Blue Jeans Cable - Review (Analog, Digital, Speaker)

[@PozoPhotography]

Very impressive! I came across this recently and at first thought it was just another kid video, but the review was actually smart, eloquent, and well thought-out. Not sure if the channel is still active, but just wanted to say kudos. Great work!

[@nunyabiz2016]

WOW this is the best information I have found so far about BJC's audio cables!!! Nice work!

[@GlassActivist]

Silver solder is way less conductive than an ultrasonic weld. The connector is also not a bottleneck because of the short distance and relatively high amount of metal involved in that small distance.

[@JohnSmith-qi6co]

Nobody considers HOW MUCH brass we are talking about. On the comment about brass in the connectors: Yes copper is indeed a better conductor, but consider how thick the brass is in the connector along with how short it is in the path. Recall, thick and short means almost no resistance at all. Worry more about the quality of the connection to the wire and the plug to the jack.

[@justinmurphy2227]

Excellent video and videos sir! You are very educated in audio and your knowledge is very appreciated! Please tell me you're still actively making videos.

[@VintageStereoCollectorChannel]

Excellent presentation and video. I use Blue Jeans interconnects and speaker cables. Recently purchased their digital coaxial cable. Thanks for the additional info.on their binding technique. Great products at an affordable price.

[@juliocubias9600]

Super good information, GREAT HOST !!! very knowledgeable, very credible on his research, neutral, non-bias.

[@Grassy_Gnoll]

It doesn't have to be in 1 foot lengths. You can use .5 increments in the box if you pick "more options". This is also where you can add Techflex, and choose white instead of black.

[@royrodriguez4779]

Hope you decide making videos again... very well thought out and helpful! 😃

[@jazzmike_]

I love your perspective and presentation style! Come back to KZbin, do some more reviews!

[@blanchedesmas]

Excellent review

[@gino3286]

Hi and thank you a lot for the very informative and valuable review. I wonder if the digital cable can be used also for analog signals and with better results . I say this because i understand that the requirements for digital cables are much more strict than for analog cables. So i guess the digital cable could have better specifications than the analog one. Thanks again for the great video.

[@papoosee]

Are you sure they use brass connectors? It says on their website that they use “gold plated copper.”

[@Squishmallows24]

BJC has some cables that have a orange boot, can I use those to connect my amp to my receiver?

[@JohnSmith-qi6co]

If it turns out you can't, try using a blue sharpie on them.

[@dcime1]

Bravo! I wish I was this focused and intelligent at your age I would love to buy cables from you terminated for a 6ft run, 2 monitors. How can I buy them please?

[@SzymonMelewski]

No more videos? What happened?

[@BB-Rareburto]

Good video. For my homemade speaker cables i could not find banana plugs for soldering, so I settled on screw-to-wire type (Nakamichi's, and no-name). I am not satisfied after trying them, and will junk them and try the spades you mentioned and linked. Soldering is soooooo goooood for this type of thing. If you have a link for the jacket and shrink on that last cable set you showed, that would be cool.

[@blanchedesmas]

I listened CAREFULLY to your recent review on BLUE JEANS cables and I really enjoyed it. I’m new to the cable business, and I would dare to ask your advice. My modest channel includes an ARCAM 10S amp, an EXPOSURE 3010S CD player (very good side) a Streamer NODE 2i, MONITOR AUDIO RS6 speakers. The RCA connection cables and speaker wires are the original. I would like to upgrade the RCA cables for the STREAMER and for the CD player to connect with the ARCAM. What do you suggest in the range of BLUE JEANS products. I would need your suggestion also for speaker cables that I would also be willing to change...always in the BKUE JEANS range. In your recommendations, you can go with the most interesting products of this company. It’s quite a mandate I give you...and I would understand if you didn’t have the time. Otherwise, I would greatly appreciate your help. Have a good day...

[@ericgould5386]

Hey great vid! I will be buying some of that Twelve White speaker wire real soon and will be sleeving it with black TechFlex. What size TechFlex did you go with? If you had to do it over again, would you go with a smaller or larger size TechFlex sleeve? Thanks!

[@dsonyay]

I solved the problem with the Bluejean's "long" rca connectors by using quality 90 degree adaptors.

[@viciadoemhalo3]

Brass connectors don't bottleneck the cable, they don't have enought lenght for that.

[@technico1652]

Brass conductors actually do bottleneck the cable and here's why: The resistivity of bras is 63p, the resistivity of copper is 9.24p In real world terms, brass is only 28% as conductive as copper. This is a pretty massive difference. You would be able to easily measure this with a precision multimeter or using the 4 wire technique. www.bluesea.com/resources/108/Electrical_Conductivity_of_Materials/ dh778tpvmt77t.cloudfront.net/images/articles/inline_images/20516.jpg Good links for you to check out. Now I want to address this statement: "they don't have enough length for that" The length of the connector does not matter, it is the mass of the connector that does. The raw material of the connector would have to be made into the equivalent cable for you to compare length. A way to calculate this at home would be to take a brass connector or binding post, weigh it on a precision scale, then find the length of wire (16ga is a good size) that it would take to match that weight. This would be the "length" that you are talking about.The reason this is true, is the same as why 10ga wire is more conductive than 20ga wire, it is more massive. The densities of brass and copper are very similar, so this method is accurate.

[@viciadoemhalo3]

Resistivity is linear, it doesn't affect sound quality, but just dissipates power. Series resistance just sums up, for calculating it you need to calculate the resistivity across the lenght of the cables plus the plugs. Blue Jeans understands perfectly how to design cables and they use brass plugs and you know why? It is industry standard, because copper is just too soft for plugs and the short lenght of plugs just adds negligible resistivity to the cable. You are confusing the theories and believing in the audiophile snake oil.

[@technico1652]

I have to be honest with you I understand how silver stuff is considered snake oil, because it is 3% more conductive than copper. But I have never heard of anyone trying to say that brass in the signal path is not bad, and that copper is snake oil. Also, spade connectors should be soft to compress, and as you said, copper is softer. Whether or not they make an audible difference, IDK, but I can tell you that in both audio and electrical engineering circles, terminating in brass connections is considered a BIG no-no, because of the resistance added.

[@viciadoemhalo3]

No, in engineering circles no one complains about brass terminations, they are the most common form because of their mechanical resistance (Blue Jeans knows what they are doing so does the entire industry). You are not understanding things. It is something like this: a brass plug has a resistance of 0.0003 ohms, while the copper one has 0.0001. 1 feet of 10 gauge copper cable has a resistance of 0.001. Just one feet of cable has more resistivity than a plug. That is just how it works...

[@viciadoemhalo3]

If the cable was made of brass, then it would need to be crazy thick, But a small little plug is just a very short portion of the signal path (something like just 6 cm). Being made of copper or brass makes no difference, other than copper is less durable.

[@h2ophilter]

excellent review! do you make silver-ended speaker cables by order? just curious.

[@ConnahJay]

Good video! Thank you!!

[@thomashoctor8687]

Another great and informative video.

[@audunjemtland8287]

The greatest video on youtube about the subject. Awesome. Do you have links to that solid silver wire/plugs?

[@whatthef911]

You were great in the Crying Game.

[@jeffadams9699]

Great video! I swear by BJC. I don’t use anything else. I am sorry but people who spend thousands of dollars on cable are just silly. There isn’t a difference between a well made cable like BJC or a $1000 cable that’s cryogenically frozen, and dipped in silver then kissed by a unicorn. I mean come on people. Cables do make a difference but just buy some well made correct cables like BJC and you’ll be set.

[@JohnSmith-qi6co]

I'd use a stronger word than "silly" if I could get away with it. Yes BJC is definitely the way to go. Only a little more expensive than cheap stuff that falls apart. Also BJC has reliable published specs. They sure seem to care about their customers and their reputation too. I won't buy cables from anywhere else.

[@viciadoemhalo3]

Silver solder is not made out of pure silver, but something like 2%, it is not a good conductor. But anyway, that has no effect on the sound, it is a very short transition that would just add a tad bit of resistance, which just dissipates the power in a linear fashion.

[@technico1652]

I use the Cardas solder which I believe is 6%. I am not an advocate of silver solder, it makes no difference audibly and barely any electrically, becuase of the amount used, and that (you should) already have a physical connection before you add solder. It is a better conductor than standard 60/40 solder. I was just suggesting it for those (like me) who are OCD and want the best possible for every connection.

[@nelsonrodriguez3501]

Great video !!! Ty

[@kwashb]

do you terminate cables for people for a price? would you terminate some cables for me if you could? just asking. Kelly.

[@technico1652]

I sent you a private message via KZbin.

[@bill32889]

Do you know of any silver plated copper locking banana plugs that can take 8 or 10 AWG wire?

[@technico1652]

Robert Ontiveros WBT has many silver locking bananas, WireWorld has a set of silver locking bananas. These are are astronomically pricey. I would either go with non-locking solid silver options (see video description) or silver spades (see description). I don't like any bananas because of the contact area. Spades offer much more area and are also gas-tight.

[@bill32889]

Those are the usual suspects but they are expensive. As far as bananas vs spades I've always gone with locking bananas because once they are locked you cannot pull they out. They are really secure. But I may try out some spades.

[@technico1652]

Robert Ontiveros once you screw down spades, they do not come out. See the ones I have in my description.

[@twochaudiomg2578]

who told you that

[@twochaudiomg2578]

Known for that. It's sad yes

[@twochaudiomg2578]

Good luck selling all the off measure wire. Stick with 3 meters Eddie

[@therealmitch-a-palooza7262]

I can tell you're a little uninformed about cables. Banana plugs are made from brass instead of pure copper for very good reason. Brass is a copper alloy, but it is much harder/stronger, and corrosion resistant than copper. Pure copper is too soft and malleable to be used for banana plugs, and it corrodes much more easily. It just isn't practical to make pure copper wire terminals, they would deform and break in short order. Ever wonder why power cord terminals are made from brass instead of copper? For the exact same reasons that speaker wire terminals aren't... And for the record, brass terminals don't "bottleneck" copper speaker cable.

[@JohnSmith-qi6co]

Another reason they can't possibly "bottleneck" is that even though copper may be a slightly better conductor, we are talking about brass that is quite thick and really short (< an inch or so). Thick and short means almost no resistance.

[@aerofart]

Snake oil. Do I blind A/B test and prove to us that $15/ft cable isn’t highway robbery.

[@rileycraft4656]

you are very pretty

[@JohnSmith-qi6co]

Are you about to cite an line from the movie Deliverance?

[@mrmanuel8529]

Hi.. great video BUT you need to stop chewing gum in your videos.

[@technico1652]

Mr Manuel its my way of copin with anxiety. I would not be able to be as relaxed as I am if I was not chewing gum

[@mrmanuel8529]

Got it. Continue chewing. I must say, great, great videos... I'm waiting for more.

[@kdomster9141]

you did spend all this time, at least most of it talking about how great these .... oh well look. I guess you maybe one of these folks who believe that cables do not change sound characteristic of the sound ? This "blue jeans" what dumb ass name company is fine specially for those who think that cables do not affect the sound so why spend 150usd for cables for 1000usd speakers , lamp cord will do just fine but these folks don't want their living room to look funky so they buy cables that oh well look good so their living room can look nicer. Here is my take , you want cheap go get some mono price or other discount cable , it will look and sound better than lamp cord ... and if you are not able to hear the sound difference cable make to your particular ears and system than you are ok with these or some lamp cord .... if you do hear the nuances and details and down right color of the sound better with true audio oriented cables (not snake oil , placebo BS ) than get some fine audio cables , 150usd gets you some nice cables .... you do not need 800usd speaker cables Mr Blue Jeans .... it is not rocket science , in certain systems not necessarily 5000usd systems cables will help you to tailor the character of the sound to your personal preference or to your personal ears deficiency or non flat hearing ability , it can have an effect of an equalizer to some extend .... It is my personal opinion and it is shared by many others non placebo or snob factor limited audiophiles and you are perfectly entitled to stick to your own version of audio truth , just don't tell me that you can measure how good system sounds in specs :)

[@technico1652]

k domster the most expensive cable in this test was $29

[@kdomster9141]

Technico with connectors and termination ?

[@BB-Rareburto]

Kind of hard to understand what you are trying to say.