[chazk13]

Making the jump to seperates and would like some suggestions on what to use to hook the amps up to my pre/pro?


What are you guys using?

 

[TysAUS]

I'm using Chord cables ... might be a little bit pricey but I think their quality is fantastic

 

[chazk13]

Thanks for the recommendation...when you say pricey how pricey are we talking? I couldn't even find info on a local dealer.


I'm not trying to break the bank on these and will probably order something economical from Blue Jeans to use in the meantime.

 

[TysAUS]

This might be helpful http://www.chord.co.uk/chordweb/index2.htm


Price wise it depends on how much you want to be spending, they have entry level analog cables which run at about AUS$100 and on the premium side obviously much more...


By the way you going to be using XLR or just RCA connections?

 

[chazk13]

I'll be using rca's for now. Down the road when i shell out some real $$ on an amp I'll go the xlr route. The pre/pro i'm getting has xlr inputs but not the amp i'm getting.


$500 for cabling is way to expensive for me right now, though Chord looks like a great product. I did look at their site before, and it looks like I'll have to contact their US distributor to find a local dealer.

 

[TysAUS]

I did mention Australian dollars there so I'm sure you could find them cheaper in the US

 

[chazk13]

anyone else have suggestions or conventional wisdom to offer?

 

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

How long do the interconnects need to be?

If they're ony, say, 3 to 5 feet or less, I would expect to find good stereo pair cables for not much more than about 10 dollars (USD) each.

 

[bobpaule]

6' triple shielded with plastic-braided metal-teflon over copper wire, silver solder with 24k gold plated terminations, tension relieving springs at ends, $12/pair at the Home Depot TV section a few years ago, wonderful results.


As an added bonus, i soldered a third lead to the braided metal shielding and connected

it to the power conditioner's grounding terminal, poor man's balanced cables.


Call me a peasant but they do a wonderful job.

 

[DonoMan]

 www.monoprice.com

 

[fuzzybk]

I'm a big fan of Audioquest cables. My entire HT has Audioquest throughout. I know their out of your price range but I use AQ Columbia (XLR) from my processor to amp. I'd recommend King Cobras or Diamondbacks for your set up.

 

[xtrmspl]

I use monster ultra 600 cables on my $20,000+ B&W/Anthem system with excellent results. You can find these cheap on ebay. I compared them to some MIT cables in the $2000-$5000 price range and couldn't really tell a substantial difference, not enough to justify that kind of money on cables.