Maplins RCA cables were brilliant.

JasonM · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:22

First hope we can mention Maplins now they have gone bankrupt.

Some may find this post a bit random, others might not. I purchased some Maplins RCA cables the other month in their closing down sale. They were mid range RCA cables (no not pro, and not value). Cutting to chase there the most neutral cable i've ever had, really low resistance also, even the plugs ends are really good. No colouring the sound from these cables.

They were that good, in the first 30 seconds of listening I knew they were good, I then spent 2 hours listening to CD's, then drove back to store and purchased another 10 box's.

If your at least 50% interested in audio quality and your connecting anything via RCA cables, try and source some Maplins RCA cables because there just brilliant.

JasonM · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:07

Kol said:
Out of interest, what are you going to do with 10 boxes of RCA leads?

I'll use them in time, never know when I have to wire a full stack system up

Armageus said:
Much like any other RCA cable then

I've got cables that loose detail, others that sound to bright. Not all cables are the same.

JasonM · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:17

crinkleshoes said:
Wait til you sample XLR... then you'll wish you hadn't wasted your money on 10 boxes of RCA leads

What RCA cable to you recommend.

JasonM · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:58

crinkleshoes said:
I don't...

That's all very well, but vast majority of people have equipment that uses RCA only.

And on a very short run I expect the quality of actual cable is far more important then balanced inputs.

JasonM · 19 Jun 2018 at 18:18

jpaul said:
is it impolite to ask how much and how long ?

I purchased 5m, 1.5m and 0.75m.

The 0.75m was the best as I felt the sound was very slightly better (less resistance as you expect on a shorter cable, more detail), however the 5m was also very good and no problems using it if I needed that length.

Cost of cables was £2 each, that cheap could not leave them there. However if cables were £20 plus I would still be saying the same about them.

And this is the interesting bit. The first cable I purchased was the 5m, I was not expecting anything from it and for £2 purchased just in case I needed a cheap long RCA cable. However I tested it out of a curiosity, I knew it was good in 30 seconds, I spent 2 hours listening to that cable, even switching back to other cables to re-listen. I then went back to store and got the 0.75m and 1.5m, and the 0.75m was even better then the 5m.