. Science! Thank you.
I substituted high-quality, high-dollar interconnects for the lamp cord on my bedside lamp. It was like a veil was lifted. The light was no longer harsh and glaring.
💡 ☀ L😂L
What Kelvin were you getting your sound at?
Would you believe that my system sounded so much better when I listened to love songs with my wife. Her energy transformed everything and all the frequencies just rose to a new level.
As you and Hugo pointed out about 5 years ago in a video, if the cable thing was magic recording studios would be on board. Well, I'm a recording guy and have worked in a dozen different studios over the years, including studios with high 6-figure consoles, and there's none of this cable nonsense there. It's all high quality wire. Belden, Mogami, whatever, with Neutrik connectors, but that's it. And if recording studios aren't using these magic cables, then I'm guessing you don't need them.
I just saw a video where some guy bought $17,000 speaker cables for his system and he swears he can tell the difference. I messaged him and told him I had some primo beachfront property in Kansas for sale.
Ya fuck his shift system
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This guy shows the difference between the two cables.
I’m not saying it’s legit. I’m just saying that he says that the two picture differences involve the same setup except with a different cable.
Any thoughts?
lol did he decide to buy your beach front property in Kansas? Good one you had there.
With global warming, it’s a distinct possibility in the next twenty years, or so.
I love your channel, I've learned a lot from it and it has made me a more informed enthusiast and to stay away from all the bs sorrounding the Hifi industry. Many thanks.
I appreciate Gene's humor at the beginning of his lesson . I was able to pay more attention to the science and useful recommendations from Gene due to enjoyment of his humor mixed in to an otherwise technical lessen. BTW: That was the first time I was exposed to the term "Sounds more Chocolately"?
I always put my cables in a preheated oven, this bends the space time continuum and gives me better sound
Unless it's an "Audiophile" oven blessed by Michael Fremer, you will be wasting your time.
Sure, you'll bend the space time continuum and your cat will age at an accelerated rate, but you'll fail to bend it at the correct "Audiophile" angle and the sound will have 30% less angelic sheen in the midrange and 22.0098% bulbous fludge in the bass.....
I think I have a graph somewhere that proves it.
@@snewton47 bahahahahhh, love it - cream, rising to the surface
Quantum Difference Engine but did you also use the special audiophile sauce?
lol great joke there.. Had to follow him with his place cable in freezer joke. He and we both know it does not work.
Next time try soaking them in liquid helium. You can really hear the money draining from your wallet.
You hit the nail on the head, with ‘superconductivity’. It is the absolute key to true, ultra high fidelity.
When I put my ‘high end’ hifi system together, I did not purchase a dedicated rack. I bought an upright, freezer. You know the type, a glass door on the front allowing supermarkets to display their frozen produce. All my ultra expensive components are housed in this freezer, the LED interior lighting makes my components the focal point of my lounge. But that’s an added bonus. The transparency of my musical reproduction is unrivalled by systems costing multiples of mine. The glass door means that my infrared remote controls are still effective from my listening position. I did used to find that the CD drawer on my CD transport used to ice over and refuse to open, but a regular application of antifreeze, and deploying an dehumidifier, resolved that minor niggle. Other bonuses are that the longevity of my components is extended, my DAC is now 50 years old and sounds as good as it ever did. Extremely prudent of me to purchase that DAC prior to the digital revolution. There again, I’ve always been ahead of thegane. I bought a Wi-Fi router, prior to the internet going live. The biggest plus is that I don’t have to keep leaving my listening position to go to the kitchen to fetch another cold beer. I keep 2 8-packs on the shelf between my pre amp and monoblocks. Of course, my electric consumption is substantially reduced as I’ve enhanced the efficiency of every component. So I can realax in the knowledge that I’m doing my bit for the environment, reducing my carbon footprint.
Please don’t mock this methodology until you’ve tried it. It works!
Great video as usual. Is QED a reputable vendor? If yes, which one of their speaker cable would you recommend, if there is one you already know? Or should I just look for any of their 12 AWG cables? My cable length is 12 feet by the way. Tqvm
Totally agree on Bedlen, Canare and 10-12awg wire , best bang for the buck. Anything more expensive you won't hear the difference! Gene speaks the truth!!
Audioholics you are the best youtube channel! I learn a lot from you people! I miss the conversation with you and Hugo!
Thx. I miss having Hugo as well :(
What happened to Hugo?
Thanks for the video. I find your channel very useful.
You just saved me lots of money. I was going to get 5 chord shawline xlr cables but I change my mind after watching this video. I got the mogami gold xlr cables instead. (10 times cheapter)
I am really like your videos. Keep it up and also keep your health up as well, nothing more important than health.
This is great! Loved the video! I'm trying to figure out what rca will be realistic and match in terms of price and quality for the rest of my system. 4400h to outlaw 5000 to an all svs speaker system. Thanks!
Expensive headsets do sound better.
Was looking for this comment, "audioholic channel", but you'd never know going by the quality of the audio in this video :P.
This is not totally accurate. I do happen to know by experience that I personally had bought a $14 headset from my local Family Dollar Store that has much better sound quality and even the mic quality than my original Logitech 930 gaming headset that run me $145 when it came out.
8 ish years ago i bought my first really good, big, " flat screen " , funny i cost bout the same as the first good tube tv i bought in 1992.... 27 " Sharp... not a Sony.... was still a grand, and the top o the line VCR that played back in stereo, had 4 HEADS and a frame by frame fog shuttle on the remote! Woopee , oh the vcr was $600 lol, so ya when i buy my big ole Plasma i got a smoking hot deal on a Monter HDMI cable was $150 on for a $100 ! the box it came in.... with the thing in a white, silk bag.... was worth as much as a normal hdmi cable.... at least i can say i never bought a Beats bt gay headphones, or a iphone... but ive spent enuff on sony playstore Pontiac... possibly Sega
@@tech-ii5sh gaming headsets are their own bottle of snake oil, buy headphones from reputable companies like sennheiser and add a mod mic on it for the microphone.
I kept looking at the calendar, it was January, but yet you were doing an April Fools joke. I personally use extreme high tech Quantum Physics cables. Once those electron entangle, wow. Actually, for speaker cables, I go to the hardware store and get 14 gauge lamp cord. 23 cents a foot. granted, I am running them almost 4 feet, but they work great, and you can get them of black, brown, or white no extra change. Now I did build coax interconnects between my equipment into the amp. Using a Dynaco ST70 as my amp. Took that down to bare chaise and did all the Bob L upgrades. Works for me
18 gauge lamp wire is fine up to 30 feet per channel.
@@swinde Absolutely true, but why spend $10 when all you need is $2 if lamp wire :-)
At 4 feet per speaker, you only need to use 18 gauge wire. (which is smaller and should be cheaper.)
I agree with everything you mentioned. When I first got into high end audio the shop I went to tried to sell me super expensive speaker wires and interconnects. The guy even once described a set of wires or interconnects (can’t remember which it was) as being so good I would be able to hear the fingers on the fret of the guitar!🤣 I just looked at him and I think he got the message, he just played himself. I was demoing some speakers and noticed they had a set of speakers set up with the exact speaker wires you mentioned, the AudioQuest wires with the battery thing attached. I’ve seen USB C to A adaptors selling for $160! For all of 3-4 inches of wire. Never knew there was such a thing as audiophile USB cables. If high end audio manufacturers thought those power cables being offered for sale would make their product sound even better wouldn’t they include them with their products or recommend them. None of them do. They all include $6-10 power cables. Oh I also love it when wires or interconnects are directional.
Hi and thanks for the excellent video as usual. Do you have any reviews on Bouchard speakers? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on them, as would (i suspect) many others, Kind regards Mark UK
The first minute I was like "What! You sold out?!!!"
Glad to hear that wasn't the case. Loved it, good info.
i knew you were pulling my leg gene..lol.....great video...i watch all your videos you had some great infomation thank you cheers
Hi Audioholics, I wanted to ask you if buying something like sacansonic mb series would be better than klipsch reference series? Just talking about speakers for a home theater set up
I'm a cryogenic physicist and I find your rant about freezing quiet interesting. As it's quiet true that cables at cryogenic temperature are likely to perform better than at room temperature. As the one thing that ís important in speaker cables is their resistance, which in case of copper roughly doubles when going to liquid nitrogen temperatures. When going even lower in temperature, the grade of copper really starts to matter, and yes OFC is then better then the regular copper. The resistance may even lower by a factor of 20 when going down to -263°C.
Now I don't reccomend heating them up as this will increase the resistance again, but I would endorse running your OFC cables at -263°C!
An additional advantage running them at lower temperature, is that you can reduce the cable by this factor of 20 while keepin the same resistance as you would have at room temperature. So you could run a 24 gauge wire instead of 12 gauge. This would reduce the capacitance of the cable so that you have even less distorting cables. You're a genius for suggesting this, you should patent this imediatly and start making millions on them.
p.s.
Copper however does not become superconducting, ever. For that I would reccomend CCA cables as aluminium does become superconducting when within 1° of absolute zero. (-273.15°C)
LOL what are the odds. Yes cryofrfeezing cable will reduce the resistance when the cable is at -263 deg C. However, the normal resistive properties are restored at room temperature again. CCA cables are not as good of a conductor as copper at room temperature however so your proposal is good ONLY if the cables can be kept frozen while in use. Perhaps they can be permanently encased in a cold vacuum while in use. Could you imagine the complexity, expense and waste of energy required for such a feat?
QUALITY cables sound better, NOT expensive cables.
Gene Dellasella got paid off by the cable lobbies.
you just missed the point of the video
Sound? Better?
@Peder Hansen They can, internal
Totally agree. I have eschewed major brands and use nothing but Van Damme now. Very reasonably priced and do the job brilliantly.
this is so good, makes me wanna freeze my amplifier, cables and speakers all together!
After reading it makes your cables and system much quieter by putting them in deep freezer I put my fkng wife in .
Hi Gene, I hope you see this post. I really wish you’d have another Q&A video, as the last one you did was very helpful to me personally, and you addressed one of my questions directly which I sincerely appreciated! If I may, my question is, I decided to upgrade my AVR from the Denon AVR-X7200WA (which I had previously owned the 4520ci when you last answered my question about upgrading) to the Denon AVR X8500H which I’ve had for about 6 months now. Is it necessary to buy an additional fan to deal with the excess heat? I’m aware the 8500 already comes with 4 internal fans, but in all the audio forums I follow, everyone seems to own these fans that sit on top of the actual AVR, for example the Aircom Infinity T8 which has a rear exhaust and I believe 3 internal fans. Is this necessary even though my 8500 already has 4 internal fans? I apologize for my lengthy question in advance! But you are at the top of a very short list of opinions I respect in the audio industry.
Thank you! Kevin
What I always wondered, why would a manufacturer of audio equipment always place a basic RCA cable or wire inside the box if it wasn't good enough to reach its desired quality.
Hi, im professional video/movie maker. Your comment about expensive HDMI cables matters. I got news for you, it is DIGITAL DATA that goes in there. NO magical cable makes the video "look" any better what is encoded in the videofile..... Oh, good you GOT ME :D HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Brilliant! Priceless..
LMAO GENE! I knew from the beginning of this video you were kidding all along. I was literally laughing my butt off! Great video and thanks for posting!
Before the video, I did some research about cables and quality but was not satisfied I was looking for someone who says the cables matter and watching the very beggining I was being convinced kkk I ever liked a golden cable it is like better quality of sound
Loved this. Before I listen I always pop them in the freezer. I have found defrost in the microwave really helps the bass, imaging and detail😂Had one of those power cords that improves your amp, CD etc.. I tested it on my kettle and wow what a improvement on my cups of tea and coffee. The toaster, never tasted toast like, incredible 😂 however, don't use one on your microwave, my food exploded. I guess sometimes it just improves things too much 😀
now I know why my cables broke when I froze them...………...great video, laughed all the way to the end. fully agree with you, exotics use the same inner cable with fancy exteriors. love it, I just found your channel. will watch them all.
You actually got me there for the beginning of the video...I was like whaattttt???
Freeze your cables fella's your music will sound COOLER! no pun intended 😉
You will be surprised how cool jazz will sound if you chill your stereo. My wife thought I was crazy until she heard it for herself.
Another great video. Have you ever done a video on bi wiring speaker cables pros and cons
Used to have really crappy cheap 18awg speaker wire on my hifi.
Bought some 12 awg £2 per meter speaker wire.... I did notice a big difference lol.
Would that difference be as noticeable between the £2 pm and £100 pm wire???
All cables, including power, do make a difference. Read the whole article here. It makes perfect sense : www.stereophile.com/content/gramophone-dreams-23-audioquest-triode-wire-labs
Jim Nixon of course they do. When you’ve paid $1000 for a cable, you will listen to your music a lot more carefully, and you’ll notice a lot more details. Of course, you could also do this without paying $1000, but...
You forgot to mention Monster Cable...they had maybe 3 or 4 standard wire stock for all of their standard to premium cables and speaker wire. I caught on to what they were doing by reading the bulk number on the outside of all of their cables. The M-Series was nothing but a standard wire stock for example. Noel Lee is a total fraud!
Yes, but be careful, they will sue you. Monster is the most litigious company out there. They once sued an auto repair shop over their name "Monster Transmission" , as in your cars transmission. A$$holes. ;-)
Just plain brilliant, I loved this one.
Hey, do you think my cables will last longer if i freeze them, that way I can extend their practical expiration date???
So for ten feet, still use 12 to 10 AWG? Saw a guy DIY coil a smaller guage wire around a larger wire but forgot which went + or -. Yes or no to this? I'm trying to get rid of a quiet hum.
Damn .. i half covered myself in ice to improve my performance and now im told its BS... i may wear a braided jacket with batterys in my pocket just to try it though
For an audio channel get a better mic sir.
LOL Can't make you guys happy. I have about 6 different mics and the limiting factor appears to be the crappy editing software compressing the audio stream. Oh well. Enjoy.
it is becoming a meme.
Audioholics always output audio in PCM. this will help with youtube 🙂
Because a better mic matters so much for everyone watching this on their phone. Failed attempt at humor my friend. Go find a bridge.
@@bendermac the software doesnt give that option.
It also helps if you keep you home theater room as cold as possible, putting towers in wash tubs of ice makes a huge difference.
I couldn't agree more. I have about $30K in my HT, but very mid range cables. Once you get past adequate gauge/materials/connectors electrons can't tell the difference. 10 gauge, good connectors, you're set............
I use Canare 4S11 diy Cables. it has quad 14 AWG strands. if I twist 2 strands at each ends, does it make a at least 10AWG twin cable?
Also make sure there's no bare wire exposed at the plug terminators, or electrons will fall out.
LMA0 😆
I'm a huge fan of Audioholics! I mention you guys a lot on my channel.
You made the same mistake I made and you said the S-word...snake oil. You're going to upset a lot of these "audiophile" reviewers now. 😂
I would love to be in contact with you guys one day.
Why not call it what it is. There is null testing and blind testing, which done right prove that the pseudo science is just that.
@@IsmaelMartinezPR I did. I made a video calling it snake oil and Steve Guttenberg made a video saying that he was irritated that people call it that.
I'm in contact with Ethan Winer. Talked with him on the phone for a while. Cool guy!
@@joentell When you see a horse, you call it a horse. Don't worry about Steve and anyone who gets irritated by calling something that is snake oil, snake oil. They are part of the problem. Why would anyone defend companies and products that are only out there to rip you off?
@@RoseGold823 I'm not worried about him believe me. I do what I think is right. I thought it was a bit funny.
My original comment was tongue in cheek. I publicly offered for Steve to have a discussion with but he either didn't see it, he ignored it, or didn't want to.
If these cable companies had data to backup their claims that their products audibly improve the sound, then wouldn't it be in their best interest to show that data?
Most companies are eager to show how their product performs in a way that is superior using facts to support their claims. Those same companies are reluctant to show how their product works because they don't want others to copy them.
High-end cable companies on the other hand are backwards. They are eager to show the technology behind why their product "works", but they fail to come up with any facts to show that the performance of their product is superior.
@@joentell I posted Ethan Winer's recent challenge to Paul McGowan (CEO PS Audio) to do a test comparing audio cables in the PS Audio forum. Paul responded by saying he was going to ignore Ethan's request. It's amazing how so many of the people who state there's something magical about special cables often refuse or ignore a simple blind listening test. Ethan's null test pretty much proves there's nothing electronically measurable with expensive cables vs basic cables. And if you can't measure or detect it it electronically, than it's all in your mind.
Any reliable interconnects that actual are beneficial and test good and I don't have to get a mortgage and still to 10-20% max outlay?
Can you test wit a mic, i'd like to see it with a mic and see if there's a db difference. Audionote extra charge for silver internal wiring of their speakers and i am curious if something measurable rather than "audible"
Love your videos but please use better mics to record. Just listen to Joe N Tell's show to see the huge difference it makes. It is especially aggravating to see "audio"holics use crap mics.
JBL told me to use 14 Gauge Lamp Cord. I left the station with that cord 30 years ago and it still works. In another 30 years I might want to inspect the insulation which I suspect may become brittle.
@Carlos Dasilva -- The generic name is "zipcord" and it comes in several gauges. 16 and 14 are commonly used for heat-producing appliances.
18 gauge is fine for audio unless you are exceeding 30 feet between each speaker and the amplifier. (not likely)
@@swinde -- For the more typical run of 6-10 feet, 20 or even 22 AWG will do just fine. I usually use jacketed 18 AWG line cords salvaged from defunct vacuum cleaners. The idea of specialized "audiophile" or "high-end" speaker cables is absurd on the face of it. :-)
Bruce ...Absolutely correct. I normally just buy 18 gauge zip cord from a hardware store for speaker leads.
Back in the 1980s a friend of mine had purchased $100.00 or more Monster speaker cables for his McIntosh/ Klipsh horn La Scala speakers. He asked me to come over and do some measurements. We found that these cables had a rather high capacitance compared to the zip cord. But he decided that it sounded better with the Monster cable anyway. I really could not hear any difference.
@@swinde -- I switched out some ordinary 18 AWG zipcord for the original Monster Cable (glorified 12 AWG zipcord with very finely stranded conductors) back in the 1980s and, if anything, the pricey stuff slightly degraded the performance of my old SAE/Adcom "high-end" system, but not enough for me to bother changing it back. That's when I concluded that the whole idea of fancy "audiophile" speaker cable was codswallop.
Good one....I thought you lost your marbles for a while until you spoke about the freezer. Love to watch your videos. Keep them coming :)
Another awesome video! I love my 8TC Kimber Kable speaker cable. It's the only part of my home theater that's worth anything anymore. Everything else is connected with XLR Balanced and HDMI. Got my gold plated HDMI on the internet for next to nothing!
You forgot the most important part: drain out the generic electrons and fill your cables with premium _organic_ electrons!
you forgot glutenfree and vegan....
bluejeans cables... thats as good as it gets... no need for anything else... mogami xlr , monoprice speaker cables.... these offer great value and its hard to get any better at any price
Just a small comment... this is the best and most trustworthy channel about these matters!!!
I was thinking of using 20AWG double-shielded microphone cable for RCA interconnects (short runs, like 2 meters max). I like that it's much more flexible than coax. Would those work?
Sure, give it a try.
81 people spent over 5k on cables
Over 400 already. They keep buying 😂
You forgot to mention that if you think happy thoughts about those cables, there will be a much happier sound coming out of your speakers.
love it! Im happy and it sounds good . Except tha mic!!! Haha
Thanks for the information, I'm looking for cables and now I can go to my audio store and hopfully not get snowed!! Thanks again!!
How much of an upgrade would it be from pioneer vsx80 to marantz sr8012??
You forgot to mention those highend audio magazines that "review" audio" cables...
Love it, you are dead on when blasting cables. That's why Blue Jean cable is so successful! Keep up dismissing snake oil in the audio industry.
What do you think about Mogami cables in bulk for interconnect? And how about monoprice XLR premium cables?
Thanks Gene you are so right. I did it , I froze my cables and found something incredible for sound. The frozen cables I dipped in my coffee to cool it off to drink, forgot to wipe the coffee off, and hooked up my speakers. It’s coffee Gene! Coffee makes your speakers sound more lively! Put it on your cables! My friend tried it and said that I was full of shit! I drove to his house to prove him wrong and guess what! He was using de-caff! What a dumb ass!
Once I added a deuterium isotope to my phono cables the clarity of the pink noise was greatly improved.
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Let's see. I put a $200 a foot power cable that is shielded on the last meter of power to my component. It's at the end of miles of aluminum power lines, many feet of cheap Romex, and at the component end, there is just plain copper inside the box. Will that last meter of shielding take out the EFI/RFI? I buy 8 feet of OFC/Cardas One etc speaker cable to connect to my speakers. Does it matter if the wires inside the speaker are non-OFC/Cardas One? Or the amplifier has non-OFC copper inside it? Same with interconnects.
Keep in mind that the chain is only as good as the weakest link. The weakest link is inside the component, inside the speaker. Those wires are not $500 a foot. What's inside the mixing console at the studio? Probably Belden if you are lucky. The production equipment? It's just commercial grade. You can't make it better with expensive cables. You at best will just preserve "the weakest link". Save your money.
Not that I give a fk, but your logic is fking lame. Here is a pro tip, bundle all of your cables together along with all the power cables, and only use the generic power cables that came with your gear. Zip tie that bundle up nice and tight. Sweet, yeah!
bvocal where is your logic not that I give a fk.
Try not to bundle any of your cables in parallel. Use spacers if necessary and run at right angles. It's not logic, it's science.
Zi m, shielded power cables do nothing for the magnetic fields, regardless of the advertising hype. The shielding can help RF from affecting the cable, but for magnetic fields, it takes ferrous material, and fairly thick for the line frequencies involved. That copper or foil shield will do nothing for magnetic fields.
One meter of so-called "Shielded" power cable isn't going to do anything for the RF that entered before or after the shielded part. The power wires on the poles and the Romex in your house is a giant antenna. It would be better to invest in a Power Conditioner and the best is going to convert the AC to DC and back to AC again. Toroidal transformers will remove lots of potential gremlins. Probably the best conditioner is made by PS Audio. But their lowest priced model, the P12, is 5k. The problem with the Furmans, the Panamaxes , Richrad Gray and the Monster units is that there is no real testing and comparisons out there. You buy on faith that it removes noise,etc. But most are just overpriced outlet boxes with spike protection. I really laugh at the Pangea Audio Premier AC Power Distribution Strips. 8 outlet model on sale for only $399! Hurry!
Funny intro my friend, enjoyed it... is there a list of claims (arrows, etc)
Hi @audioholics , What are your thoughts on terminal connection types
Best cable rant ever!
I knew you were joking! Good information for the masses.
Great video you are so right. I use 10 gauge for my speakers runs of 11m front LCR and 14 gauge for my sides and rear speakers 4m run
Took the Harvey Gizmo challenge years ago and made a set of magnet wire rca cables. Compared them to my mega bucks cables on a headphone amp set up and was amazed how much better 22 awg copper sounded than cryo-treated-unicorn-dust cables. Good way to learn to solder too.
Forget the cables, I wantsome of the drugs you have been taking.
found one!
Afte 20 years of publishing, still using a garbage mic.
9 years of this CZcams channel though :P
Sounds like someone got their feeling hurt .... ;-(
Sorry if this was covered.
What qualities would i stress to provide the best outside rf signal rejection?
Im getting am radio signals introduced into my mobile rca interconnects in my truck.
Basically 27 mgz am radio signals bleed into my sound system.
I need cables that block that rf signal out.
The transmitter is located in my truck.
So my am cb radio's transmitter is bleeding into my trucks fm radio..
Im a truck driver. Is why in transmitting 27mgz. Cb radio frequency..
Im thinking of changing all my rca interconnect cables to 75omh coax with rca ends.
Fyi. Cb radio typically used 50 ohm coax.
I dont know if audioholics ever reply direct to these post, but here goes..
Thanks.
Belden 1694A double braided, foil shielded 75ohm COAX but Belden may have a smaller higher gauge alternative to fit your car. I recommend calling Blue Jeans Cable and tell them Audioholics sent you.
I’m really confused.
Which component besides sub woofer and video are u using the shielded coaxial cable?
He mentioned using bellmen coax for the interconnects. Also that a good composite video RCA cable will work perfectly for audio as well. Check out Monoprice RCA Coaxial Composite Video and Stereo Audio Cable. They use coax in that one. But good shielded RCA work as well.
People who buy cables listen to the music, people who buy interconnects listen to the equipment.
Somebody is going to be stupid enough to take Gene serious. 🤣🤣🤣
If you don’t believe in using interconnects as tone control then how do you achieve tone control in a system with no tone control? When we set up our system that has no tone control the only option was to select an appropriate source analog interconnect to help to warm the tone up a bit. We tried on loan about 7 different ones and could hear the difference in every one.
Do I freeze my cables before or after the burn in period?
I no longer use cables. I just connect my components up with a whole line of batteries.
I bet 95% of audiophiles can't hear the difference between wav and mp3 format in double blind test.
www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality?t=1582021129563
Pic the right files and but the level of conviction is directly related to the price they spend .
Sadly i hear a difference when i unplug the battery from my audioquest cable. Not only that, but i also hear difference in usb cables and power cables, and i can tell them apart in blind tests. Do i have superpowers? Are these cables soo bad that there is a difference? Or how do you explain it?
I use and totally "LOVE" silver coated cable and got some great stuff for $30 and its hand made in the USA...Crisp clean highs and warm mids..
Gene audio cables matter!
I just got my stereo cables blessed by a Rabi and got them Kosher certified for stereo use
My next step is to get them baptized so they absorb some heavenly juices
Lastly I am going to an Imam and get them certified halal
Please let me know if I should perform any other rituals for that perfect, sweet delicious magical sound!
Also I use my 1/ ♾ gage pure silver power cable that connects my power amps directly into nuclear power plant because standard wiring just doesn’t give me that last bit of audio bliss that I crave!
Make sure you elevate your cables too ;)
Audioholics haha yes sir 😉
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"My friend the Witch Doctor he told me what to do!" czcams.com/video/5rCoseZkII0/video.html
I'm going to completely kill this joke and point out that 1/infty gauge conductor isn't even the largest you could measure in AWG. 0 AWG exists, and there are even 3 sizes above that (2/0, 3/0, and 4/0). When you go larger than that, you get into kcmil, goes up to and beyond 1000 kcmil, which is 1" in diameter (compared to roughly .5" for 4/0 AWG). If you're interested, a source I found lists it for $32 a foot.
I don't understand why an Audiophile who has been in operation for 20+ years can justify and admit to having recording audio quality issues and is wearing a headset. You want people to actually take you seriously? Watching your videos and hearing the content is like watching something that was put out 10+ years ago. I'm glad you expected the negative comments, at least you wont be surprised.
I have a highly resolving system. My HDMI’s are BJC. MY AES/EBU,, XLR’s and speaker cables (9 awg) are all Analysis Plus. They are made in the USA. Their geometry is what sold me. Gene are you familiar with this brand?
Serious question here for Gene or any fellow audiophiles...
Pardon me while I provide a little background - Years ago when I was “exploring” the cable rabbit hole and I purchased some entry level Morrow speaker cables. Their thing is that they use solid conductors but offer no measure BTS from what I remember. I ended up liking the cables but not loving them. I replaced them 2 years ago with Blue Jeans cable which is the 1694A Belden copper which I really enjoy.
I also use Blue Jean digital cable (spdif) from my cd transport to my DAC.
Again, I do enjoy the Blue Jeans cable.
My question is, should I sell the Morrow SP2 cables?
Has anyone had any experience with the Morrow cables? Is their solid core approach even a sound approach?
I would not be offended if these are not worth selling but I’d like to send them off to anew home or maybe keep them if they’re worth holding onto. Line most audiophiles I have a decent stash of unused audio cables.
I’m just curious as I’ve never seen any other Morrow cables in the wild.
Thanks in advance
and thanks to Gene and Audioholics for cutting through the bs!! 👍🏻
Shame on you to debunked the myth. I just spent $65000/pair on the Transparent's new Generation 5 -- Magnum Opus speaker cables before I discovered this video. Please do not let my wife see this video because I cannot afford divorce lawyer after spent my house's mortgage on the cables :-)
Donald Trump would be a great salesman for exotic cables. He lies to people's faces all the time and they buy into it.
Agreed. LOL
Thank you very much. I've learned so much because if this channel.
I have questions about cables, but first let me tell you what i have. I have a cheap denon reciever, with Dali Zensor cinema set without a sub, using an SVS pb-1000 and 2 alteco atmos. for a 5.1.2 (which i will expand and buy better stuff over time!) I use a regular 10$ HDMI cable ,a 3 meter one from the Shield TV to the AVR and the same cheap cable from the AVR to the TV.
Using basic silicone speaker cables for the speakers. Dunno about the AWG, but i use a relatively thin cable for the front speakers, 3 meters for each speaker, and because the room is huge for the surrounds i used quite a tick cable because i had to run 15 meters. I actually used those charts you showed in the video.
My questions are:
1. I have a cheap 3 meter RCA for the subwoofer, and when i put my head close to the sub (20cm away from the cone) i hear a hum. One day i decided to try a different position of the sub and i needed a longer cable, so i went and bought a coaxial shielded 75omh basic cable, a 15 meter one, put some connectors to it, and it had the same hum. Is that coming from the cheap AVR or it's something else ?
2. What do you think about optical HDMI cables for runs that are longer than 10 meters? probably even more than 15 meters.
3. If those exotic cables actually made a difference, why don't everything not using optical for the interconnect cables at least?
4. not cable related but if amplifiers are tried to produce the perfect flat frequency response and most amps do that, how can other reviews say that this amp is more soft or the amp has more details in the mid range or stuff like this ?
Damn my questions made a 20 min long video to answer :D.
Thanks for the video! Really enjoyed it!.