[olblueyez]

I am looking for something Shielded, solid copper conductors, and single ended at 1m. Kimber looks good but I don't see any shielding. BJ looks decent but the conductors so thin. DiMarizo doesn't look bad but seems amiss about them, cant put my finger in it. AudioQuest seems a bit too Monster. Im looking to spend between 80 to 180 for one set. It will cross a couple of power cords and behind a power supply so I think shielding is mandatory. I want it to be warm and to have alot of bass impact. Please no DIY people (I just spent 2 months screwing around with that). I have been going in circles on the internet, any idea's would be much appreciated.

 

[dura]

Kimber is great, never mind the shielding, the braiding takes care of that (basically since each wire goes in and out the braid it will not work as an antenna).
Want to save money? Build your own Kimber PBJ. Even cheaper and much better sounding then the IMO overhyped BJ.

 

[Currawong]

The Van Den Hul D102 III Hybrid is about at the limit of your price range. It's mostly found in Europe though (online stores that stock it tend to be in the UK) however you can get most of their copper cable off the roll to make your own as well.

Sometimes you can find, on eBay, The First Ultimate, which is their linear structured carbon cable - ie: it's neither copper nor silver but made from strands of carbon, for reasonable prices.

Aside from that, I'm not much of a believer in tuning systems using cables, as you're just adding distortion to distortion. Cables, IMO, should be a neutral as possible since we have enough to worry about as it is with the rest of our gear.

 

[manofmathematics]

I'll second Kimber Kable. I've run my kimber all over the place while fine tuning my speakers and I've noticed not one problem with the lack a shielding. I find Kimber to have very good focus, but may not be the warmest option, well, compared to the Audioquest and Acoustic Zen that I've used. All-in-all, an excellent value, and probably what I'll stick with.

 

[sacd lover]

Check out Enigma Audio.

He will make whatever you want and his prices are very reasonable. I have copper, copper-silver, silver hybrid ICs and a gold alloy IC that is unfortunately no longer available etc...


http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f29/ne...1/#post4600863

 

[meat01]

The BJ Beldon 1694A is shielded and 18 gauge. You really don't need a large conductor to carry these types of signals.

Technical Specs and Data for Belden 1694A, Available at Blue Jeans Cable

The other thing you can do, is have someone build you some cables with Canare Quad Star.

edit: oops, no DIY people.

edit: There are also these

http://signalcable.com/analogone.html

 

[olblueyez]

Quote:

Originally Posted by manofmathematics /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll second Kimber Kable. I've run my kimber all over the place while fine tuning my speakers and I've noticed not one problem with the lack a shielding. I find Kimber to have very good focus, but may not be the warmest option, well, compared to the Audioquest and Acoustic Zen that I've used. All-in-all, an excellent value, and probably what I'll stick with.

Are you talking about speaker cable or ICs?

 

[manofmathematics]

Quote:

Originally Posted by olblueyez /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are you talking about speaker cable or ICs?

Both.

 

[olblueyez]

Thanks Math Man.

 

[moogoob]

I'm new to cables, but Kimber's copper mini-mini interconnect (as sold through Headroom, ordered it with my Micro Amp) almost makes me a believer. Solid construction, looks cool and I swear I can hear a tiny smidgen more dynamics versus the mini-mini that headroom gives out with their Bithead.

IM very humble O

 

[olblueyez]

I got tired of spinning my wheels so I ordered the AQ King Cobra. Its copper and people say its not bright.