11/03/2014

Facts About High End Speaker Cables

By Etta Bowen


There are times when one may walk into an audio store and find a speaker cable costing up to five figures. Such a cable may come with connectors that also cost a couple hundred dollars. By getting a set of top quality speakers, even an old music collection may become vibrant and interesting. Quality is the most vital factor when it comes to sounds produced. When considering high end speaker cables, one is set to benefit greatly.

Before visiting the nearest electronics showroom, one needs to know the type of speakers that they are using. Speakers are available in various shapes and sizes. These include wall designs, floor-standing models, and many more. The best quality and performance is achieved by floor-standing models. The size is not however a very important aspect to consider because it does not have an influence on quality of produced sound.

For choice of the most suitable cable, doing some research in advance will help in buying the right one. One option of knowing what to expect is to ask for recommendations from any friends that may be knowledgeable in matters to do with cables. The internet is also a useful tool since it will enable one to check online reviews of various options. This helps to among other things compare prices and quality.

When a cable is properly designed, it will have less phase shift during high frequency operation. The result is a clearer and very focused stereo sound-stage image. It is possible for humans to understand small phase shifts or even frequency modulation that occurs in the sweet spot. This happens only in two stereo systems. It will be more clearly defined in stereo since the two speakers are bound to recreate one sound source.

Surround sound means it is possible to place audible cues easily because of more speakers. However, this does not in any way imply that precise imaging ceases to be an essential consideration. It will still be crucial for maximum performance. The benefit of high quality cables is that they will ensure provision of precise imaging, further adding to realness of sound and the excitement. There is the possibility of the center channel disappearing in the course of playing surround program material. To achieve this, precise imaging is needed. This further underlines the importance of quality cables.

Such cables also use larger gauge conduction material or a sufficient number of litz wires that are equivalent to large gauges. This will result in less inductance and resistance that result in enhanced dynamics. This will however depend on the amp capacity to deliver current when needed, and also the loudspeaker efficiency.

For a cable to serve its purpose effectively there must be a high quality source, preamp and amplification equipment. Failure of these aspects to be qualitative and the system performance will be limited. To the contrary, top quality cables are able to enhance sound in virtually any system.

Insulation used in a cable affects performance as well. While Teflon is among the best insulators, it is very costly. For a compromise, polyethylene can be used. However, it is always important to remember that one will have to pay highly for attainment of the best sound.




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