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I have my subwoofers crossed over at
~200Hz Linkwitz-Riley second order so
it's close to a first order crossover.
I had a couple of 1M Harmonic Technology
Pro-Silway barrelled together per channel
for a musical sound but not very deep bass.
I would like to free them up for
other uses that they are better at.
I tried Monster Subwoofer ICs which went
very deep BUT they didn't do much above 100Hz.
Just got some Better Cables full range ICs
their bass went as deep as the Monsters
and transitioned well to my speakers BUT
they have a hum problen that is bothersome.
Looking for recommendations for well shielded
ICs with deep bass and articulate midrange.
BTW Better Cables are silverplated copper.
Thinking of Harmonic Technology TruthLinks.
Budget Minded Recommendations Please.
Meaning No $500 Plus Cables !
Follow Ups:
at least, as far as I can tell with my 6 cu ft sealed sub. They cost all of $25 or so. No hum whatsoever, running 15 (maybe 20) footers from one side of the room to the other, behind a TV, parallel to the power line behind the wall. Plenty of lows and very solid, punchy bass. I use much more expensive stuff for the mains and between sources/preamp/monoblock amps, but it seems that these cheapies do all they need to do for the sub.
Try Canare.
-Rod
Try this!
http://www.silversonic.com/docs/products/HomeTheater.html#subsonicII
I am concerned that subwoofer cables
don't have the frequency response for me
because I need at least 500Hz response.
Maybe the Silver Sonic BL-1 ?
IME, for a subwoofer application the BL-1's bottom end sounds woolly as compared to the VH Audio Pulsar interconnect which provides tight articulate bass/excellent pitch definition. While I don't care for the Eichmann Bullet Plug rca connector's sonic signature when used for normal line-level use, the Pulsar when terminated with the Bullet Plug sounds outstanding for subwoofer use (to my ear). YMMV
200 Hz is a rather high x-over frequency. My mini monitors/stereo subs setup's x-over freq is 80 Hz @ 24 dB/oct. For deep, solid bass I use Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition v1, which is naturally insulated mono-planar medical grade silver.You might want to try Alpha Core mono planar interconnects or entry level Ridge Street Audio (Symphonia Master). You can also make your own ICs (or have them made from solid core silver surplus wire available from eBay.
You could contact ACI at www.audioc.com They make the well respected Force and Titan subs. The also sell DH Labs cables...
I use the BlueJeans LC-1 subwoofer interconnect. It will not induce hum, its shielding is top notch.I cannot vouch for the sound though, i've never pitted them A-B against my Anti-IC's or any other IC's of mine....
in terms of hum free operation & bullett prrof construction, the BlueJeans are a great deal. I just wish they used difft RCA's.
Have you tried the Belden 1800F version?
That looks interesting!
the shielding on the LC-1 is somethin else, like connecting a Black Hole to my subs.Interesting enough, when a hum developed when using anti-cables (sp cables) i was forced to go back to an IC connection. I have 2 subs but only 1 LC-1. in a mad rummage effort to find other IC's that do not let the hum in, my cheapest, nastiest pair of thick Monster Cable IC's did the trick too. Its easy to tell/hear which sub has the Monster & which has the LC-1 though :)
I probably won't buy any more Blue Jeans cables (maybe for my TV), but for a sub application the LC-1 does its thing well.
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