Worlds Best Cables Ultimate Series Speaker Cable Review

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  • @firstnamelastname6038
    @firstnamelastname60382 ай бұрын

    Great A and B testing i felt i could hear a difference. A had better upper andmid range and sounded sweeter than B. B had overblown bass and lost the lovely sweet upper and mid range. Just my 2 cents.

  • @philipmccloy6502
    @philipmccloy65022 ай бұрын

    Love the videos and the humour. Keep up the good work. 😊

  • @shaunyweaver1144
    @shaunyweaver11442 ай бұрын

    I make my own 10awg ofc always been happy with them, however last year or so I have also used WBC Mogami cables, cannot speak highly enough about them .

  • @Rockapotamus91
    @Rockapotamus912 ай бұрын

    Alpha labs tried a different approach to measuring speaker cable and instead of measuring the wire individually they connected it to the speaker and measured it at the terminal and it shown some interesting differences.

  • @michaelwright1602

    @michaelwright1602

    2 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate the work those guys do over there. They turned my attention to my network, and the issues inherent with noise. I could not believe the difference when I simply switched out my network switch to an inexpensive Netgear unit. I believe the GS108Ev3, around $50 at the time I purchased. I have recommended to friends, the few that tried this switch were honestly shocked at the improvement. Put a linear power supply on the switch and it gets even better. For those interested, look up the Alpha Audio "Network Switch Shootout".

  • @muahaha5929
    @muahaha59292 ай бұрын

    Built my own with 12awg. my system is only small $55 amp and $109 speakers and $119 sub. if i ever upgrade later, id get these for shur. thanks for showing.

  • @adaboy4z
    @adaboy4z2 ай бұрын

    They are great looking cables. That's the reason I bought a big power cable is because it looks cool in my setup.

  • @hubert-williams3379

    @hubert-williams3379

    2 ай бұрын

    Hey, That's part of the reason why I buy a lot of my cables... they just look kool!!

  • @johnwelch5132
    @johnwelch51322 ай бұрын

    Now, I’m calm. Great vid as always.

  • @turokforever007
    @turokforever0072 ай бұрын

    I could tell the difference, Happy my ears are still good at 50+

  • @joebloggs3160
    @joebloggs31602 ай бұрын

    I recently visited the Bristol hifi show 23 feb and most demo rooms i went into, all the speakers seemed to be connected to the equipment with this type of large diameter wire.

  • @xsamitt
    @xsamitt2 ай бұрын

    love your Channel! Very refreshing!

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @gogo-fk1lu
    @gogo-fk1lu2 ай бұрын

    I'm sipping coffee and watching a great video on a saturday morning, especially since it's raining quite hard here in Slovenia and there's nothing to do. But let's get to the point, with acoustic panels you could hear the difference 😉, joke aside, great comparison with Porsche, you hit the point. With hi-fi equipment, aesthetics are also important.

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    Hope the rain has stopped! ☔

  • @ramblinginmeath4950
    @ramblinginmeath49502 ай бұрын

    I have Lintons and I use good quality cables - I think they are QED and 9 AWG - but I changed out the speak end banana plug to a 90 degree which I find put less "load" on the terminal and it also allowed the cable to sit nicely snug behind the speaker ... I do agree its hard to really hear any real difference compared to my older speaker wiring set-up..

  • @eddiebaby22
    @eddiebaby222 ай бұрын

    Love the back hander !

  • @Panslapper
    @Panslapper2 ай бұрын

    Just moved onto Chord Clearway X for my PC to amp. The 3.5mm jack to twin RCA. I run a Creative Audigy FX V2 soundcard in the PC which a a fine sound card. The Chord made a huge difference over a standard cable in regards to detail and clarity. I also changed my speaker cable around the same time. I was running a set of QED XT 25 cables for the last couple of years, they served me very well and after burning in sounded a step up in detail over the 79 strand from QED. I recently moved to the Audioquest Rocket 11 and noticed a difference. The R11 allowed a more balanced sound over the XT25 which in turn makes the Rocket 11 a great choice of cable for the Marantz PM6007.

  • @user-mz6lt2pr9s
    @user-mz6lt2pr9s2 ай бұрын

    Cables are probably the most polarizing piece of equipment in hi-fi (no pun intended). I understand the science showing no perceptual difference. However I do like the quality of higher-end cables. Nice tight connections and they feel and look good, which is part of my enjoyment with equipment. That price is not outrageous compared to other cables depending on your budget. I’ve purchased budget cables from Amazon, better cables from Blue Jeans and SVS and the best from Audioquest, which I got on a really good deal. I Didn’t like the connections with the Amazon and Blue Jeans. I Liked the SVS and the Audioquest the best. No difference in sound IMO. I Will check these out for my next speaker setup. Thanks for the video. Peace, love and music.

  • @progrock3603
    @progrock36032 ай бұрын

    WBC uses Audiocrast wire for these. I bought the 7awg. They were pretty good.

  • @AverageNiceGuy
    @AverageNiceGuy2 ай бұрын

    Cable socks! I'm impressed 😎👍 "Sound Test! ☝️ Nice work

  • @andywrollo2915
    @andywrollo29152 ай бұрын

    All you needed to do was ask me. I've got cupboards full of the stuff. Be careful buying cable. Sometimes they list it as copper and its copper clad. From my electrinics scientific background I was really surprised saying that. I thought aluminum was not a conducter but the cables surprised me. In the 80s i got some expensive solid core cable. They were thin gauge. Not very good. I just use a think its 10 guage ofc cable cable direct amazon. Seems good to me. With cables, copper cables the thickness can effect capacitance and resistance. A bloke i know paid for cables £300 a meter. Says engineers use it. Couldn't tell any difference 😂😂😂. Great video. You reminded me of my old dad 😢. Any more from you and you'll see the back of my hand. He never did though. ❤

  • @PurpleDreki
    @PurpleDreki2 ай бұрын

    Gene has the measurements! He also says leave the impedance switch alone. But, in my opinion, as long as you're happy with your purchase, that's what matters!

  • @andywrollo2915

    @andywrollo2915

    2 ай бұрын

    Spot on mate 👍👍

  • @Rockin_Kat
    @Rockin_Kat2 ай бұрын

    12AWG - wider stage 7AWG - more expressive mids I don’t know which is better, it probably depends on the genre of music and the stereo effect on a particular album.

  • @martinmullen71
    @martinmullen712 ай бұрын

    If I’m really honest I couldn’t hear the difference. However they looked a lovely cable, they are well priced and I won’t hesitate to buy them over bell wire etc. I have bought a pair of two meter cables that cost me £140 and I felt there was a slight difference in the base for the better, and was and still am well pleased with my purchase. At that kind of price I think it’s well worth the experiment. Best wishes, love the videos.

  • @tonystrange7224
    @tonystrange72242 ай бұрын

    Always used and found QED 79 strand good enough for me. I use to mess with different cables but really did struggle to hear any noticeable difference. Even tried 2 core electrical cable once after reading about how good it was, and did find that to be quite good

  • @34332
    @343322 ай бұрын

    Always a good thing to start audible cable differences on a nice saturday 😂 Personally, I didn't like the looks of my 'cheap' cables and DIY them into 'high-end' looking ones.

  • @garyausten5939
    @garyausten59392 ай бұрын

    This weekend I replaced my LCR mis-matched 16 and 14 (?) AWG speaker wire one at a time with a set of 12 AWG Mediabridge Ultra series speaker cables from Amazon Prime (2x12' and 1x6') for under $65 including tax. I personally noticed a difference, walking from one speaker to the other - highs not as shrilly and lower base. I had the 2-channel mode in my AVR set to auto subwoofer, tried a bunch of different kinds of music, and my subs never came on (I put them back into always on, though...just enough of a difference to make me fill in the edges). If nothing else I have matching nice-looking cables for my front 3 speakers. My heights and surrounds don't need the fancy stuff!. I have a combo of Klipsch (LCR, 4 heights and sub) and Polk (4 surrounds and sub).

  • @michaelwright1602
    @michaelwright16022 ай бұрын

    I use the Worlds Best Cables Mogami Coaxial speaker wires, and I swear it made a difference in the sound vs my home made 10ga OFC. The soundstage opened up, the bass improvement was very noticeable, just an across the board improvement. Fantastic cables, and did not break the bank. The A/B, I'm on my laptop, and I heard no difference in SQ.

  • @andreassouth1523

    @andreassouth1523

    2 ай бұрын

    Ηello.Which Mogami type?

  • @bigmacfullerton7870
    @bigmacfullerton7870Ай бұрын

    I would love to see how the Micca 14awg cables for $40 compare to these. The Micca’s outperform many more expensive and some even thicker cables.

  • @m.moreira3969
    @m.moreira39692 ай бұрын

    A had clearer cymbals , HF, I’m pretty sure. Great video as always, love those sound tests!

  • @gavinralph2910
    @gavinralph29102 ай бұрын

    Try silver speaker cable, you will definitely hear the difference in the HF detail. I just fitted QED Silver Anniversary XT......(had monster audio OFC), I was surprised at the extra HF detail silver gives you! Would be good for your Lintons

  • @andrehendrik
    @andrehendrik2 ай бұрын

    Nice looking cables, seems like they'd also come in handy for the occasional kidnapping : )

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    Multiple uses!

  • @johnross1991
    @johnross19912 ай бұрын

    Years ago I tried some fancy cables a friend loaned me (AudioQuest I think) and I couldn't tell any difference between those and my home-made 10 AWG cables on my $1000 system. I just kept what I have been using for years. Could it make a difference on an integrated amp better than my Marantz PM5005? Probably but who knows.

  • @simonbeasley989
    @simonbeasley9892 ай бұрын

    Those cables look nice and not too ridiculous a price tag. We have the same speakers! I got some nice 2.5mm² cable branded Kabeldirekt and some Deltron *solder* 4mm plugs costing about £50 total. The plugs weren't that easy to find with most having grub screws to connect the cable. All that's needed is low resistance, and however fancy they look a tiny screw making the connection isn't good.

  • @DueM

    @DueM

    2 ай бұрын

    you realize the screw compresses the wire around it so it contacts and fits securely i hope.

  • @pureblood8307
    @pureblood83072 ай бұрын

    Solid core and multi strand core has a different outcome. I stripped down an outdoor armoured power cable to take the copper out and tried it as a speaker cable as an experiment, it sounded lush

  • @zackw4941
    @zackw49412 ай бұрын

    I thought at first, cable A sounded a little muddy and cable B sounded clearer. But then as the song progressed, I started feeling like cable A sounded more natural and cable B maybe had a little bit of a V curve, or something like that going on. Oddly enough, after the reveal, I was having a harder time telling them apart, when I probably should have been more biased... Which cable was A and B in the first half? Anyway, thanks for the review! I just ordered a pair of the 7awg with spades, so we'll see if I like them better than my DIY cables. My DIY I'm using now, are a 4 strand braid (two wires per connector, per cable) of Parts Express OFC 16awg wire. With I think, the Parts Express house brand, dual set screw banana plugs. PS, if you feel the cable is hanging too much weight off the back of the speaker for the spades to handle, you certainly don't want the straight banana plugs sticking out with all that torque!

  • @totalplonker824
    @totalplonker8242 ай бұрын

    When listening, I prefer not to put up with the faint background signal noise (noise floor) One should try pressing pause or mute, and from the MLP, if one is unable to differentiate whether the systems off or on that's telling you, your cables are quality (or more like your cables got quality shielding) The more cables I shield the quieter my room becomes. In fact, the last group of cables I shielded were my HDMI's, and lo behold the room became slightly quieter yet again. After auditioning three separate AVR's, the same ambient sound of the room was still present! It was only on the third occasion when I finally purchased shielded cables that the noise floor in my small room finally came down to satisfactory levels. Cables often act as antennas for attracting RF, and the longer the cable, the better the antenna. Probably explains why when I used to disconnect my heights and surrounds within 10 minutes, the faint background signal noise (RF/EMI) within my small room used to disappear/dissipate. Even though I'm now using a high-performance arcam avr20 with matching power amps, at the time, as well as my original budget Sony SDR dn1080 AVR, most of my testing came from when I was auditioning mid-price Japanese AVR's Never mind the expense. Do you really think I would go through all this work not once, not twice, but on the third time to get it right... If interested, here's a 3-minute video of what I had to go through. Please bear in mind that I'm no videographer 😂 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qauJksZsfsm4gdo.htmlsi=8RcX4g8b07jjmYEr

  • @terrykemp8131
    @terrykemp81312 ай бұрын

    Great looking quality cables there Martin. In fact a set of Audio Quest speaker cables would set you back more than £200. I am sure we have have all spent time building up a quality audio system,, so it seems logical that we invest in interconnects that are safe, hardwearing and fit well, lasting the test of time. I have learnt to avoid cheaper no name brands, that gave no guarantee of quality or longevity.

  • @michaeljordan6008
    @michaeljordan60082 ай бұрын

    Gotta admit those things are Nice looking.

  • @Crmsnraider
    @Crmsnraider2 ай бұрын

    OoooOoo dunno if it was my comment that spurred ya toward this, perhaps you’ve been hearing about these around, wouldn’t be surprised…Oh man you went after the Thiccy ones too 🎉 🎉 she like that. Kinda agree with the car analogy or keeping prices in line *thumbsup* Wether ya could hear the diff yourself or not, the aesthetics are on point, now you’ve got least 2 pair of nice cable.😮😊 It couldn’t just be me hearing the difference, Idve said A sounds better over my listening. Been enjoying your channel since I found it as well your Bros with the zoom in E-bikes, I’ve got to sub after such entertaining videos and this one, a banger. *Subscribed* Off to watch your most recent vid…

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the sub. How'd you know he was my brother?

  • @Crmsnraider

    @Crmsnraider

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@UTILITARIANTVUK Well deserved with my sub as well more, as mentioned among other things, been loving your humor and editing. Since Id been watching/ catching up from vids before I *subscribed the channel; pretty sure one of the vids you'd mentioned your bros channel and there was a link in the description so went right over. From that started watchin his vids lil by lil, particularly on the Ebikes which seem to have gotten pretty popular the past few years. Never had one myself though seems theyre pretty enjoyable and alright. *edited at asterisk

  • @TorontoJon
    @TorontoJon2 ай бұрын

    Honestly to my ears, I couldn't hear any discernible difference between the 7 AWG and the 12 AWG cables (or only extremely subtle differences at best, but sometimes I preferred the 7 AWG sound while other moments I preferred the 12 AWG sound) and I did my best to close my eyes or even look away for a few seconds to avoid visual bias popping into my brain where I might only imagine an improvement in sound purely when seeing 7 AWG was indicated in your video. Having said that though, those Worlds Best Cables are absolute beauties, are clearly made with genuine craftsmanship and style, and the price (even when converted to Canadian dollars versus British pounds) was actually reasonable (Not cheap, but very reasonable for audiophile quality cables), particularly when there are far more expensive cables out there that at some point would offer little to no discernible audio difference either (or only tiny subtle incremental differences), so why break the bank to pay more? To sum up, those speaker cables are winners for sure, are eye candy to any media room or stereo equipment setup, and they offer genuine value too. What's not to like? All the best and thank you, Utilitarian TV, for another fun, informative, and in-depth video. :)

  • @bruffyb3796
    @bruffyb37962 ай бұрын

    I use audioquests cheaper rca cables and some QED basic cables and they sound great. Bare in mind that my system only cost me around 1300 pounds. I wouldn't recommend going super cheap on cables.

  • @r423sdex

    @r423sdex

    2 ай бұрын

    Cables don't have a sound. Go mad and get the Amazon basic cables, way over spec.

  • @nudebaboon4874
    @nudebaboon48742 ай бұрын

    WBC make great cables at good prices!👌

  • @jeffjefferson7384
    @jeffjefferson73842 ай бұрын

    Couldn't tell any difference personally. Think this might be just showing how good 12AWG pure copper (OFC) is for cables generally.

  • @alanharris2799
    @alanharris27992 ай бұрын

    Not going to lie, those cables look fantastic but I’m not sure I could tell much difference in the sound test. They are really reasonably priced for what you are getting compared to some other manufacturers too. I think I’ll stick with my QED XTs though as they sound good enough to my ears and I need 3m length to have a neat cable run

  • @Chris-hy6jy

    @Chris-hy6jy

    2 ай бұрын

    Why would you lie? 🤷‍♂

  • @hvskyline1368
    @hvskyline136812 күн бұрын

    I could hear some difference like a 2% nothing crazy I was able to identify the 7 awg cables as sounding better the other ones were a tad more constricted sounding but again that’s me nit picking is it worth the cost for the sound upgrade no but for aesthetics yes

  • @madcrabber1113
    @madcrabber11132 ай бұрын

    I have tried all sorts of cables and speaker wire and found zero difference over at least 40 years.

  • @keiron99
    @keiron992 ай бұрын

    @UTILITARIANTVUK can I ask what cabinet you have there?

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    Sure, it's a Kallax from IKEA. www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/kallax-tv-bench-with-underframe-black-brown-s39552175/#content

  • @Jil8840
    @Jil88402 ай бұрын

    I like the 12 gauge. It has better highs. It sounds more lively. Which brand model is it?

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    It's Amazons own cable amzn.to/4cfgUUD

  • @andrewarthurmatthews6685
    @andrewarthurmatthews6685Ай бұрын

    Is not the thickness of the cable due to the heavy duty insulation and armour if they have that ?

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    Ай бұрын

    Armour? Do you have medieval cable?

  • @hobhood7118
    @hobhood71182 ай бұрын

    I'm actually glad you heard no difference. The trims on your hypothetical Porsche are visible and may be preferable for cosmetic reasons. Hopefully, your speaker cables are hidden - so why pay more even in an 'expensive' system if no audible difference is discernable? Most people know that the biggest profits in audio sales are made on cables. To me, B was a bit fuller in the bass and maybe a tad clearer in the piano. Was that the cheap one? Maybe I missed that bit. But why not just buy the cheaper cable and tweak EQ to achieve a similar difference if there is one? I'm listening through around £2,500 worth of DAC, amp and speakers which for some people is cheap but for most of the UK population is stupidly expensive for something to play music on. I use pretty basic cable from Amazon. probably similar to your cheap one. EQ is sometimes the least expensive and most effective 'upgrade'. Make the sound you hear suit your preferences!

  • @34332

    @34332

    2 ай бұрын

    I very much agree on that. EQ/PEQ and/or room acoustics play much more a factor than any cable (although some purists may go spastic over that). 😅

  • @PaulDoldenDetails

    @PaulDoldenDetails

    2 ай бұрын

    I would need 4metres per speaker Marty I would need to sell some of my organs to afford those I’m also easy to buy for at Christmas birthdays and Father’s Day strong Belgian beer or CDS

  • @sidesup8286
    @sidesup82862 ай бұрын

    He designated one cable to be cable A and one cable B, and then didn't tell us which was which. Very careless. Otherwise I liked the video..There can be big differences in the sound with certain cables. Generally, lower guage means more bass and warmth and a bigger sound. Amazon Basic cable with copper over aluminum was mentioned. Not a bad cable. JPS Labs, one of the better cables for decades uses or has used aluminum.

  • @DBravo29er
    @DBravo29erАй бұрын

    7 AWG is obviously better. Well done!!

  • @wric01
    @wric012 ай бұрын

    For that price i'll DIY: 0.9999 silver core cables from jewlery store. and sleeves? fiberglass fireproof and air loose .. xlr and speaker cable with it and never had any cable remotely compete with it.

  • @banjo-tony
    @banjo-tony2 ай бұрын

    You'll have a job hiding those buggers under the carpet! I'm not convinced spending a fortune on speaker cable makes any difference at all especially with my tinnitus! And another thing, open up a speaker & look at the wires connecting crossovers to the drivers it's basically jumped up bell wire!

  • @iamdrdeath
    @iamdrdeath2 ай бұрын

    Funny you couldn't hear the difference, the recording picked up a bass difference, lower octave or 2, the mids and treble I heard no discernable difference. But all this said run them in for 50+ hours run in then give them another trial. I've often had cables in place for a couple of weeks before I suddenly hear the difference. Great content as always m8

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm glad you amended the typo! 😄

  • @iamdrdeath

    @iamdrdeath

    2 ай бұрын

    @@UTILITARIANTVUK haha me too!

  • @r423sdex
    @r423sdex2 ай бұрын

    I use Amazon basics, way over spec. I have had Kimber select and they are the same as the Amazon cables. Go with the science !

  • @S_Rizvi
    @S_Rizvi2 ай бұрын

    My experience is when I use below 14 awg cable I start to lose higher frequencies.

  • @andrewarthurmatthews6685
    @andrewarthurmatthews6685Ай бұрын

    Shocking price when anyone can make up your own if you buy cable, plugs , best shrink separately for a fraction of the price

  • @dhg1839
    @dhg18392 ай бұрын

    big difference with cables ... 12 gauge ofc vs ps audio xtreme statement .... much more authoritative bass with the ps audio ... cheap cables restrict the music from coming through, good cables restrict a lot lot less

  • @michaelvincent8306
    @michaelvincent83062 ай бұрын

    Are you sure that isn't the cable from the national grid?? X

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    🤣

  • @henrikvl1704
    @henrikvl17042 ай бұрын

    Cables matter (RCA & Speaker) & what matters as well is keeping the connectors clean with products such as deoxit... If you don't believe it, apply the following experiment. Only clean the left channel cable plugs and connectors of your cd player into your amp with deoxit,... clean the left channel loudspeaker plugs / banana's (or strip insulation) ... play a test cd containing a mono pink noise signal. What you will notice is that the character of your pink noise channel will sound unbalanced. You will definitely want to clean up the right channel as well and listen again. Effect will be stronger if you do not have gold plated connectors. Of course you will ony notice this when you have setup your speakers decently. (free in room, balanced)... You can apply the same experiment with cables... one channel with decent cables, the other with the standard stuff... run a mono pink noise signal and listen to it. It is no snake oil, but of course it is also not needed to throw too much money at it.

  • @joc1016
    @joc10162 ай бұрын

    No difference but I might buy these because they look deadly

  • @Chris-hy6jy
    @Chris-hy6jy2 ай бұрын

    It all comes down to resistance. Thicker cables of the same material have lower resistance than thinner ones. Copper is the best bang for buck in terms of conductivity/$ so just get a decent gauge high purity copper cable and that's all you need. The longer the cable run, the thicker it needs to be for a given voltage drop. Basic Ohms Law. All these "high end" speaker cable suppliers pray on people who don't have a basic grasp of electrical principals (because most people don't). Buy these cable because they look good if you like but don't be fooled into thinking they make any difference to the sound.

  • @michaelwright1602

    @michaelwright1602

    2 ай бұрын

    When I purchased the WBC Mogami Coaxial Speaker Wires, the sound was better, everything opened up and the bass improved over my home made 10AWG OFC and Amazon banana plugs. I asked why? over at Amir's site. I thought it was an honest question, I know what my ears heard, and the fact that my speakers were producing more bass, so much so that I found myself adjusting my two SVS SB3000 subwoofers to get the sound even again. You talk about starting a shit storm... The membership called me everything but a white man, these guys went totally off the rails, like rabid dogs... It was embarrassing even to myself to see grown men act like this, like a gaggle of hens. Any how... Being Mogami, they publish the full data sheets on each cable they produce. And finally one of the more reasonable members over there actually looked at the Data, imagine that. His take, it was the low impedance of the coaxial wire, which he admitted could possibly do what I believe I experienced. Me, I just know what I heard, as I had never even heard of using mini coaxial wire for speaker cable. I now have four pairs in action throughout the house.

  • @Chris-hy6jy

    @Chris-hy6jy

    2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelwright1602 what length of cable are you using?

  • @michaelwright1602

    @michaelwright1602

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Chris-hy6jy 12 feet

  • @alexandervaneijken7741
    @alexandervaneijken77412 ай бұрын

    isn,t it actually quite simple: when YOU hear a difference (for the better,of course) by all means spent you money on expensive speakercables. This sounds quite logical when you buy new equipment,why not then when you buy new cables?

  • @Douglas_Blake_579

    @Douglas_Blake_579

    2 ай бұрын

    The problem comes from relying on hearing alone... even small head movements while listening can change the sound drastically and upset your judgement of a thing's sonic qualities. Listening plus baseline measurements helps eliminate that problem quite nicely.

  • @dmvinyl8326
    @dmvinyl83262 ай бұрын

    Where are GIK Acoustics Impression Pro Series Acoustic Panel Diffusor Absorber??? Did your wife throw them away???

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    This was filmed before I put them up 😄

  • @Niels133
    @Niels1332 ай бұрын

    I listen on my Lenovo tablet and hear no difference. They look nice, no snake oil, but snakes.

  • @gasolin75
    @gasolin752 ай бұрын

    A is the 7 awg cable (not cheating)

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    👍

  • @gasolin75

    @gasolin75

    2 ай бұрын

    @@UTILITARIANTVUK there was a little more bass

  • @Douglas_Blake_579
    @Douglas_Blake_5792 ай бұрын

    Up front ... if you have it to waste, you are perfectly free to waste your money any way you like. The problems start when new cables become more important than paying bills or feeding your family. First ... CCA (copper clad aluminium) cable is a flaming disaster, one of those things we all wish we could dis-invent. Aluminum is far more brittle than copper and can crack when bent repeatedly or too sharply, leaving only the copper layer to actually conduct electricity. When the core aluminum does crack a lot of heat is generated by arcing and more than one house went up in flames before they stopped using CCA as mains wiring. It is also neigh on impossible to solder. Aluminium melts at a lower temperature than copper. When liquid it oxidizes almost immediately and actively rejects solder. CCA is also reactive. When you tighten a set-screw against it and cut through the copper layer, you need a special grease to prevent the connection from electrolytic oxidization and premature failure due to current passing through it. It's just the worst idea ever and a total waste of money. The right stuff is stranded copper. It doesn't need to be OFC to do a good job, but it doesn't hurt if it is. It also shares none of the problems with CCA. Copper takes solder easily, is generally flexible and does not react against brass or other metals used in connectors. So, what is the right size? We all know that once we have a chain that can tow a car, using a bigger chain does not make it any easier to tow. The same applies with wire and electricity. Once we have a wire that is able to handle speaker current, using bigger wire brings no advantage, it just costs more. There are two facts that matter here... A 100 watt amplifier driving into 4 ohms will produce peak currents of up to 7 amps. To properly control a speaker the wire needs to measure 1/10th the speaker's impedance (i.e. a Damping Factor of 10) So... to tow that speaker successfully we need wire that can handle at least 7 amps with a resistance of less than 0.4 ohms. Looking at a Wire Gauge chart we spot 16 ga copper wire which has an 18 amp rating and produces less than 0.013 ohms per metre. So a 10 metre speaker cable (which is actually 20 metres of wire) will have a resistance of 0.26 ohms, which is more than adequate, 18 ga wire is rated for 16 amps and has a running resistance of .025 ohms per metre, Thus a 10 meter cable will come in at 0.5 ohms. This is not adequate. Following our analogy 16ga wire is what we need for runs of 10 metres (30 feet) or less. Will you hear a difference between 18 and 16 ga... maybe. Will you hear a difference between 16ga and 14ga (or fatter)... nope. Save yourself some money, visit the hardware department and get 16ga copper lamp cord for about $0.75 per metre.

  • @bigmacfullerton7870

    @bigmacfullerton7870

    Ай бұрын

    That just isn’t true. The thicker cable offers less resistance thus brings better sound. 14awg should be the minimum used in speaker cable

  • @Douglas_Blake_579

    @Douglas_Blake_579

    Ай бұрын

    @@bigmacfullerton7870 Don't just blurt stuff out ... Do the math ... you'll never hear the difference.

  • @hubert-williams3379
    @hubert-williams33792 ай бұрын

    dude.. There was a difference in the low frequency!!.. obvious!

  • @andrewarthurmatthews6685
    @andrewarthurmatthews6685Ай бұрын

    Surely you have contradicted your theory about buying expensive kit and using cheap cables as you have shown us those £125 oven ready leads only to terminate in cheap Amazon banana plugs ! IMO non technical opinion this has compromised this ‘ high quality’ sound signal that was supposed to have come from the expensive ready made cables ! Ok maybe I have misunderstood?

  • @zefirkax
    @zefirkax2 ай бұрын

    And again a different camera position. Just move the microphone 1 centimeter and the sound will seem different - it is more sensitive than the human ear.

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    The camera and the microphone are not attached. I used a separate mic, which stays in the exact same position. 👍

  • @kurthill7030
    @kurthill70302 ай бұрын

    Sorry couldn't tell the difference 🤔👍

  • @matytinman
    @matytinman2 ай бұрын

    Easy test. B sounds better, more clear. A has more bass but it muddies the sound. BTW, I use Kimber 8PR with my modified KEF Q100 coaxial (PC, usually near-field). I bought it about 10 years ago. The connectors I put in later are from Kácsa (FurUtech manufacturer). KáCsa BP-6201BR - BFA banana plug

  • @kobush18

    @kobush18

    2 ай бұрын

    Almost a tie with a slight edge to the 12awg I think, really hard to tell the difference. Nice test .the big money should be invested elsewhere. 👍💯👍

  • @r423sdex

    @r423sdex

    2 ай бұрын

    No difference, because science will tell you it's not possible.

  • @matytinman

    @matytinman

    2 ай бұрын

    @@r423sdex That is FALSE. Just because many repeat it does not mean it is true. If you do not listen to the differences in this demo 4K video / AAC 192 kbps), it means that your audio system has a bottleneck, usually the power supply is the main one. Furthermore, many do not have the OS optimized to play multimedia, let alone YT videos. The OS must be tweaked to minimize the jitter created by the CPU (ALU -- registers).

  • @Chebupelko

    @Chebupelko

    2 ай бұрын

    lol

  • @andrefortune8278

    @andrefortune8278

    2 ай бұрын

    Definitely a tone difference and space between the piano notes 😅

  • @andrewarthurmatthews6685
    @andrewarthurmatthews6685Ай бұрын

    Prefer less or even better no silly comedy routine

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    Ай бұрын

    Lets all do what Andrew wants because he prefers it. 😄

  • @winksplayle
    @winksplayle2 ай бұрын

    What a waste of money people spend on cables. I wouldn't spend that amount of money for such a short distance of cable.

  • @johnwelch5132
    @johnwelch51322 ай бұрын

    Hey Kiddo, nice intro punch. But never tell your wife that! Nasty.

  • @totalplonker824
    @totalplonker8242 ай бұрын

    Just Cause someone names their channel audioholics doesn't necessarily mean one automatically becomes audiophile. Sometimes, it's better to tell the listeners what they need to hear rather than what they 'want' to hear. Not unless, of course, one truly believes cables don't make a difference. Personally, I would rather take advice from an avid music listener than someone who's learned their trade from sitting in front of a monitor (no offence, Genie)

  • @jasonme3557
    @jasonme35572 ай бұрын

    Yea these are made in china.... You can bet the copper is not what there are saying.

  • @UTILITARIANTVUK

    @UTILITARIANTVUK

    2 ай бұрын

    I believe they were made in Taiwan?

  • @jasonme3557

    @jasonme3557

    2 ай бұрын

    @@UTILITARIANTVUK might be worth while for the price. Ill check them out.

  • @user-gf7kj5vj3p
    @user-gf7kj5vj3p2 ай бұрын

    Complete bs with audiophiles cables

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