Time to sort my speaker cabling out...

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So I have got a carpenter to make me a hi- fi stand (In progress), but will be moving my amps, etc around when it is finally ready.

What I need to do now is sort out some longer runs of speaker cabling.

Currently I have Chord Rumour coming off the Audiolab 8000S, and Chord Carnival coming off the 8000P into my speakers in a Bi- Amp config. (Mismatch was due to me being given both sets gratis!!) The sound is good, but I think it is a little too bright/crashy at the top- end.

I have heard that Cat5e cabling will exhibit qualities like that of Chord stuff (i.e. erring towards bright)... is this true? If so, I need something a bit more 'neutral'.

Should I be looking at Van Damme Blue or something?

Thanks
 
Nope- I could hear a difference between the Chord Rumour and Carnival when it was just the 8000S.
 
Why is there such a huge market for all types of speaker cable with all different materials for the wires then?
 
I think some of you are missing the point here.

I agree it is a total waste of money spunking silly sums on speaker wire.... The Chord stuff isn't particularly expensive, but is still more than I would deem worth paying. That is why I am looking DIY or the relatively inexpensive Van Damme Blue or something. My runs of Chord simply are not long enough for the new layout I will have in my room, so need to go regardless.

It is widely documented that Van Damme Blue for instance will make your setup sound different to something like Chord, whether or not this is true, I don't know- I can only go off the information I have.

All I really want is the answer to this one question:

Do cables with a different material composition in the core of the wire sound different? as this is why I am lead to believe Chord sounds different from Van Damme Blue etc (Again I have only listened to Chord, so cannot say this is a fact).
 
Have done James...

A double-blind test carried out by an Australian electronics magazine many years ago found that most listeners thought that the really thin figure-8 type speaker cable had better bass than all the more expensive ones. Treble response was generally thought better using a heavy duty 3-core mains cable.
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Ok so this kind of proves what I was saying about certain cables producing more treble response- which I don't necessarily want...
 
So can anyone tell me.... Does CAT5 exhibit properties other cables will not (i.e. harshness at the top) or is that wrong?
 
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