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Title: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: berg on June 13, 2011, 10:44:03 pm
Can anyone recommend any and where to buy? The cable on my wharfedale 5.1 is awful and a fault has developed on pretty much every cable apart from the subwoofer - doh

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Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: apollo13 on June 13, 2011, 10:53:55 pm
Prices and quality can vary.........alot

I used QED silver anniversary XT when I did my install. I paid £7pm but you can pick it up cheaper now £4-5pm.

TBH if your using an 'out the box' 5.1 system 79 strand speaker cable will be more than adequate IMO and can be picked up from any electrical wholesalers :happy2:
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: berg on June 14, 2011, 09:05:57 am
Prices and quality can vary.........alot

I used QED silver anniversary XT when I did my install. I paid £7pm but you can pick it up cheaper now £4-5pm.

TBH if your using an 'out the box' 5.1 system 79 strand speaker cable will be more than adequate IMO and can be picked up from any electrical wholesalers :happy2:


Cheers apollo, will check it out
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: pipston on June 15, 2011, 12:43:30 am
Can anyone recommend any and where to buy? The cable on my wharfedale 5.1 is awful and a fault has developed on pretty much every cable apart from the subwoofer - doh

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chord company leyline speaker cable, its the bees knees, drop me a pm if you're after some ill do you a deal.
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: psw mk5 on June 15, 2011, 10:34:33 pm
Chord signature for my monitor audio GR60's fronts.    You get what you pay for..... BIG TIME  :P
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: h4rdy on June 16, 2011, 09:10:22 am
If they are satellites then use QED Silver Micro more than ample for 5 small speakers.

If normal size that would still be ok and nice and discreet but maybe an upgrade to Silver Anniversary XT.
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: SO8 on June 16, 2011, 02:44:45 pm
I have noticed a difference with cables on HiFi but never on my surround sound system - and I tried quite a few from cheap to silly money... all sounded the same. 

My amp is a decent £1500 one so I figured cable would make a difference like the Hifi ... but no.  I have QED £5/m stuff ... as it sounded as good as the £25/m, etc ! 
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: Betty02 on June 16, 2011, 03:43:49 pm
Same as Apollo 9Sorry not sure his actual name) but I only use QED cables, yes they cost a fair bit more then your ebay special but to someone like me who is into gadgetry then I can see, hear and feel a difference and worth every extra penny ;)
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: apollo13 on June 16, 2011, 04:34:39 pm
TBH guys (no offence to the OP) as I said if its an Wharfdale 'out the box' system then there is no real point spending good money on expensive speaker cable.

The cable isn't going to make any difference with the sound IMO, although it will cure the faults.

Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: berg on June 16, 2011, 10:39:44 pm
TBH guys (no offence to the OP) as I said if its an Wharfdale 'out the box' system then there is no real point spending good money on expensive speaker cable.

The cable isn't going to make any difference with the sound IMO, although it will cure the faults.




yup this is true, the system was bought in argos 5 years ago! no point me investing in a better system as not into it that much just want it to work well!
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: psw mk5 on June 18, 2011, 08:20:53 am
 When you can .... Buy a better system for me separates is the way to go then take your time and buy interconnects and cables  and power cables ........ It's a slippery slope bit like this forum..... BUT the rewards are superb!!!! Your system is like a chain and it's only as good as your weakest link--- so for me it's cables all the way ... That's why I'm skint  :grin:
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 18, 2011, 08:24:38 am

I rate Monster cable.  Find it expensive but stopped hissing on my blueray surround and works great on my separates.
Title: Re: home cinema speaker cable
Post by: psw mk5 on June 18, 2011, 10:55:10 am
Chord company signature interconnects and speaker cables and russ Andrews power cables and I'm well chuffed with my system but I don't think my neighbour is.......  :P