HiFi Audio Cable Recommendation

[@frankgeeraerts6243]

I like and respect your approach of telling real facts and not the nonsense one experiences by so many calling themselves audio experts ( experts of what ) .............believers are the opposite of truth..... Thank you for sharing .

[@peanutbutterjellyjam2179]

I totally agree with high-end cables. Scientifically, the electron would flow more electronically in the proper direction, as instructed via the arrows on the cable ends.

[@markhershberger9477]

Thank you Tharbarmar for your generous sharing of your experience with cables. Your presentation seems to me simple, to the point, and credible reflecting confidence and sincerity. It’s appreciated.

[@rockfidelity8229]

I have 4s11 with Viborg gold banana plug. I noticed an improvement in clarity, imaging and deph. Midrange was more centered and bass was tighter. Big improvement over generic cables.

[@lloll69]

great video that helps everyone, thank you . everyone should try these studio standard cables that are properly terminated. they are used in studio and the mastering efforts from studio is more easily brought out, simply put its more musical . furthermore it's cheap just play around to find the right matching. in many instances pro cables can outperform much more expensive ones.

[@jackvanderwerf1294]

Really enjoyed this, great presentation. Good information, explained well. You're one of the standards for me. Appreciate the work you're doing.

[@Tharbamar]

Thank you Jack.

[@connorduke4619]

Great video Tharbarmar, you appear to have a deeper understanding of cables than just about any other audio reviewer! Very valuable insights.

[@stoinge]

Got Wharfedale 4.2 speakers arriving next week. Always had crap speakers but beautiful music, Going to be buying the Belden 8402 Cables cos i wanna appreciate those highs ive been missing all these years

[@Tharbamar]

Enjoy!

[@mariusalexe7619]

Hi Tharbamar and thank you very much for your videos! I have no previous experience with audio cables, but after watching your videos, I decided to make my own just for fun. I replaced a QED Silver Anniversary XT with Canare 4S11 made by myself. This cable sounded better in the bass and midrange compared to the QED but had a big loss in highs and clarity, and it definitely needs a long break in period. After about 3 weeks of daily use, the sound become much clear, much crisper and articulated, it really was a surprise. Now I just finished making the Mogami W3082 and after the first 30 minutes of listening I must say that this cable is absolutely gorgeous. I don't know if this needs break in too, but straight out from the first use, the sound is out of this world, it is so amazing! I am thinking now after listening 3082 if it still worth making another Mogami w3104 as i was planning.

[@Tharbamar]

Very nice work, thanks for sharing.

[@marcinkantoch7176]

I built a speaker cable based on Canare 4S11 and it is astonishing !! it replaced my much more expensive cable and it is the best speaker cable I ever tried regardless of price. I also tried building an interconnect with Belden 8402 and it is ok, but not spectacular. Too muddy and warm for my taste. The Viborg 09G-801 is much better (the cooper interconnect from Viborg). it has much more resolution, but it is not bright. Opens up the soundstage much more and injects air into the presentation. I also had Oyaide Class S USB in my system for the last few years. I agree that it is a great USB cable, hard to beat at any price. Recently I replaced it with Lucarto Audio Albero USB. This one is even better at similar price. Thank you for a great channel! I learned so much from your videos!

[@psyborg06]

Insane how much money you've wasted chasing phantoms in your head.

[@marcinkantoch7176]

@@psyborg06 People who say that never expierienced a truly hi-end system in person.

[@psyborg06]

@@marcinkantoch7176 I have, and own one. A cable simply doesn't care how much you've paid for your system, or how "high end" you subjectively believe it to be. Do you not have any cognitive dissonance in that your claims are completely at odds with a basic understanding of signal transmission?

[@marcinkantoch7176]

@@psyborg06 If your system does not show differences between cables then it does not seem to be of high quality. Every well put together system for around 3000$ or more will easily show differences between cables, even powercoords :)

[@psyborg06]

@@marcinkantoch7176 Yes, because the more you spend the more bias you have towards believing there actually was a change. I'm sorry, but you are not reinventing physics. You've fallen into the trap peddled by audiophile marketing, sadly there are many in deep and refusing science like you. I understand it is very unlikely I can convince you though, the human mind does very well at trying to justify our expenditures.

[@marcod8725]

I purchased the OFC version of the Canare 4S11, called 4S11G. I used tellurium copper bananas. I did not compare it with the 4S11, but I can say the the highs are open and airy, with a wide soundstage, deep bass, and accurate midrange. I play the piano and a C note sounds like a C note: clean, clear, open with little coloration. I have explored more expensive audiophile cables, but have no desire to go back. Also, these cables have low resistance, inductance and capacitance. Lower in I and C than a $3000 set of cables that have a battery pack. Allow time to settle in. At around 100 hours, the depth and 3D imaging become more apparent. The Canare website says allow 400 hours, but they sound great sooner than that.

[@psyborg06]

What physical property of the cable do you believe to have changed over your "burn-in" experiment to affect the signal you speakers are receiving? If you can't name one, you better start re-writing our physics textbooks.

[@g.johnson9901]

@@psyborg06 He is entitled to his subjective opinion and doesn’t have to prove anything to you.

[@psyborg06]

@@g.johnson9901 Where did I say he was obligated to? I don't expect a response as I find most types who've eschewed basic concepts of signal transfer for audiophile marketing are enormously biased.

[@g.johnson9901]

@@psyborg06 You asked the question and I have a head this 1000 times. I don’t care if you think he is biased. It appears to be a well built cable that measures well and of sufficient gauge. He likes what he hears and is enjoying his system. That is all.

[@legaspi89]

Good Video. Now out of all those cables, which one would give me the warmest sound?

[@mikrophonie5633]

Which cable will deliver more music, make more sense of the music, and manage to more fully convey the artists' intentions?

[@Tharbamar]

It will be system dependent and synergy with paring components.

[@audiorick841]

@Mikro Phonie, isn’t that an Audioquest quote?

[@Tharbamar]

No idea, I don’t reference quotes from anyone.

[@supes323]

@@Tharbamar In your main system which one would you choose? If you could only pick one.

[@mikrophonie5633]

@@audiorick841 lol, it's a ridiculous quote from a Stereophile reviewer who was reviewing one of AudioQuest's snake oil cables, from what I've heard that Stereophile reviewer now works for AudioQuest 🤣🤣

[@piotrk.7073]

You answered already. 😇 Hi, I need a help belden 9497 cable is quite thin so Do You prefer twist? Or it is not required? Regards

[@Tharbamar]

I twisted two wires, you can see in my L100 75th review video, thanks

[@BillyKueekSG]

Good video, thank you for sharing. I’ve tried and heard differences between cables, even cables of same low price ranges like $30. When I get a better one to compare (say, the same $30 versus another that costs $100). I also agree that copper wire works better for me and silver is bright.

[@Thereznap]

this is the best cable review i've seen. THANK YOU

[@a29h17]

Which speaker cable would you recommend to provide crisp, detailed and dynamic high frequencies? Nice video!

[@Tharbamar]

Mogami W3103 is great choice. Thanks

[@richardcloud9265]

Really good presentation. Wondering if you have tried the Canare 4s11G fo speaker wires. I plan to try seem Canare and will likely use G instead or regular 4s11G.

[@Tharbamar]

4S11G is better cables.

[@audiorick841]

Excellent advice. Thank you. I own a couple of the cables your reference from Belden and Canare and I would tend to agree they are very good quality.

[@KonradSkowronski]

I agree on almost all your suggestions but there is something that must be said: usb cables have no impact on sound whatsoever - they just pass digital data. No need to buy fancy usb cable. I’ve seen recording studios with $10k monitors, hi-end preamps and consoles and pretty inexpensive but solid Mogami signal cables AND basic USB cables. Speaker cables, signal cables matters. USB, optical - they don’t as long as they are well built and cost no more than few bucks.

[@connorduke4619]

USB does worsen the sound compared to a HDMI connection though. Best to avoid USB altogether.

[@alexkane84]

Wrong , usb cable without proper shielding can cause emi rfi problem

[@KonradSkowronski]

@@alexkane84 and you certainly can hear that, do you? Especially 300MHz :D There’s nothing magical about shielding and the availability of stupidly over designed, over engineered cables does not change physics. Cables designed for professional use do not have fifteen layers of shielding made of pure, oxygen-free, directional unobtanium. No they just have shielding designed to ground the common interference signals from low frequency (braid) to RF frequencies (foil). Standard well designed cables provide sufficient semi/rfi rejection so I can guarantee you will not hear it unless your home electricity is messed up.

[@albertsalcedo8675]

I have a CD player with RCA, Optical and Coax out options. I wanted to use the single Coax to get the signal to the Amp. Can I build a single Belden 8402 cable to connect it? If so, should I ground both ends or have it be directional? Basically, would I build it the same as your DIY Belden video? I didn't know if the process was different for single audio coax out or if I needed to use actual coax cable instead of the speaker wire method.

[@Tharbamar]

These cables are not designed for COAX cables, please check with Blue Jean cables for custom cables.

[@markpolly2574]

Tharbamar thanks for all the great videos. I build a set of cables from one of your videos using Mogami W3104 4 Conductors. and love them. The work so well I even needed to turn down the volume on my receiver. Any suggestions for a better Turntable ground wire I can Build. Thanks

[@IronHorsey3]

Very impressed with the superb advice here. Well done!

[@oleksiyonyshchenko5921]

Hi @Tharbamar. Have you ever compared 4s11 and 2s11 ? There is an opinion that the 2s11 is more transparent.

[@glenncurry3041]

Myself and two others I know had to pull the Canare 4S11 Star Quad speaker cables out of our systems. For me it actually caused my amp to overheat. Or more accurately, when the sonic issues were identified by all of us, the replacement cables allowed me to run at a higher level without the overheating problem I was having. I measured over 4db additional dynamic range. I went to some shotgunned NOS Monster Cable. Another person I know went to Belden 5T00UP.

[@Tharbamar]

Hi, I don’t know about but your setup but I would like to tell you connecting speaker cables itself never caused any harm unless there is something wrong with connection or amplifier may have weak current (power) supply than speakers were demanding(more power), just to clarify, Thanks

[@bluesteelbass]

I would double check how the cable was terminated. You cannot just pick 2 random strands in star quad and terminate them on both ends.

[@glenncurry3041]

​@@bluesteelbass Mine were supplied sonically welded preterminated onto locking bananas by BlueJean Cables. And we are talking about 3 different systems. Not just one set in one system.

[@bluesteelbass]

@@glenncurry3041 The sonic welding could very well be faulty, causing increased resistance in the cable, causing your system to overheat. If you have an LCR meter, I would test the cable resistance at the connectors and see the results. A multimeter will work as well, but measure a known good cable's resistance and use that number as a reference. I would be really curious to the results!

[@glenncurry3041]

@@bluesteelbass get the facts straight. Sonic welding is better, more mechanically stable, lower resistance than soldering. And again we are talking about 3 different sets of cables in 3 different systems.

[@aleksanderp.4373]

Excellent that you collected your cable experience in one video! Maybe follow up video for connectors and respective differences (bare wire - banana - spade, crimping - soldering - screwdown). Also power cables? Question for Belden 9497 - its a thin wire, do you need to double up on that wire like you show, to be comparable with thicker cables from Canare or Mogami? What is the percieved difference of using double cable vs just single for Belden 9497? Thanks!

[@Feliciano12v]

This!

[@Tharbamar]

Yes for sure I will do that in the future, for 9497 cable run will be depending on your amplifier, if you have high current SS amp or high power Class D amps double run is needed because single run can sound a bit thin, double run is comparable to Mogami or Canare but it had more spacious upper frequencies in my setup with slightly less bass response, thanks

[@aleksanderp.4373]

@@Tharbamar Interesting, thank you!

[@TheNaka9]

Great video! Thanks :) I am using the Belden 8402 for some years and it is still my reference interconnect. So I will try the 9497 speaker cables, since I am using the Supra Ply 3.4S - a great tinned copper wire that offer the possibility of connecting the shield to the mains ground.

[@Jil8840]

Supra ply 3.4 is one of the worst speaker cables i have ever heard. Very unnatural sound with very bad stereo image. The sound was leaning towards the left speaker - unbalanced stereo image......!!!

[@aleph0909]

I just bought Belden 9497 for my speakers. Do you untangle the wires or keep them as together? My seller told me there is a difference. Thanks.

[@TheNaka9]

@@aleph0909 I keep them together, just untangle a few inches at the ends

[@ionutplesea5693]

Hi Tharbamar, very interesting and usefull stuff, as usual. I have a pair of Mogami 2549 xlr to xlr that is being used between my chord hugo TT2 dac and the Acoustic Eenergy AE1 active speakers. While I'm happy overall with them I tend to find the cables a little bit too cold, thin, bright sounding, lacking some warmth in the midrange, in my system. I want to buy either the Belden 8402 xlrs or the Canare L 4ES6's to give it a try. The problem is that the Belden would cost me two times and a half more than the Canare. Do you think tat I should be ok with the Canare or the Belden is the better choice? Thanks

[@ionutplesea5693]

"that"

[@Tharbamar]

I would suggest you to try L4ES6, Belden 8402 may not suit your set up in synergy department, thanks

[@ionutplesea5693]

Thank you

[@jeffstuart6420]

Great vid with excellent info as always. I always enjoy them. Well done.

[@Nickydjflex]

Hi! Belden 8402 xlrs or Canare L 4ES6 for electronic music? My setup: Roon Rock - R26 Gustard _ XLR _ Hegel H390 - Monitor Audio Gold 100.

[@Tharbamar]

I would go with L-4E6S personally if I have similar setup, thanks

[@petergrasic2914]

I purchased the Jib Baobab HDMI Cable recommended for Audio between my Jays CD Transport & Gustard R26 DAC, I'm hoping some Burn in time will improve it as it performs at a much lower level than my Cheaper Chinese quality Cable (it is 1/2 mtr -Jib is 1 mtr) I will update if it improves..

[@supes323]

Have you ever tried van damme up-lcofc hi-fi speaker cable? If so, how does it compare to some of the cables you have mentioned? Thanks

[@SuperJapierdole]

Any of these cables may have a chance against qed revelation? Have qeds already but id change as now i driver beafier speakers and changing the Amp for something more powerful. Qeds are 1.5mm so a small cable

[@kevindeem7174]

Thanks! I made a similar version of your power cables, really like them , Thanks 👍

[@stephenserrato3482]

Love the Belden 9497. They just sound right in my system. Decided to try the comparable Belden 8470. Definetly more airy and emphasis on highs, sounds more transparent, but the bass is suffering. Not the mid bass, but the lower frequencies. In your experience, will the sound characteristics change with burn in? Will i get my bass back?

[@Tharbamar]

May be if you do the quad wire set up, I use two of 9497(four wires) on each side, I have a few clips of them in this video, thanks

[@stephenserrato3482]

@@Tharbamar Appreciate you! thanks for the great suggestion. I'll try that. What banana plugs are you using on the 9497? Are they soddered or bare? I use bare wire right now and htink bananas would be good idea.

[@Tharbamar]

I’m using audioquest banana plugs amzn.to/3JZG2jE

[@connorduke4619]

@@thelonewolf666 Troll alert.

[@PP-nh1lv]

Absolutely wonderful advice Tharbamar, I have so much respect for your channel and your honest opinions. I was wondering what your opinion was on the Belden 5000UP speaker cable?

[@Tharbamar]

I have not tried them yet, will do when I need new wires, thanks

[@Ss-kn6zc]

For you is better an ofc or occ cable? I have to buy a new speaker cable and I don't know id is a better buy a Sommer Quadra Blue (ofc) or an oehlbach xxl fusion 2 (occ). Thanks as always

[@Tharbamar]

My favorite is OCC cable.

[@El_white_horse]

But the canare 4s11 is occ ?

[@didioentoro7575]

​@El_white_horse No. Canare 4S11 is not OCC or OFC

[@bigambientdeath]

Will I hear the difference using canare 4s11 speaker cable over the no name 10awg ofc cable I usually use in a 7ft run?, I'm interested in trying a new cable to drag out more bass details in my system.

[@luisancheta7524]

Hi! I would like to know which way to go as far as connection is concern to get the best sound quality from a balanced cable. Is it XLR cable male/female with 1/4 TRS female adapter or XLR female to 1/4 TRS as one cable (without the adapter)? Does it make any difference as far as sound quality? Thanks.

[@Tharbamar]

One cable will have better performance than using it with adapter but most of the case there may not be major noticeable in sound. Thanks

[@BeanieHead1500]

Thank you. Didnt know that those expensive brands are actually made by OEM factories.

[@connorduke4619]

Cable expense:$10, adding a boutique label to it: $4990. Voila - a $5,000 cable!

[@Jo34457]

I try so many cables in the past I end up with cardas interconnector and speaker cables . It’s has lots headroom and it smooth high and midrange

[@Tharbamar]

Personally I did not like any Cardas cables, Subpar build quality with unnatural sound. They don't work well with pro audio gear either when I tried.

[@1337sim1]

Just buy from Blue Jeans Cable, setup your system and have fun listening! 😎

[@dougmurray7684]

You have a link for AES/EBU cable and that is all Mogami 3080. I believe the cable I purchased for this was Mogami W3103. Are either sufficient for AES?

[@dougmurray7684]

My bad, I checked, it is Mogami W3080. Thanks

[@Tharbamar]

Mogami 3080 is very good choice for AES cable, thanks

[@tubefreeeasy]

May I ask that you look up Tempo Electric Silver cables. With their concept and my observed listening, how can a cable sound better than this absolute basic and simplest form of cable engineering?

[@Tharbamar]

Yes did check them out it seems very nice, personally I like silver cables between my turntable and phono section, thanks

[@tubefreeeasy]

@@Tharbamar I appreciate you checking them out.

[@ChicagoRob2]

Mogami 2549 is the best interconnect cable I’ve used. Very neutral sound signature.

[@ajayr8781]

Definitely will be buying Mogami cables, any clue where they sell Mogami cables in Canada?

[@Tharbamar]

I would check on eBay first.

[@ajayr8781]

@@Tharbamar I will try but can it be trusted

[@Tharbamar]

Yes look for reputable sellers.

[@netnakul]

Have you experienced Supra Cables? Heard good things about them

[@Tharbamar]

I may have some Supra RCA cables somewhere but it's been awhile, thanks

[@chirpingbluebird]

kimber kables go very well with denon PMAs(high end ones).. i have tried 8TC(biwired). ove them so much, upgraded to 12TC.. try high end kimber models and you will love them..

[@Tharbamar]

Thanks Ravi, I will try them, thanks

[@chirpingbluebird]

@@Tharbamar my set up is denon pma 2010ae integrated and denon dcd A100 SACD player. Interconnects are kimber timbre..

[@Tharbamar]

@@chirpingbluebird Oh I forgot I had 8TC long time ago which I replaced with Canare 4S11 cables.Thanks

[@Didadumdam]

Do you remember how kimber 4tc vs canare 4s11 sound ? What made you replace the kimber to canare 4s11 ?

[@doperider85]

Hoping to hear your thoughts on belden 8473 I got a 1000' roll for free it was sitting around the shop and my boss gave it to me

[@Tharbamar]

It should be very good speaker cables.

[@chuckmaddison2924]

The best cable is the one that makes your buddy go wow. Especially when you say was only $ 1000 ........American......per inch. I use 6 meters of cable off my welder.

[@bigmacfullerton7870]

If you want a cable that sounds as good as some cables that cost in the thousands for $40 a pair try the Miccah 14 gauge pure copper speaker wire.

[@Leo-yn5fx]

those belden 9497 do i have to use a banana plug or can i just plug em straight in?

[@Tharbamar]

Yes you can connect directly to the posts. Thanks

[@alainduquenois3812]

Que pensez-vous des wharfedale evo 4.2 je les ai associés avec mon denon pma 2500ne en bi-cablage

[@Tharbamar]

It will be very good paring.

[@alainduquenois3812]

@@Tharbamar merci beaucoup

[@scoobyrex247]

Great video and nice Sony hapz1

[@cd-rom.]

Why Belden 8402 over Canare 4S11?

[@Tharbamar]

Not one over another, I use them all depending on paring.

[@q2forever778]

Are canare 4s11 and mogami w3104 OCC wires ?

[@Tharbamar]

They are not OCC wires.

[@q2forever778]

It is a bit confusing then. You mentioned OCC method in the beginning but talk about non OCC wires further. I thought you would recommend some OCC wires.

[@stoinge]

rrr perfect timing for this video

[@stephenjordan8712]

How about RCA subwoofer cables for the LFE signal from an AVR?

[@Tharbamar]

I like Blue Jeans cables, thanks

[@gustavarshavin8193]

Please review budget amplifier+dac Fosi Audio DA2120A

[@LeRoySL-q5q]

Honestly, I'm perfectly happy with 10 or 12 ga. OFC speaker cable. I am very skeptical of esoteric, expensive, outrageously expensive, cable. So much snake oil. I run live sound and I will say that Belden and Mogami cable is top notch.

[@rupy6860]

If your cables sound so good, you don't need speakers.😂

[@Tharbamar]

Good to know, thanks for the tip.

[@latheofheaven]

Excellent, very helpful. Thank you Sir! 👍

[@thomaskam1621]

Hi What kind of cables for phono innterconnect.?

[@carlsitler9071]

I recommend cables with copper wire. The end. Amir showed differences of expensive cables (sometimes worse) are inaudible).

[@raymondchan3587]

Genuine OCC copper still improves a lot.

[@photohum]

Love the cable videos. Keep up the great work! Thank you!

[@Tharbamar]

Thanks

[@mateusznowakowski5895]

Hi! I want to thank you for all knowledge you shared with us with you KZbin chamek. You are amazing, honest person. I made Canare 4s11 speaker cable after your video tutorial - wow just amazing cable. Now i want to make RCA after seeing your videos. Can you give me a little advice? In my country belden 8402 is almost 3x more expensive thank mogami 2534… Is it worth to add more money and get belden? :) I Have really bright system and belden warmth sounds amazing. Thank you again!

[@Tharbamar]

2534 is great choice, If there’s big difference in the price I would go with 2534 or 2549, thanks

[@mateusznowakowski5895]

Ok! Thank you! Do you prefer 2549 over 2534? And i Have one more question If i can? When using 2549 do you use japanese method as well - both ends ground connected to shield/screen? Thank you

[@Hungho-jd9pb]

What a info? Love it… Thanks..ss…🙏

[@joeygsaudiochannel3972]

Excellent Video my friend. DIY your own ends and buy the good stuff in Bulk !

[@Tharbamar]

Thanks 👍

[@PanAmStyle]

I have used the Mogami quad for interconnects and find it very good, especially for the phono stage to amp pair - I haven’t tried the Belden yet. The Mogami was at least as good as low/mid priced AudioQuest and WireWorld pair that I tried. I did use the Belden speaker cable and really liked it. Then I tried the WireWorld Mini Eclipse silver and to my ears it was significantly better than the Belden, so I bought an 8 ft pair for the main system.

[@Tharbamar]

WW cables are very good.

[@PanAmStyle]

@@Tharbamar The WW speaker cable smoked an AQ that cost $300 more.

[@Tharbamar]

@@PanAmStyle Thanks for the info.

[@moonphaser3304]

Great advice

[@johankamarudin5155]

Cables does make a difference at least from my own experience. I trust my ears. I don't care what other people think.

[@louisgreen3915]

So how much was your turntable (because if it was less than £6000 then I would agree with you). Above that price the difference is immense.

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

thank you!

[@petergrasic2914]

Updating my comment below, I have about 20-30 hours on the Jib Baobab HDMI Cable, it has improved substantially & at this point (I suspect another 50 hrs will improve performance more) is as good or better than my existing Cable. In my System this is a good recommendation....

[@ECHOHMONG]

Pls.tell the​ difference between the​ 2534&2549 in​ terms of​ sound​ .Thx.

[@Tharbamar]

2549 is more accurate and transparent, 2534 highs are slightly rolled off, thanks

[@d2kno]

They both sound exactly the same. To say a cable makes the sound more transparent or has rolled off highs is complete hogwash.

[@Tharbamar]

@D2kno, Nah.

[@d2kno]

@@Tharbamar Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, not just “Trust me Bro”

[@mateusznowakowski5895]

Hi! No power cables?

[@Tharbamar]

Here is some power cables, iFi Nova & Supernova AC Power Cable Comparison Review with Frequency Analysis kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqfZXqh5jdSWnsU

[@pjmvdbroek]

So cables are frequency fi 3:29 lters

[@javierazagrahernandez2598]

Selling japanese smoke .

[@nagumaninagu9368]

Hi sir

[@pgansz]

I really enjoy your equipment reviews and like the channel a lot. However, cables make no audible difference in sound quality, whatsoever, unless you have one that is faulty. It is pure snake oil. Same with power cables, and conditioners. It's total nonsense.

[@Tharbamar]

pro audio cables are snake oil too?

[@pgansz]

Yes. You can measure them with basic equipment. There is no measurable difference in them that is even close to audible to the human ear. The noise and distortion levels are so low it's completely inaudible. The difference between $1000 cable and a $20 cable is so close to zero it's laughable. See any number of measurements on AudioScienceReview or Audioholics. The differences you're hearing are confirmation bias and placebo effects. If you don't believe me try a blind study and have your wife swap the cables to see if you can tell.

[@Tharbamar]

@P Gansz, Measurements don't tell the whole story, what about guitar strings or violin string or microphone that record them? every musician knows there is the different in sound by minor changes but would you care for measurements of those, probably not if you know good sound. So basically you are saying pro studios where they record your favorite music uses snake oil cables? please try to visit George Lucas ranch(Skywalker) if you have chance, I don't think anyone from ASR or AH is respectable as sound engineers from Skysound studio.

[@pgansz]

@@Tharbamar Thanks for the reply. You cannot discredit electrical engineers with hearsay. However, I also agree measurements are not everything. But, there is powerful snake oil here. The entire point of an amplifier's power transformer is to "condition" the power feeding the amp. Conditioning power before a power transformer is tantamount to suggesting your multiple thousand dollar purchase does not perform as intended. It's highly redundant and not necessary. I know it can be difficult to admit, but just try a blind listening test with cable swaps. You will surprise yourself. Confirmation bias with a new purchase for your hobby is very high - that's not news! 🙂 Really enjoy your reviews, thanks again!

[@panblue43]

Hi! I like your videos but in cable misery it is just a subjective opinion. In the golden age of hi-fi (retro) just began the cable misery but if You had a good source, a good amp and loudspeakers connected with basic, ordinary cables-the system was perfect. The problem is that-in our time the quality of audio components - what is good or "premium" - in the golden age was ordenary. For example in old amps the transformer, the caps, the wiring, switches, potmeters were good or high quality from cheap to expencive. Now the cheap is plastic shit-You can try on any cables not will be better. The mid range is almost that what was basic in old times. And the better or best quality? You cannot buy on that price but if Yes-the cables will be the cheapest part of the system 😎🤔

[@nagumaninagu9368]

Where you sir

[@Jil8840]

Canare and Mogami sound cheap and bad. Both brands had muddy, cloudy sound.

[@Tharbamar]

Say that to your favorite musicians and recording.

[@Jil8840]

@@Tharbamar that's why many recordings sound bad, because they use mogami and canare cables...... I don't understand why someone who pays thousands in a hi fi system would buy the cheapest cables to connect it. Unless mogami and canare have high priced, high end models that i don't know about......

[@COLDMKULTRA]

@@Jil8840 ... YOU quite obviously do not know much about anything audio related ... you think that high priced equals high quality ... you utter tool 😂🤣😅

[@alexmarinchik8519]

Голые слова и субъективная оценка. Где измерения?