advice on cables plz

[mustaine]

Anyone has any suggestions for good brands of cables please?
i have a Dali Ikon 6 5.1set up and will connect this to a cambridge audio 540R receiver.

thanks

 

[mike c]

when using sufficiently sized cables for the length and ohms of the speaker, there are no sound quality differences between brands.

generic gauge 12 speaker wire will be sufficient for 99% of the uses out there.

if you want branded cables that are not insanely priced: www.bluejeanscable.com

 

[jamie2112]

Monoprice and Best Deal Cables as well as bluejeans. I have all 3 companies cables and Best deal is my new favorite.....

 

[mustaine]

which would you recommend to be sufficiently sized cables for my dali ikon6 5.1set up. they are 4.5 ohm speakers and the size of my room is 6 x 4 meters (13 x 20 feet)

 

[markw]

I found this two threads below yours,

So, you may want to get out the ole' tape measure and read it.

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46915

 

[MinusTheBear]

What is your budget you are willing to spend on cables. The 3 suggestions vary in their price ranges. If you are on a really tight budget I would go with Monoprice. If you want excellent quality intereconnects, speaker cables and terminations (the BJC locking banana plugs are excellent, the BJC spade did not fit on my binding posts on my speakers however) at reasonable prices I would go with Blue Jeans cables. If you are looking for purty cables and pure aesthestics the Best Deals Cables option might be a good one but they are also the most expensive. Choosing the most expensive one will not provide you with any sonic improvment over the other 2 choices, so keep that in mind too.

 

[Midcow2]

Inexpensive cable

Anyone has any suggestions for good brands of cables please?
i have a Dali Ikon 6 5.1set up and will connect this to a cambridge audio 540R receiver.

thanks

How good (or comfortable) are you at wiring? Mike_C receommended 12 gauge; I am okay with that but actually even 14 gauge is an overkill.

For good connections banana plugs make wiring easy. These monprice banana plugs are inexpensive, yet provide secure connections: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10401&cs_id=1040115&p_id=2801&seq=1&format=2

As far as wire , don't spend too much! COPPER-IS-COPPER; more expensive does not mean better. Here are some examples:

http://www.rackmount-devices.com/050-5937.html 50ft 14 gauge $16.50
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239 50 ft. 12 gauge $15.95

 

[jamie2112]

I just got 100 feet of 12 awg from Monoprice and 32 banana plugs for 60 delivered.......great deal IMO

 

[Midcow2]

Excellent solution!

I just got 100 feet of 12 awg from Monoprice and 32 banana plugs for 60 delivered.......great deal IMO

Jamie makes an excellent recommendation, I second it!