john4618 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 I just got an RW-12 subwoofer and wonder what the best cable to use is. I only need one about 8-12 feet long. And I want a higher end quality cable. What do you think about these choices: Monster ZBass 100 Monster M Series Bass 1000 Monster Seris 400 DH Labs BL-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 All my sub cables are made by Better Cable that were purchased with my SVS subs. The cable subject is a touchy subject. My recommendation is Better Cables. www.bettercables.com or you culd pop on down to radio shack and purchased one of their cables. Have heard many people compliment them for their product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Any well shielded cable with low loss will do.BetterCables,MonsterCable,WorstCables and KingKongCable. Seriously,I purchased the upscale MonsteCable because it looked better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I have the monster cable interlink and the bettercables silverserpent. I can't tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I would go with BetterCable.com or a other small company, as they will hopefully treat you better and it is nice doing business with a small business, where one purchase makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 From a previous post: (Your get better sound with interconnects to the sub, than speaker cables.) I played around with a few interconnects a while ago when I got my first Klipsch KSW200 sub to go with my walnut-oiled Cornwall 1s, with their B2 crossover. I found the different difference that John Atkinson of Stereophile magazine describes: subtleties as delicate as a flower, ranking about one or two on a ten-point scale. A few years ago, I bought thinner, silver Monster interconnects. The thinner cable seemed slightly more full, a little richer and a smidgen more defined. They sounded slightly better than a comparable Radio Shack model for a lot less money, but I liked the different difference, especially with my Bottlehead 2A3 Paramour monoblocks. With my subs, the older copper Monster interconnects clearly sounded a little better than the thinner silver ones. Another different difference. The bass was a smidgen fuller and more detailed. Again, it was enough to make me spend the extra money. (At the time any small improvement to tame the Cornwall glare and harshness was worth the additional investment I did so love those big babies!) I recently scattered a ½ dozen Realtrap acoustic panels around my listening room, so that it looks like a Bohemian art gallery, full of all-white paintings. These made a significant difference. Several points worth on the ten-point scale. If I had to do it all over again, I would get Radio Shack interconnects and Home Depot cable first, then concentrate on adding acoustic traps to even out the sound of my listening room second. I improve my Cornwall system from a decade ago by switching amplifiers, source, equalizer, pre-amplifiers, cables, CD player, amplifiers again, Vibration Isolation Platforms, interconnects, loudspeakers, cables again and then treating the room. If I had to do it all over again I would reverse the order. Start with the room and loudspeakers first. They make the biggest difference. You cant be a tweaking audiophiles unless you experiment and listen for yourself. I call it playing stereo, as in hey, what are you doing today, wanna come over and play stereo? Get yourself three or more interconnects from friends and stores and play stereo with them. Make sure to turn everything off, but swap the interconnects around while listening to some favorite bass heavy tracks. Then you decide. Is there really a different difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Just go to Rat Shack, thats what SVS told me to do when they sent a cable that was not long enough! And it's relativly cheap Smiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
div2 Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I bought an AR Sub cable at Best Buy; I was looking for quality construction rather than any audible improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissy Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Copy of a post I made the other day- I will add this modest thought and as a preface I will say, cables in situations like video handling and non digital transmissions can make a difference: Make sure you buy at least some type of quality cable. I do not mean quality in the fact it costs more or there are exotic materials, but that its construction is quality. I had a cheap cable that came with a junk sub I used a while ago. It was so thin it allowed external noise to interfere with the signal. If this is not a good reason, I always try to buy cables with good connectors. Cheap connectors get loose, cause static and so on. I do not go crazy when it comes to cables but I do like middle of the road interconnects. I use a RS Gold interconnect. Got the 12' on sale for $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabulousfrankie Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I use an some extra RG-6 cable I had laying around and just bought some f-type to rca adapter from Radio Shack. It's 75 ohms and very well shielded so it does the job well(and cheaply). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htxpert Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 Frankie has is correct RG-6 Quad Shield is one of the best subcables out there When terminated correctly. This stuff hangs in drops from the pole to your house for decades and still performs very well, It is more than capable laying in a nice comfy house sending the LFE signal from your receiver or Pre/Pro to your sub/subs The only draw back is it not so flexable PS RG-6 Quad Sheild also makes excellemt componet cables and digital interconnects as long as you terminate them correctly Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vavoline Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 Do what you want, but I vote for Rat Shack. I have had nothing but good luck with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antagon Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 Well whatever you end up getting, make sure its a nice fat cable, with quality connectors, thats really all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john4618 Posted December 12, 2003 Author Share Posted December 12, 2003 I got the Monster ZBass 100 and it sounds great - thanks to all for your comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 It's a frikin cable already, don't need to spend much $$$$ Be smart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Hey all BLAH BLAH BLAH and more BLAH Any well shielded and properly terminated low loss cable does the trick. BLAH BLAH and BLAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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