wuzzzer Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Right now I have two sets of pretty thin, generic interconnect cables going from my HK 730 to my subwoofer and then back to the 730 (pre-out, pre-in loop). Would I notice any improvement in sound if I purchased a decent set of cables? I know that with speaker cables the general consensus is not to worry too much about them. Is the same true with interconnects (RCA cables)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 You will get a lot of opinions on this one. I happen to think that ICs and speaker cable do make a difference. I actually just recieved two pairs of Grover Huffmans latest ICs and I'm listening to a CD that I have heard probably 500 times. I am hearing detail and nuance that I havent heard before. So do ICs make a difference? I say yes. Is it a dramatic difference? I say not really - about the same as tube rolling IN MY OPINION! Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Just for the sub, it might not make a huge difference. Since you are looping the full signal through your cables it in all likely hood would be a good idea to use a higher quality interconnect. I can't recommend any store bought brands, I make my own, maybe someone else can. The only fairly reasonably priced ones I have looked at in the past were by AudioQuest. My daughter gave me some Munster Cable "good stuff" cables. They were the deadest, dullest pieces of rubber I had ever heard. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 I have never been able to hear a difference for subwoofer interconnect. Audio Quest makes pretty good stuff on the low end of the price scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwoods Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Hi, I run with the crowd that believes anything is better than the "pretty thin, generic". Dayton, available through Parts Express has a decent, low cost alternative. How long of a run do you have? http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?DID=7&PartNumber=181-656 How Long is a Chinese name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 Its not a very long run, 3 feet at most. I just won a set of Monster Cables on eBay for $3.01. I'll be looking for another set and then I'll see how it goes. I used to have cables coming out my ears. I guess the last couple times I've moved they got legs. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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