Impact Acoustics Meteora Speaker Cable Review

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[Anagoge]

I'd like to throw in a good word for these cables as well. I was very happy with the variety of terminators provided with the cables, the ease of changing them, the looks, and the reasonable cost. I bought the 6-foot speaker cables from http://www.findacable.com and the price was so low, I felt a little guilty. They seem to have shipped out the same day, though the invoice was from another company called NetFX, so I can't be sure they don't drop-ship from a distributor, but I don't really care if it is fast.

These cables replace some (don't laugh!) AudioQuest Type 2 cables I inherited a few years ago that were not terminated, but I wanted some terminated, inexpensive replacements.

Be sure and screw on your terminators tight to get a good connection. I used the spades for my midrange B&W speakers and banana plugs for my midrange Denon AVR. The banana plugs were a tight fit, but not too tight. I've only been using the cables for a day, but I thought I'd post here before I forget.

 

[KevInCinci]

I'll second the positive comments. I won a set of 3 of these in last month's contest and was very impressed with build quality and the seemingly easy and obvious way to swap out the connectors. They even fixed a problem I was having with my old Monster cable to my center speaker cutting out due to a poor fir with the speaker's terminal. For the standard price, they're a good deal and for my price, they're a GREAT deal If only they made them in 3' segments, I'd buy them for my couple of exposed applications (from speaker to wall plate).

Cheers,

Kevin

 

[agw]

I just received and installed a pair of Sonicwave and a pair of Meteora and I have to say that I'm very pleased and in agreement with all you say in your review. The only disagreement is on the quality of the Meteora packaging which was cheap and both packages were cracked opened on the side.
Very minor (irrelevant if you ask me) issue for great cables at fantastic prices.
Andrea