how much did you pay for speaker cables

peteS · 18th February 2006, 11:04 AM

looking at audio quest myself

dnsey · 18th February 2006, 12:20 PM

GBP 5.00 (US$ 2.50) for a surplus drum of Cat 5E. And I've still got most of it left over

chipco3434 · 18th February 2006, 12:52 PM

Speaker cables are reasonably priced at diyaudio.

They are much more expensive here:

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/bbs.html...

I use Cat5 braids and 12Ga. In the machine shop I used Romex. I have yet to purchase any $500 power cords.

SY · 18th February 2006, 01:21 PM

$3.99 for two 10 foot lengths. The orange color is key to the cables' quality.

phn · 18th February 2006, 01:29 PM

Quote:

The orange color is key to the cables' quality.

I have been thinking of upgrading my plain white power cord to a swank orange one. Come Monday and I'll be shopping.

audio-kraut · 18th February 2006, 01:31 PM

http://www.markertek.com/Product.asp...&search=0&off=

I use the 4S11 version. Was around .75c/ft if I remember correctly.
No difference to a 400$ cable I purchased at half price just to find out if I could hear a difference.

AuroraB · 18th February 2006, 01:34 PM

Nothing......zero.....nada.... nulla di nulla!

2 x 5 m 6 sqm silver line - my younger brother gave them to me....!

chipco3434 · 18th February 2006, 02:43 PM

Designer cables are a tough sell here, me thinks.

David Gatti · 18th February 2006, 03:01 PM

$3.00 a metre at Tandy (Radio shack) with 60 cent banana plugs.
I prefer to spend money where it does something significant.

poobah · 18th February 2006, 03:06 PM

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I have been thinking of upgrading my plain white power cord to a swank orange one. Come Monday and I'll be shopping.

White power cords yield a glaring sound, and black or brown cords sound dark. You will find that orange offers both the dynamics of yellow and the warmth of red cords.

18th February 2006, 11:04 AM	#1
peteS diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mn	how much did you pay for speaker cables looking at audio quest myself

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18th February 2006, 12:20 PM	#2
dnsey diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shropshire, England	GBP 5.00 (US$ 2.50) for a surplus drum of Cat 5E. And I've still got most of it left over

18th February 2006, 12:52 PM	#3
chipco3434 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Racine, Wisconsin	Speaker cables are reasonably priced at diyaudio. They are much more expensive here: http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/bbs.html... I use Cat5 braids and 12Ga. In the machine shop I used Romex. I have yet to purchase any $500 power cords.

18th February 2006, 01:31 PM	#6
audio-kraut diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 12km off the alaska highway in northern BC	http://www.markertek.com/Product.asp...&search=0&off= I use the 4S11 version. Was around .75c/ft if I remember correctly. No difference to a 400$ cable I purchased at half price just to find out if I could hear a difference.

18th February 2006, 01:34 PM	#7
AuroraB diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Norway, -north of the moral circle..	Nothing......zero.....nada.... nulla di nulla! 2 x 5 m 6 sqm silver line - my younger brother gave them to me....!

18th February 2006, 02:43 PM	#8
chipco3434 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Racine, Wisconsin	Designer cables are a tough sell here, me thinks.

18th February 2006, 03:01 PM	#9
David Gatti diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia	$3.00 a metre at Tandy (Radio shack) with 60 cent banana plugs. I prefer to spend money where it does something significant.

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