[Nightfall]

Well, its past time that I upgrade the cable on my K1000's. I had originally planned to buy a used Equinox, but the deal fell through, so plan B was to order one from Stefan Audio Art, but some recent comments here have me wondering. I know that some of you have gotten other cables than that, or even made your own.
I would really appreciate hearing from those of you who own the K1000's and what you have found to be the best replacement cable........along with comments on what you've done comparisons with. As always, your assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks.


JC

 

[MoLtoSoLo]

I had the Equinox with my K1000, and I had also made some cable(TaraLabs Bi-Wire, Canare 4S11) for it too. I found the difference in sound is pretty small, I ended up sold my Equinox and settled with my DIY cable.
The Equinox is nice. If you don't want to bother and have the money, go for it and you will be happy. Otherwise experience with different cable is fun too. Some cable like Canare, ProCo, TaraLabs are all good, they are all a huge improvment from the stock cable.

 

[00940]

Moltosolo : which kind of Taralabs cable did you use ? The ISM, RSC or Prism ?

 

[Edwood]

I have one made from Kimber Kable and a switchcraft 1/4" plug.
And also the Stephan AudioArts cable.

Stephan Audioarts one seems to roll off the highs a little bit. The sound difference is pretty subtle, I'll have to check again when I get back home tonight.

Orpheus made some nice "signature" cables of his own as well. I'm going to compare that one too.

I have been using 1/4" cables with a Grace 901.

If I end up liking the SAC amp better, then I really won't have need for a replacement cable anymore.

-Ed

 

[MoLtoSoLo]

I used the Prism.

 

[Nightfall]

what kind of cable are you guys using to make your own from? Standard speaker cable from the manufacturers named?




JC

 

[HappymaN]

Do a search for some impressions I made on a aeberbach-made cable that was given to me. I compared the cable to the stock AKG extension.

 

[Nightfall]

Quote:

Originally posted by MoLtoSoLo I had the Equinox with my K1000, and I had also made some cable(TaraLabs Bi-Wire, Canare 4S11) for it too. I found the difference in sound is pretty small, I ended up sold my Equinox and settled with my DIY cable. The Equinox is nice. If you don't want to bother and have the money, go for it and you will be happy. Otherwise experience with different cable is fun too. Some cable like Canare, ProCo, TaraLabs are all good, they are all a huge improvment from the stock cable.

MoltoSolo,


Can you give me some more info on how one would go about building one of these? Do you use speaker cable from these manufacturers, or? Etc., etc, etc. Thanks


JC

 

[MoLtoSoLo]

Hi
Those are speaker cables. I think any decent cable will be great. I thought about using CAT5s to build one, but just got lazy.
It all depends on your budget. If you don't want to spend to much, Canare or Proco are both very nice. The Taralabs is a bit more expensive($35 for 10ft), but not too bad.

http://www.markertek.com/
Markertek is a very good source. They got all the connector, solder, and cables(Canare and Proco) you need.

http://www.takefiveaudio.com/
Takefive seems pretty good too, the Beldon 1585A CAT5 and 89259 are both very popular DIY cables.

http://www.homegrownaudio.com/
Homegrown got some expensive silver braids.

If you got more question, please feel free to send me a PM or something.
Good luck, it's fun

 

[Jazz1]

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Originally posted by HappymaN Do a search for some impressions I made on a aeberbach-made cable that was given to me. I compared the cable to the stock AKG extension.

I really admire the DIY folk. But FTROU (for the rest of us) I like the :

http://stefanaudioart.com/K1000Cable.html

I saw a huge improvement over the stock cables. I just wish I got a longer cable, but it sure is worth shoving my chair closer to the amplifier

 

[Nightfall]

Quote:

Originally posted by Jazz1 I really admire the DIY folk. But FTROU (for the rest of us) I like the : http://stefanaudioart.com/K1000Cable.html I saw a huge improvement over the stock cables. I just wish I got a longer cable, but it sure is worth shoving my chair closer to the amplifier

Thanks for the comments. I noted the big improvement when listening to this cable, after it was added to Elrod Tom's K1000 system, at a Head-Fi meet. I had been planning on taking the same route myself, but knew that a number of other Head-Fi'ers had been experimenting and wanted to get their thoughts on what they found to be best.


JC

 

[Music Fanatic]

I think the Stefan Audio Art cable is quite expensive for what you get. I went the DIY route.

 

[Nightfall]

Quote:

Originally posted by Music Fanatic I think the Stefan Audio Art cable is quite expensive for what you get. I went the DIY route.

I agree its quite expensive, but how hard is it to go DIY? What equipment do you need exactly, and does it make sense for just one cable? I'm totally out of my depth in that area, have no idea what to do.



JC

 

[Xanadu777]

Quote:

Originally posted by Nightfall I agree its quite expensive, but how hard is it to go DIY? What equipment do you need exactly, and does it make sense for just one cable? I'm totally out of my depth in that area, have no idea what to do.

This thread might give you an idea on what's involved in a general way.... Larry

 

[Nightfall]

Xanadu,


Thanks very much for the reply. Is anyone here at Head-Fi making any K1000 cables for sale?


JC