Article: The Immersive Audiophile Update 4

[The Computer Audiophile]

46 minutes ago, bbosler said:

so now we are curious... how do you intend to wire all of this up?

It is going to take quite a bit of speaker cable and interconnects. Can't imagine using zip cord with speakers like that 😄 That's a LOT of Transparent cables

 

are you going to do a permanent install, run the wires inside the walls?

 

You sound like you've done this before :~)

 

Wires will be going behind walls and under the floor. I'm trying to determine the exact speaker wire I'll use in the next couple days. 

 

I have interconnects. more on that later as well. 

[bbosler]

Canare 4S8 Star Quad 16AWG 4-Conductor Speaker Wire 

 

https://www.markertek.com/product/4s8-gy/canare-4s8-star-quad-16awg-4-conductor-speaker-wire-gray-per-foot

 

74 cents a foot, I use this for my main system, any more for this application is a waste of $$

 

the microphone cable also makes great interconnects

 

this is what Benchmark uses for their cables. BTW Benchmark ABH2 would make great amps for this application (I know you have your amps)

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

4 minutes ago, bbosler said:

Canare 4S8 Star Quad 16AWG 4-Conductor Speaker Wire 

 

https://www.markertek.com/product/4s8-gy/canare-4s8-star-quad-16awg-4-conductor-speaker-wire-gray-per-foot

 

74 cents a foot, I use this for my main system, any more for this application is a waste of $$

 

Why do you use the four conductor wire?

[bbosler]

5 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Why do you use the four conductor wire?

 

because they sound really good 😜

 

seriously, a friend recommended a Benchmark ABH2 so I tried and love it. He also recommended their interconnects so I made some using the same cable Benchmark uses, they sound great so decided to make some speaker cables. I believe Uptone uses a version of these for their DC cables. You can read about Benchmark's reasons in the link below which I have no way of verifying. The fact they are 4 conductor was not the reason I chose them.. I chose them because  they sound really good and compared to audiophile cables they are basically free leaving me some $$ to buy what I think really matters, including more records. 

 

 

 

https://benchmarkmedia.com/collections/all-products/products/benchmark-speaker-cable-nl2-to-nl2-2-pole

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

10 minutes ago, bbosler said:

 

because they sound really good 😜

 

seriously, a friend recommended a Benchmark ABH2 so I tried and love it. He also recommended their interconnects so I made some using the same cable Benchmark uses, they sound great so decided to make some speaker cables. I believe Uptone uses a version of these for their DC cables. You can read about Benchmark's reasons in the link below which I have no way of verifying. The fact they are 4 conductor was not the reason I chose them.. I chose them because  they sound really good and compared to audiophile cables they are basically free leaving me some $$ to buy what I think really matters, including more records. 

 

 

 

https://benchmarkmedia.com/collections/all-products/products/benchmark-speaker-cable-nl2-to-nl2-2-pole

 

Thanks for the info. I’m just curious about people’s choices, so I can learn as much as possible. Sometimes others take this as questioning their choices, rather than me inquiring to educate myself :~)

 

This is really interesting, from your link:

 

”STAR-QUAD CONSTRUCTION:

This top-quality Benchmark cable features Canare Star-Quad Speaker Cable. Four heavy-duty 14 AWG stranded conductors are combined into two pairs arranged in a star-quad configuration. The combined conductors are equivalent to 11 AWG, but the star-quad configuration reduces magnetic interference, making these cables far superior to 2-conductor cables.”

[Kal Rubinson]

12 minutes ago, bbosler said:

 

because they sound really good 😜

 

seriously, a friend recommended a Benchmark ABH2 so I tried and love it. He also recommended their interconnects so I made some using the same cable Benchmark uses, they sound great so decided to make some speaker cables. I believe Uptone uses a version of these for their DC cables. You can read about Benchmark's reasons in the link below which I have no way of verifying. The fact they are 4 conductor was not the reason I chose them.. I chose them because  they sound really good and compared to audiophile cables they are basically free leaving me some $$ to buy what I think really matters, including more records. 

I concur but Benchmark's cables are NL2 To BANANA-2 which are ideal for their amps.  If you want Banana-2 to Banana-2 for other amps, Blue Jeans makes them in custom lengths.

[bbosler]

I actually did use the heavier speaker cable

 

https://www.markertek.com/product/4s11ft/canare-4s11-star-quad-14awg-4-conductor-speaker-cable-grey-per-foot

 

 

22 minutes ago, Kal Rubinson said:

I concur but Benchmark's cables are NL2 To BANANA-2 which are ideal for their amps.  If you want Banana-2 to Banana-2 for other amps, Blue Jeans makes them in custom lengths.

 

good point.. I did DIY because I have an unusual configuration (tri-wiring) but for most people the few cents saved by DIY isn't worth the trouble.

 

 

I also recommend using longer interconnects and putting the amps as close as practical to the speakers.  Benchmark balanced cables or balanced pro audio interconnects (microphone cables)  are a great option if you don't want to mess with DIY ,, Canare and Mogami are options

 

https://www.markertek.com/product/l-4e6s-bk/canare-l-4e6s-star-quad-microphone-cable-by-the-foot-black

 

https://benchmarkmedia.com/collections/all-products/products/benchmark-starquad-analog-xlr-cable?variant=1109900901

 

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GoldStu25--mogami-gold-studio-microphone-cable-25-foot-xlr-xlr

 

lots of options in the pro audio world

[PeterG]

17 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

 

You sound like you've done this before :~)

 

Wires will be going behind walls and under the floor. I'm trying to determine the exact speaker wire I'll use in the next couple days. 

 

I have interconnects. more on that later as well. 

 

Transparent has a wide selection of DIY in-wall speaker cable and networks--you could match your Alexia cables or go a step or two down https://www.transparentcable.com/collections/custom-diy