RCA cable for Subwoofer reco needed

Hi Gopher- This has been debated a lot over at Audio Asylum and many found this cable should not be neglected. Bass frequencies are affected by dielectric type. Your RS cables probably use a cheaper coax type that has a cheaper dielectric. Telfon is always referred to as the best and it's signature in the bass is often referred to as tight and well extended. An extremely popular subwoofer cable over at Audio Asylum is a DIY type that many people have built using the Belden 89259 coaxial cable. This cable is quite good as it uses Teflon dielectric and a pure copper shield. Now, if you aren't into making your own, Heartland Cables makes subwoofer cables at very affordable prices and on top of that they use the popular Eichmann Bullet plug RCA's. If you check out his "Online Ordering" page you'll see a chart break down for subwoofer/digital cables and on the far right you'll see pricing for Canare LV-77S/Belden 89259. You just specify in your order that you want Belden 89259. Prices are excellent at only $35 for a 3m (10ft.) run. Sounds like you would need two of them ($70). I guarantee you these would kick ass with your sub. Anyway, there's one idea for you. The Belden 89259 cables for sub use likely can compete with some very pricey cables.

EDIT: Gopher- upon reading the Heartland site closer there is an upgrade charge for the Eichmann Bullet plugs but nothing outrageous. Their standard plugs are Canare, which are no slouch either when talking this type of cable. Still a steal. (I know another company that makes this same exact cable for 2-3 times the price.)

Sub cables make a big difference. I get lower punchier bass with the cable that was supplied w/ my sub. it is a linn analogue cable. I have used 89259, but I like the Linn better for depth. The 89259 had more resolution, but wasn't as full. I have a friend who uses the apogee wyde eye, a good digital cable, but I haven't heard it in my own system. It does make a big difference if you use a sub for alot of music. I have MMGs, so I have them cut at 80, and the sub is "unfiltered" so I have it running a bit high, using Linns cutoff technology. The Sizmik uses one of the linn klimax monos in their subs. I also used a high end monster which if I remember had more of a full sound compared to the 89259. I have liked the 1506A belden compared to the 89259 in all applications.

Gopher,

I purchased a 12ft Monster M-Series Bass 1000 cable for $150 for my Velodyne HGS12. It was an improvment from the Radio Shack one I had. Well then there was an "incident" where my cat decided to have my cables for lunch!! Since he chewed aporox. $500 worth of cable to shreads, I could not afford to replace them with the same quality as the first time.

I know this is a long story, but, now I have the MonsterBass 400, which was $60. I cannot tell the difference at all!!

I think its all relative to your other equipment. If you have "high- end consumer stuff, stick with a high end consumer cables.

If you have "reference" quality stuff, get reference quality cable.