Name the cable competition

[LeMarchand]

4 minutes ago, PotNoodleTech said:

This is what I use on my studio monitors and hifi.  2.5mm on monitors and 6mm on hifi because bigger is always better, right?

 

Surely you should be using Schwarzenegger connects then?

[mrstrong]

wow really enjoying this thread, feel I need to up my "cable knowledge" now.

I remember buying a "separates" hi-fi system from richer sounds years ago and

the guy trying to sell me expensive connector cables. Thought is was bullsh!7 at the

time but maybe he was right

 

[talksr]

Thanks everyone for your responses! It would seem this is a bodge of a job. I am assuming that the engineers who fitted this must have not had the correct cable, so just bodged it together, using snake oil for the lubrication.

 

I did try coat hanger wire as someone suggested, but the feedback was too much. It reminded me of when I used some extra thick Sainsburys foil stuffed into the power plug when the fuse blew. Lots of sparks but no action, which was a disappointment.

 

Jokes aside, I have ordered one from Amazon (thank you for the help and links). I appreciate some think maybe the quality isn’t that good, but this isn’t anything spectacular. Just a school hall, so used for the odd YouTube video, nothing high-end. If the cable gets damaged again, at least from Amazon, it won’t cost the earth, unlike that snake oil stuff 😆

[Andrew_C]

4 hours ago, mrstrong said:

 Thought is was bullsh!7 at the time but maybe he was right

 

No.  It was Grade A bullexcrement.

[TechMonkey]

4 hours ago, mrstrong said:

wow really enjoying this thread, feel I need to up my "cable knowledge" now.

I remember buying a "separates" hi-fi system from richer sounds years ago and

the guy trying to sell me expensive connector cables. Thought is was bullsh!7 at the

time but maybe he was right

 

To reassure you and to explain my comment

[Pottsey]

5 hours ago, mrstrong said:

wow really enjoying this thread, feel I need to up my "cable knowledge" now.

I remember buying a "separates" hi-fi system from richer sounds years ago and

the guy trying to sell me expensive connector cables. Thought is was bullsh!7 at the

time but maybe he was right

 

It can be a bit of both. Richer Sounds often recommend pure copper cable which was one of the best audio upgrades I did. There was a noticeable difference between copper coated to pure copper cable. Changing nothing but the quality of the cable impacted my sound output.
 

I say it’s a bit of both because cables like those £50+ HDMI cables from PC World or many of the £100+ or worse £500+ audio cables are a complete rip off. At the same time more expensive high quality audio and HDMI quality do matter but only up to a point. EDIT: To clarify as long as the cable quality reaches a certain threshold any more doesn't matter. Some of the cheaper cables can impact sound or image due to low quality. 

Edited June 25, 2025 by Pottsey