Interconnects

George Hincapie · 3 Nov 2015 at 08:45

What interconnects are you guys using between your Source and Amp?

Additionally, in terms of optical links, are they much of a muchness or is there an improvement from buying more expensive ones?

TIA.

George Hincapie · 3 Nov 2015 at 10:05

Thanks Lucid, that's great.

George Hincapie · 11 Nov 2015 at 08:01

Some interesting responses. Thanks chaps!

I shall tailor my purchasing accordingly.

George Hincapie · 12 Nov 2015 at 19:32

Actually you could put together a great system using WH Best Buys. It is almost all about perception. The subtle nuances would be lost on most people.

George Hincapie · 12 Nov 2015 at 21:21

I didn't say you shouldn't listen to it, I said you could do it and I believe that to be true.

For example, my first system: Marantz PM44SE, Marantz CD63 and Mission 760iSE - all What Hifi Recommended products the year I bought them.

George Hincapie · 15 Nov 2015 at 02:58

Bear said:
Jesus wept, they are saying a PTFE plug surround improves the sound now? Putting PTFE around the shield on the plug makes no difference at all. Don't get me wrong I like my hifi, but I'm an RF and microwave engineer and £1900 for an interconnect is insane. You can certainly buy cables for that price for sure in the RF and microwave world, a 50ohm pair of phase stable Gore test cables for a network analyser would cost about that much but the cables and connectors are rated 18GHz and up. At audio frequencies it is irrelevant.

I have just ordered some Chord C-Line interconnects. They won the 2015 What HIFI award - £45.