Great cable ideas and some good tips. I've been using the Mogami 3104 for a while, but I had trouble finding bananas that fit the gauge when twisted so this is fantastic! They are great!!

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! The 3104 is surprisingly flexible for the size.

Great looking cables! Nice to see the 3 different options!

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! A lot of good options out there, I just happen to like these.

@user-kb6mj7zq8t

3 ай бұрын

​@@MattCoykendall1Not too hot on the end connectors. Was getting connectors with the circular housing that wraps around the female end, not an option?

I've used the Viborg banana plugs on some custom cables that I've made. I was thinking of making some Canare cables for myself and a friend. Your video has inspired me to go ahead. I really appreciate the links to all the materials. I was having a tough time deciding on the sleeving.

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that, appreciate the watch too!

Good work Matt. Thanks for sharing.

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! No problem

Thanks for showing us how to make "less expensive" speaker cables. I didn't exactly realize it could be done this way.

Nice video and great job linking the materials.🙏

@MattCoykendall1

2 ай бұрын

Appreciate the support!

❤ very useful. Thanks Mr Matt!!!

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Hey Tony, glad it was helpful!

This was a great video, it gave me ideas on how to build better quality cables. Thanks!

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

Really glad to hear that!

@HyPex808-2

5 ай бұрын

@@GeirRssaak thanks capt obvious!

Looks like I'll be making my own cables:)

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

I feel like it’s the way to go.

Великолепно, отличная работа! Благодарю за подсказку))

Very nice!

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Great and informative video, thank you for your work. Is there a difference in sound whether the cable strands are made of oxygen-free copper strands or whether the individual cable strands are made of oxygen-free solid core copper?

great work. i can't believe what some companies charge for speaker Cables.. some even cost more than an Amp or CD player !!. ridiculous . thanks for sharing.

I have built miles of speaker cable for professional use and I take real care in doing so. The only connectors I’ve ever used are multi-pin Neutrik and I am partial to soldering them if possible. As to EMI, a cable with a source impedance of .01 ohm isn’t going to even notice if you run it across the top of a utility transformer down the street. I keep the ends clean as much as is practicable even using a dummy connector. Proper connectors wipe their own contacts on insertion.

@VEC7ORlt

4 ай бұрын

This is the way, neutrik connectors and soft cables are so nice to work with. How do people even consider building cable with those stupid ass stiff garden hoses.

@artysanmobile

4 ай бұрын

@@VEC7ORlt If NL connectors cost $800 apiece, they would be much more popular with audiophiles.

Very cool

Wow Matt, you are quite the craftsman! I never worry too much about speaker cables, I just buy 14 gauge wire and put some two screw banana plugs on and I'm good. The late great Roger Russell of McIntosh recommended 18 gauge wire up to 20 feet. He said the extra resistance helped with the amplifier's damping factor. He always talked about the wailing, the rending of garments and the gnashing of teeth over a device made to short circuit the output of your amp to the input of your speakers. LOL

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

I am sure that 14 gauge works just fine too, I do enjoy a good DIY though!

@mikecampbell5856

5 ай бұрын

@@GeirRssaak Greetings! My Great Grand Parents and my Wife's Great Grand Parents came from Norway!

Great video. I've never been a cable guy, but I did invest in some lovely SKW cables from China. Mainly because they look beautiful, but also because they come with three different high quality, screw in termination types. Spades, and two different banana types. Also, they are very reasonably priced. Building your own looks like fun. I do love playing with shrink tubing.

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

I am right there with you, nothing wrong with getting cables because you like the look. Do a build sometime, lots of ways to customize.

@jayem1826

5 ай бұрын

Yes. I've seen those SKW's on AliExpress and Amazon. How do they sound? I have a couple pairs of XLR's from China. No name brand. Good build. How do they sound? Good. Can't really hear a difference between those and Kimber PBJ or MIT's.

@jimfarrell4635

5 ай бұрын

@@jayem1826 They sound fine. Ivwas using Chord company interconnects before and they are certainlyvas good, but look a lot better and are better constructed. I actually bought them for a second system abd moved thrm to my main system. I dont believe cables make a big difference once they meet a basoc construction standard, but these are very satisfying to own and look at, and the triple connectors are a genius idea.

@firstcavtanker

5 ай бұрын

@@GeirRssaakwhat are you talking about?? He said he likes the way his cables LOOK, there’s nothing placebo about that. SMH

@jimfarrell4635

5 ай бұрын

@@GeirRssaak Absolutely no placebo effect here. Now, let me just have a slug of homeopathic flower remedy before I go online and buy some audiophile quality fuses...

Love or hate them years ago my first experience with speaker cables was Monster cables. I had a cheap pair of Radio Shack cables and I replaced them with Monster cables that were on the economy side. When I turned the stereo back on all of sudden I noticed things in the music I wasn't hearing before 😮 much to my suprise. I became a believer and today I use Blue Jean speaker cables and World's Best Cables interconnects. Good quality without the crazy price.

@Douglas_Blake_579

6 ай бұрын

I'm no fan of monster cables... but they did do one thing worthy of note... At roughly 14ga, they got us beyond the 20 and 22ga wire most stereos came with. Wire that thin has enough resistance to affect sound quality.

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Blue Jeans and world’s best are great options as well, I have some of both.

@Douglas_Blake_579

6 ай бұрын

@@MattCoykendall1 Monoprice also sells OFC wire in bulk at reasonable prices.

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

I have a spool on Monoprice as well for in-wall rated.

I like to use a wood burner with an exacto knife blade attachment to cut insulation. Melts right through with no damage to the wire.

I bought some AudioQuest Wel Signature knockoffs for what it would cost to make a good set and I love them. I got a cable identical in design and geometry but using copper instead of silver and I did not need to pay snake oils prices of $10k.

Excellent, clear and concise tutorial, thank you! To complement the clip, and having built my own cables, here's an "expose" regarding the plugs *(sorry for the length, I've pasted from my own notes)* : the materials that are used, their impact on electrical transmission, and in the end on overall sound signal - on the hearing (having a background in engineering, it's a little research that I've done before "crafting" my cables). I'll begin with Rhodium (the most resistant and durable), then Gold (the safest choice), and finally silver (the best for my personal context given my amp+speakers). Copper connectors must be protected from oxidation via some plating. Since they're end point/junction transmitters (between the amp and the cable, then between the cable and the speakers), different platings can have a slight impact on the sound signal. Consequently, the choice could also depend on the combination of speakers, the amp, and the type of sound one is looking for (sometimes to compensate or add clarity to frequency levels between an amp and a speaker). But for a casual listener who doesn't have a trained "audiophile" ear, they shouldn't render much difference. In which case the clip's 1st and most affordable solution, or the second one (for less interferences if there are numerous sources of such - as mentioned in the clip), along "all-around" gold plated copper plugs, would be safe options. Keeping in mind that what follows is barely distinguishable for an untrained/casual ear (if at all), here are some details... *Rhodium plated is good in a harsh environment, e.g. for outside speakers, cables you'd carry around for parties or whatnot.* It's more durable and resistant to tarnish, wear, and tear, also being the best option against oxidation. However, it has a relatively much lower conductivity: half as good as gold, lesser when compared to copper, and one third as good as silver: - Silver: 62.1 x 10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) - Copper: 58.7 x 10^6 S/m - Gold: 44.2 x 10^6 S/m - Rhodium: 23 x 10^6 S/m - Brass: 15.9 x 10^6 S/m Much of the signal will be transported by the copper core/plug body and then through the rhodium interstice. Hence, pure OCC or OFC copper plugs plated with rhodium are better than rhodium plated brass plugs. More over, Rhodium's electrical resistivity is _relatively_ much higher than gold or silver plating, although this shouldn't have much impact on the audio signal (a very residual effect) since we're talking about an interstice rather than a core transporter (the third solution with a thicker cable would compensate for the resulting resistance anyways): - Silver: 1.59 x 10^-8 Ω/m (ohms per meter) - Copper: 1.72 x 10-8 Ω/m - Gold: 2.2 x 10^-8 Ω/m - Rhodium: 4.3 x 10^-8 Ω/m In short, and although its higher price could give an opposite perception (it only reflects its rarity), *Rhodium is not an ideal plating for electrical connectors and terminals, unless used in a harsh environment.* Hence, if such cables were meant to stay home (without much handling), I'd always favor gold or silver plated copper. *Gold plated brass/copper, sounds a bit fuller and smoother with slightly more emphasis in the mid-range and bass.* With gold plated brass, the music is a bit more recessed (only by way of comparison) and there is a little less musical separation, for an "easier listening". Gold having a relatively much higher electrical conductivity than brass, it will have such impact on the main signal. On the other hand, Gold has less conductivity than copper (but higher than Rhodium): most of the signal goes through the copper body and only traverse the Gold interstice of the connection toward the rest of the line. Gold plating is the second best protection against oxidation after Rhodium. *Silver plated copper sounds somewhat brighter and more detailed with better musical separation with slightly more emphasis on the upper frequencies.* The soundstage moves a little forward. A bit more "exciting listening" and (fortunately) not too bright with the particular setup I'm using them on. Silver does not readily oxidize but it reacts with sulfur containing compounds in the atmosphere, to form silver sulfide (Ag2S). This is the primary tarnish observed on silver. However, silver sulfide is a semiconductor with a similar band gap as the oxides of copper which are also semiconductors: it can actually protect the connector even more, and can add chatoyance to the sound - although barely noticeable. *Final note:* the above impact on the audio signal, are much more audible when talking about the cable itself, its core and shielding material. For instance, instead of twisting two 14 AWG resulting in 10 to 12 AWG end cables, one could use a silver or copper breaded shielding over the two 12 AWG end cables, in order to reduce interferences (in my case, silver for an aesthetic reason).

@danieljones8587

3 ай бұрын

Dude!!! I want you to build me some cables for my new speakers! 👍

@mikeeygauthier2959

3 ай бұрын

What are ur thoughts on OCC copper? Thx.

I bought Monoprice 16 AWG oxygen free cables at $100 per 300'. Bought the Mediabridge connectors, all went well, and the 16 gauge wire is plenty thick enough for the job. I have had thicker and more expensive wire in the past, I could not hear any difference. My system is a Marantz NR 1605 7.1 surround, Klipsh Cornwall II (1976) front left and right. Definitive Technology center and left and right mid-speakers with a pair of Polk rear speakers.

I saw a KZread channel that talks about HIFI (he sells the amps, speaker and speaker cables). He crowed that he got a great deal on $1,500 cables (used), they were 10' each. That's $75 a foot. They saw you coming!

I’ve done this with my in-wall cables and bi-wired speakers. I’m under no delusion that it makes any difference but to look cool and I spend more time just listening to music.

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree with you

I am having a hard time finding the two higher end wires in different colors. Could you provide a link? Thanks

Haben sie auch schon mal ein Folien- Lautsprecherkabel gehört bzw. gebaut? Solidcoraudio baut welche mit 30mm x 0,07mm in Copper and Silver...

Nice guide. The only suggestion I'd make is to invest in automatic style wire stripper, they aren't that much more and so much easier to use. I made some similar cables with bulk two conductor in wall 14 awg Belden and Preffair banana plugs which are similar to your mid-tier ones but slimmer and more minimal looking. I wrapped the cable with 1/4" Techflex which fits over the entire cable run and 1/8" red and black Techflex on the individual plus / minus conductors. Also heatshrink where the conductors exit the cable and red / black heatshrink over the banana plugs (cable pants look cheap to me). Looks and feels high-end but about the same price as you pay for pre-made cables on Amazon.

@darrinfyfe7728

6 ай бұрын

The automatic style don't work with the Knuconcepts. Too slippery.

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

You’re not wrong, there is a place for both wire stripper types depending on what you’re working with, plus I like tools.

I don’t know much about cables, but can I use the recommended 12 gauge cable for an electric skateboard build and audio?

I‘ve build a few cables until now…my favorit builds are 1. a Reckhorn L3 cable with Tertullus bfa plugs and 2. Sommer Elephant 425 cable with Audioquest sure grip 100 plugs and spades. Both look and sound great and i’m enjoying the build process…

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

The build is what it’s all about sometimes!

@JanPippel

5 ай бұрын

@@MattCoykendall1 mostly the sound to 😜

@JanPippel

5 ай бұрын

@@GeirRssaak what is overpriced on sub 100 bugs for two 10ft cables, incl. sleeve and connectors?

Hi Matt, Enjoying your reviews but also like to know what Power cable and IEC US plug you recommend? Thanks a bunch... Bijan

@LBCAndrew

5 ай бұрын

The one that comes with the amp is just fine unless you plan on replacing all the romex to your breaker box, the copper service drop to the local transformer, and then the aluminum high voltage transmission lines to the power substation and then generation station.

Paul Klipsch used to pass out BS awards at the hifi trade shows back in the early days. You left out two of my favorites, regular big box store SO electrical cable, or 12 AWG lamp cord. 10 AWG copper is designed to have 1.02 ohms per 1000 feet. or that is .0102 ohms at 10 feet and .0153 at 15 feet. That is not a lot of signal loss in the cable considering the speaker is about 400 times higher at 4 ohms resistance than the cable. I will concede the banana plugs are convenient and probably provide the easiest and lowest resistance connection. There are copper jumper cables at Wal Mart that will work as well.

@VicariousAdventurer

3 ай бұрын

Thus the comment that Klipsch does not use premium components, even though I saw in one pic the biggest, baddest crossover, only open-core inductors and polymers caps. Oh, you mean they are not "audiophile" certified? Doubling the cost of the speaker?

Don't you need to use ferrules for bananas with screw wire clamping?

Wouldn't the twisting act as an inductor and roll off on the highs?

You need to buy some of the magic copper they use in those expensive cables.

Excellent video. I plan to buy Canare 4s11G and two folks who i’ve asked said the G is “better” than regular. Do you agree? If so, is it b/c the Cu is oxygen free? If so, what sound qualities does G provide over regular 4s11? And my question does presume an audio system which is more than resolving enough to pass thru any sonic differences in the wires. Thank you

@IliyaOsnovikov

Ай бұрын

Theoretically it should be better because OFC is always cleaner copper than regular. As for sonic qualities they might be about the same. I still have not seen such comparison between 4S11 and 4S11G.

My only added key point is, after tightening down any of these connectors, light pull and wiggle on wire, wait up to a day for the copper to relax then re-tighten screws. I know, sounds cooky AF but test it yourself b4 coming back at me. (Actual electricians and electrical installers worth their salt will probably confirm this, this was protocol at the factory I worked at previously, we only worked with calibrated screwdrivers)

The splitter tube bought using the description link doesn't fit the Mogami cable (

Auvio 12awg not audio “Auvio” branded wire is amazing stuff when you can find it. Also I’d suggest using marine grade shrink on all your connectors, also remove the screws and soldered the wire to the actual banana plug.

I always wanted to know why do they sell killos of PVC, if all I need is copper?

Maybe I'm a little sensitive to unwanted background noise! But it's taken me years of trial and error to get rid of all my noise (noise floor) or should I say cable interference noise. From my listening position, I don't pick up on any noise anymore. Just to make it clear. Nothing to do with grounding / distortion or any kind hiss or buzz. What I'm referring to is the sound of the room! In fact, I would imagine the vast majority of HT owners are probably not even aware of the faint background signal noise, and that's ok. And there are probably a few who are aware of it, and yet it doesn't bother them, and that's ok too. But for me, getting rid of the background signal noise has been a journey within itself. After all, it's not as if one can pinpoint where the noise is coming from. It's almost as if there's a faint electrical current sound buzzing around the room. (Poor description) Even after I auditioned three separate mid-priced AVR's, the same unwanted noise was still present. It was only after I changed my cables for a third time. My noise floor came down to such a level, my sensitivities we're finally satisfied. I'm running an arcam avr20 with a couple of matching high-performance 4 channel power amps (front stage/Atmos) which are driving my Sonus Faber speakers in a 5.2.4 configuration, which also includes a stereo pair of Rel subwoofers for my 4 × 3.5m (13 × 11.5ft) livingroom. I have to say it was only when I purchased quality shielded speaker & RCA cables. The room became exceptionally quiet! My room is now so quiet their are occasions without opening my eyes, I'm actually unable to differentiate whether the system is switched off or if it's switched on. The room is really that quiet. If one is looking to get rid of that so-called ambient sound of the room. IMO, shielded cables are the only way to go. And btw they don't necessarily have to be expensive. Bear in mind this is coming from someone who's changed his setup and cables multiple times. It was annoying at times, but hey, isn't that part of the journey 😁

Good work, yes cables can get way over priced.

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

I think you missed the opportunity to tap into wholesale stranded cooper cables, which is 100% available for everyone locally at 1/10 of the price of your recommended cables. Hell, you could even get some extra shielded special earth cables for the same price.

Hi, congratulations on the video I have two Canare 4S11G cables in my system, one powers the bass and one for the mid-highs, I only have a stereo power amp Is it worth changing to mogami w3104? I've read that it improves the soundstage It is best to always use two cables per channel, I have a 300w Krell power amp and B&W801 series 3 speakers A thousand thanks

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

Save your money ... they're going to sound the same. The Canare 4x14 gives you a running resistance of 2.5 ohms per 1000 feet. The Mogami 4x12 gives you a running resistance of 1.6 ohms per 1000 feet. For a 10 foot cable that's 0.05 ohms versus 0.03 ohms ... (effectively that's zero) If you are bi-wiring from a stereo source with the crossover straps in place on your speakers you've cut that resistance in half. If you've removed the crossover straps you've doubled it. Either way it's less than a -hundredth- tenth of an ohm resistance ... those cables are more than heavy enough to do the job.

@marcocastronuovo1480

5 ай бұрын

@@Douglas_Blake_579 thanks for such a technical answer, So you're saying that the cables will sound the same tonally?

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

@@marcocastronuovo1480 Yes. Unless you do something else at the same time (like moving your speakers) you should not hear any difference at all. Think about it... what is there, in those wires, that could change the tonality of your system? They are very low resistance leads, no intervening parts, no extra connections... what goes in one end is what is going to come out the other.

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

The 4s11g is a fantastic cable, only change to the 3104 if it’s something you really want or you just like to tinker or build cables but in my experience I wouldn’t expect audible changes to the actual sound at this point.

You'd try the MOGAMI W3082 cable. In my opinion it's better than the Canare 4s11G and the Mogami W3104. I have all of them.

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

Price is decent on it as well.

will this work with my car amp? sorry for the noob question 😂

I did basically the same as the first one. The part that was the problem is the Knuconcepts pants don't fit the wires they say will fit.

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Noted, I have not used their cable pants. The cable is nice though!

@darrinfyfe7728

6 ай бұрын

@MattCoykendall1 it's great cable. I loved the blue so much I didn’t cover it.

barewire then solder silver solder on it for harden solid connection. All connectors suck as it deducts 70% iacs conductivity out of brass or lower metals. tellurium connectors if you want iacs conductivity of 90%

can you do something similar but for RCA cables?

@MattCoykendall1

20 күн бұрын

Yes, I actually have the parts here.

@BicycleJoeTomasello

16 күн бұрын

@@MattCoykendall1 hello Matt expect an email from me soon

I’ve done this myself, problem I’m having is that the banana plugs I've purchased off of amazon keep coming apart and getting stuck inside my speakers :-(. I’m going to try the Viborg plugs, they look like they won’t come apart.

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

I like the Viborg plugs, cost a little more but the quality is high.

How about using some old copper jumper cables ?

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

That could easily turn into the kind of overkill that kills. Assuming you mean car jumpers, they would be heavy and stiff enough to actually break the connectors, killing themselves in the bargain.

@raymondbunkofske4702

5 ай бұрын

Jumper cables are almost always copper plated aluminum, may not be a good choice.

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

@@raymondbunkofske4702 I've never understood the need for these horse dong sized cables to begin with. At 16ga you can handle up to about 800watts with no problems, the resistance is going to be less than 0.1 ohms for most reasonable lengths... beyond that you're just wasting the extra copper. Now I get the idea of using a sleeve or wrapping for decorative reasons, but there really is no reason for welder cable sized wire.

@RogierYou

5 ай бұрын

@@raymondbunkofske4702 that’s why I said old. Before we started to use cheap copper plated junk. Just like the expensive cables the final lead can be thinner and more flexible.

😵‍💫😳The Year End silliness has begun. I sent a link to this vid to a friend/client of mine and he sent me back a picture of his "Christmas Cables" ... He's got RGB lighting on all his cables flashing in time to Christmas Carols .... *ROFL*

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Ha sounds like he is enjoying his system!

@Douglas_Blake_579

6 ай бұрын

@@MattCoykendall1 I'm going to have to go over and mooch a glass of eggnog and see this in action... It sounds like some crazy fun... but ... _WHY_ ⁉

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

@@MattCoykendall1 As a follow up ... He's spent the time to take the led vu meters to extremes. As the music plays the leds display increasing brightness and change colour in tempo with the signals in the cables. Looks pretty cool ... but still strikes me as being rather silly.

If you are using 100% oxygen free copper what is the diff between these “premium cables” and cheaper 100% OFC cables?

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Likely not much performance wise as long as what is being advertised is accurate. Things like cables are the sprinkles on the cake, the cake still tastes good without but sometimes you just want them. The nice thing about the 2 premium builds where I knew exactly what I was getting using the Canare and Mogami cables.

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

What's the difference between a $20 ofc cable and a $5,000 ofc cable? $4980

@user-xh2qi7tn2l

5 ай бұрын

4s11g - фантастический кабель

Just the sort of advice audiophiles neeed, but rarely get. Make your own, as long as you need, but no longer. Not to sure if interference is a real issue with speaker cables, though. But a 'star quad' does lower inductance (at the cost of higher capacitance). which might give ever so slightly less HF attenuation. Though I would recommend anyone young enough to hear the difference to get an adult to help with the heat gun.... I also prefer solder joints for longevity and reliability. Deltron make some really nice bananas, and practically give them away. I chose Klotz LY225 for my project, 2.5 mm2 twisted pair in a round sleeve. Looks good in an understated way.

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

I am playing around a bit with soldering these as well.

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

@@MattCoykendall1 Take a look at your video ... see the moments when you were twisting wires together? That's when you solder. Tin the stripped ends before you put them in the plugs. If you get out of the audiophile stuff you will also find instrumentation plugs the same size that are designed for solder connections.

I think for the premium cable, it would have been more "audiophile" to have it bi-wired!

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

Haha true!

😊Can you Show us how to Vantablack(World Darkest Black) coating on Aluminium foil sheet & wrip around your Cable can!.! 100% RF frequency blockage & 100% 0 interference😮 Video Have. Best of the Best in Sound😊

Matt I know this is completely off the subject so forgive me. I just seen Paul McGowen from PS Audio talking about with digital devices to put a preamp between the dac and the amp. He said that using it with a CD player and so on would much improve the sound. Have you ever done this?

@Douglas_Blake_579

6 ай бұрын

So Mr Pure Audio is suggesting adding more stuff into the signal path? If the DAC has volume control, you should not need a pre-amp unless you have multiple source devices like CD, DAC, Turntable, etc. that you want to switch between.

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Alot of people say that but there really shouldn’t be a reason you NEED the preamp for sonic improvement unless it gets you into a particular connection you need like hdmi, sub out things like that, or off the top of my head maybe something like R2R volume control or more gain.

@calvinnapier9977

6 ай бұрын

@@MattCoykendall1 One I guess would never know till they try it. I thought it might be a good discussion for your channel.

@calvinnapier9977

6 ай бұрын

@@Douglas_Blake_579 How would we ever know unless we try it? I think Paul McGowen would be someone we shouldn't ignore, him being involved in high end audio.

@Douglas_Blake_579

6 ай бұрын

@@calvinnapier9977 40 years in multiple areas of electronics including pro-audio and consumer installations ... And you think I haven't seen it, before? I count Paul as a friend. We've been in periodic contact over the past 10 years... but I'm also aware he's there to sell product as much as help others. His advice on things like speaker placement and room acoustics is usually spot on... but the rest is a mixed bag of salesmanship and subjective listening.

Try next time the Telefoncable J-Y(st)Y 6X2X0,8 mm, IT is Solidcore, makes much better Sound.

@Douglas_Blake_579

6 ай бұрын

Ummm ... are you sure you got the part number right... That is telephone cable, 6 x 20ga twisted pairs ...

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

I would have to check it out I’m not familiar with the product.

@klunatsch

6 ай бұрын

@@Douglas_Blake_579 yes. ITS a Telephone cable. I Put 12 cores together in + and 12 cores in - and banana plugs on each end. The Sound ist much more Open, more Details, more Air in my unison max 1. Try IT , These cables are Not expensive. There are many different types of this cable, with 6 , 8,10 cores, in different diameters, but Always Solidcore 🤝👍

@Douglas_Blake_579

6 ай бұрын

@@klunatsch Don't need to ... cables, no matter what kind are not tone controls and they cannot improve a signal... but, the bad ones can easily sabotage a listening experience. From your description, it is more likely that you are dealing with "Mid-Field Cancellation" a listening phenomenon where moving your listening position or your speakers even half an inch can make a real difference in what you hear. See my top post above ....

Shot in 2160. Wow

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

Hey Jay!

its just aesthetics right? technically you wont hear a difference between this and just a 18 gauge RCA with good material unless you run them for 100feet or something

🙂😊😊

I make my cables... Upcoming pair... I wanted those Viborg deluxe bananas you showed... I got sent an LP weight... Urgh!

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

Are you serious. Was it the one with the level on top haha. I hope they sorted it, funny story I recall hearing about the amazon warehouse sending multiple people the SVS PB16 Ultra when they ordered a simple 5.1 setup, too bad you didn't run into something like that instead.

@Scrufboy

4 ай бұрын

@@MattCoykendall1 - oh my. e-gads!

I will buy some cables from you

You can use lamp wire and as long as its under 6ft, it will sound no different than a pair of Nordost $1500 cables.

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

I've used 16ga real copper lamp cord for runs of 25 feet with no problems.

oh yes you can hear a twisted speaker cable hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

I hate my banana plugs not matching. I also hate having different interconnects. I hate my basic bitch speaker wires. It all adds up to self-loathing. I must fix these egregious errors in connecting my equipment. To Amazon I go!!!!

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

HA, have fun with it!

DIY cable mania was in mid of 00's so refer to designes and results from that time. Nothing new nor better will be shown in community these days..

Hello Matt, I sent you an email asking you about building a cable, awaiting your reply

Hi

@MattCoykendall1

5 ай бұрын

Hi

Capacitance aaaaaarrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh.

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

Fuggedaboudit ... trivia escalated to scandal.

And to think some morons spend thousands on cables 😂😂😂😂, great work buddy.

@frankgeeraerts6243

5 ай бұрын

Some even buy a BMW............

😅😅 Buy Summer cable elefant. 4 x 2.5mm2 for 4€/$ per Meter. Ready steady.Go!!!👍👍🇩🇪

budget build where one connector already costs as much as a whole premade cable? wtf?

Or you can just get some nice looking cables from china for not a lot of money. You'll not have the fun of making them yourself of course. I do believe cables matter, but they are complementary. You should carefully pick them according to your set ups needs (or not when you don't really care but do want them to look nice).

@MattCoykendall1

6 ай бұрын

Lots of options out there but I do really like to make my own, I always like a good project.

@Douglas_Blake_579

6 ай бұрын

Matt got it right when he said to stay away from snake oil. There's a lot of misinformation about audio and it's getting worse all the time. The biggest lie of all: "These cables will make your system sound so much better"... No they won't, unless there's something wrong with the cables you are currently using. No cable can improve a signal... only degrade it.

Theres been a few high value prizes if one can prove objectively that speaker cables make a difference. I forget the one man's name that offered a million bucks if someone could discern between cables.. the prize was never claimed. Speaker cables for expensive are SNAKE OIL beyond capacitance and conductivity values. There is absolutely zero sound benefit between a Monster or other budget speaker cable and some extremely expensive cable, and anyone telling you this does NOT have a million dollar prize winning bit of evidence to offer. The twisted multi colored cables remind me of candy, great tutorial info and delivered with warm professional friendly presentation.

Just like he did, wear nitrile gloves. Avoid touching the stripped wires with bare fingers. You want your connection to be "fat" free. 😜😜

Twisting bad, effectively makes cable longer, you don't want longer signal paths. Twisting makes sense inside the amp. And talking about the voodoos of high end...every time a signal has to cross between different materials it might get distorted. Copper>gold>copper - the horror! /s

@VicariousAdventurer

3 ай бұрын

Better than oxide layers, since gold does not oxidize

@wreckage-vs5jv

2 ай бұрын

@@VicariousAdventurerOxid? Where? The speaker posts? Why would you use them? We either solder or crimp cables directly to the power amp outputs, inside the amp. Everything else means distortion. Same with the speaker's crossover.

@KGrasso89

2 ай бұрын

He says at the beginning he's doing it for the looks. I myself like to looks of a quality cable that I make myself and the added benefit of reliability. I'm very easy on my equipment and cables and it seems like store bought cables always fail rather quickly. I have a RCA cable I made 16 years ago when I was 18 and it's used in my truck for my amplifier. It's been in several vehicles over the years and is currently in my garage set up.

@michaelrobinson9643

2 ай бұрын

Twisting is how you protect against induced noise. Citing increased length doesn’t weigh up in any measurable way. Increasingly emi rich environment means this is a practical measure to reduce noise floor. Is it always required? No. Choose your situation- yet clearly most of you aren’t specialists in radiated and conducted emissions (which I am).

@wreckage-vs5jv

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelrobinson9643 jeez have you ever read a physics book, like any? what do you think your speaker cable is transmitting? and ur emi source is what, a particle accelerator? noise floor my ass.

Re: "...nothing wrong with that." Not really. It is like putting twenty $100 bills on fire...

This guy is doing exactly what the Junk Science Audio Review channel, or whatever its called does. He's building a youtube channel by telling people what they want to hear. "The cheap one is at least as good, if not better than the expensive one." Who doesn't want to hear that? This video has absolutely nothing to do with cables. Its about triggering your emotions so you side with him and watch his channel. If you don't see it, watch the video again. Every statement he makes is designed to trigger an emotional response.

@34332

5 ай бұрын

You certainly had an emotional response 😂

@marks7663

5 ай бұрын

I don’t see your speaker cable videos.

@firstcavtanker

5 ай бұрын

@AR-wl9yq you do understand that this guy has zero idea if his opinion is going to align with the larger demographic of his subscribers right? It just so happens that YOU don’t like his opinion so YOU are having an ‘emotional response’ and making more out of this video than necessary. You can search Google and find a supportive argument for ANYTHING from either side of the coin, that’s life buddy, get used to it.

@MS-pw8yu

5 ай бұрын

Ahhhh, the ole' "This is going to trigger some of you snowflakes!"......as it triggers this snowflake. LOL. Relax, homie. Make a coffee, put some music on using your 18 gauge lampcord wired speakers, build some maybe(?) better speaker wires, and reflect on your hypocrisy. Cheers!

Can u actually hear the difference? Same question with diy audio interconnects?

@MattCoykendall1

2 ай бұрын

You shouldn’t unless it’s a very poor cable, speaker changes first if you want to make the biggest impact. I feel all three of these sound the same honestly but I still enjoy a nice cable like this, and at the very least you know you’re not missing out on anything.

"All 3 work just fine" but can you hear a difference?

@Douglas_Blake_579

5 ай бұрын

Between speaker cables? Naaaaa....

@frankgeeraerts6243

5 ай бұрын

If you can not hear a difference ..don't bother .......