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Anybody ever try this?

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Posted on April 1, 2016 at 11:01:58
Harley
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 I am currently using a pr of Blue Jean spkr cables that I'm happy with. I recently bought two pairs of AntiCable Reference Level-3 cables, price was too good to pass up. (Have not arrived yet). My speaker are singlewire. My question is this: Has anybody ran two different spkr cables together? In my case, the Blue-Jean and Anti-Cables. Of course, I will listen to both separately first. I may even shotgun the two pairs of the AntiCables, as well. Thanks for your thoughts or opinions!! Harley

 

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RE: Anybody ever try this?, posted on April 1, 2016 at 12:51:40
Duster
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 I've never come across any end user report that indicates a double run other than via the same make/model speaker cable is beneficial. A double run of different make/model speaker cables is so unpredictable, and so fraught with potential sonic artifacts due to different LCR and cable reactance characteristics, it's difficult to even say it might be a worthwhile experiment to consider.

 

RE: Anybody ever try this?, posted on April 1, 2016 at 20:08:51
Tweaker456
 Dude, Prepare to be blown away by the Anti's. I haven't heard them but my view on the wire, cable thing makes it a near certainty, IMO, due to it's construction and better quality cu. (I'm pretty sure) that the blue geans would only contaminate the anti's. The anti's are a total of 9awg, that's quite a bit of metal. Solid core instead of stranded. A good thing. Tweaker

 

Thank you, tweaker, duster! nt, posted on April 1, 2016 at 20:57:33
Harley
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RE: Anybody ever try this?, posted on April 2, 2016 at 01:51:52
PingPing
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 ... it can work but will really depend on your speakers crossover points and the crossovers. Try it and let us know the results :)

... personally, I prefer a quality single run of speaker cable :)

 

RE: Anybody ever try this?, posted on April 2, 2016 at 10:44:39
SgreenP@MSN.com
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 You can't hurt anything by trying your scheme of using 2 different wires, but they probably sound different and might "fight" each other's assets. Shotgunning speaker cables provide twice as much copper (or silver) allowing more signal to transfer easier. I shot gun (and biwire) with excellent results.

 

RE: Anybody ever try this?, posted on April 2, 2016 at 13:34:03
Hiendmuse
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 I highly recommend you try Clear Day speaker cables. Call Paul at Clear Day, he will make a recommendation on cable for your particular system. These are thin solid core silver cables that blow away cables costing much much more. Paul's a great guy and will send you a set to audition.

 

RE: Anybody ever try this?, posted on April 2, 2016 at 16:55:58
PingPing
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 ... I should add that using 2 different SCs, in parallel, will in itself display/provide a crossover effect but sometimes this effect can be good but sometimes not but the crossover effect is the reason :)

 

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