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I bought 2x3m pair of NVA LS3 cable from the ebay shop. £90+7 delivery. 14 day money back...

Well. Had a day to myself (a very rare thing these days)

And I was swapping backwards and forwards between the LS3 and the cheapy Van Damme...

I have come to a number of conclusions...(based on this and 3 previous cable tests including QED SA XT, and Dali Silver Wave)



1. There is very small difference between cables. Simply shifting position in the listening sofa(in my case), or moving furniture around makes (much) more of a difference than any I have heard from cables...

2. However. The LS3 is definitely more detailed than the Van Damme...I am still trying to work out if it is to the detriment of anything else...(as the QED was)

3. Speaker cable is not worth worrying about, providing you aren't running thin, cheap rubbish.

4. I will be keeping the NVA LS3...(It outperforms the QED, and the Dali, even if by a small percentage, and potentially placebo).

5. Bloody cables!

fr0g:

I bought 2x3m pair of NVA LS3 cable from the ebay shop. £90+7 delivery. 14 day money back...

Well. Had a day to myself (a very rare thing these days)

And I was swapping backwards and forwards between the LS3 and the cheapy Van Damme...

I have come to a number of conclusions...(based on this and 3 previous cable tests including QED SA XT, and Dali Silver Wave)



1. There is very small difference between cables. Simply shifting position in the listening sofa(in my case), or moving furniture around makes (much) more of a difference than any I have heard from cables...

2. However. The LS3 is definitely more detailed than the Van Damme...I am still trying to work out if it is to the detriment of anything else...(as the QED was)

3. Speaker cable is not worth worrying about, providing you aren't running thin, cheap rubbish.

4. I will be keeping the NVA LS3...(It outperforms the QED, and the Dali, even if by a small percentage, and potentially placebo).

5. Bloody cables!

Interesting.... I really wish you could hear my Isolda cables

I do agree with point 5 however, I think I may be approaching it from the other side!

There is some different between cables like you said mate, but without trying more than one or two sets (I have try in the 100's ) you are not gonna be 100% sure how much cables can (or can not) improve sound quality.  

I am totally disagree with you about speakers cables, I have come across some that sound obviously different than other!  How did I know if it wasn't a Placebo effect?  because the bass boom was gone and that is down to only one components changed...speakers cables.

Whenever you in UK just drop me a line mate, we could have fun trying all the cables in my draws and I will throw in a round of golf

double post!

Thaiman:

There is some different between cables like you said mate, but without trying more than one or two sets (I have try in the 100's ) you are not gonna be 100% sure how much cables can (or can not) improve sound quality.  

I am totally disagree with you about speakers cables, I have come across some that sound obviously different than other!  How did I know if it wasn't a Placebo effect?  because the bass boom was gone and that is down to only one components changed...speakers cables.

Whenever you in UK just drop me a line mate, we could have fun trying all the cables in my draws and I will throw in a round of golf

Might just do that!

(I have tested 6 quite different cables recently). The only thing I havent done is go above £15 a metre.)

The differences are small. (Just moving forward in my seat will give me a far bigger change in sound, as will changing the angle or position of my speakers a touch.)

I seriously think it is better to concentrate on getting components right, and sticking with a set of well made cables.

When you are satisfied with electronics (obviously this is not aimed at you ;)), then maybe a small amount of tweaking can be done with cables, but take it too far, and I think you end up leaving the music behind in pursuit of something slightly anal, and unobtainable.

Cables never interest me!...really. 

You wouldn't see me starting cable topics on any forums.  The end of the day EVERYTHING make different to sound of HiFi system, the most important factor is "your mood" at the time of listening.

I wouldn't keep the cables if I were you, get your cash back mate...the different is too small to worry about just like you said.

 

Thaiman:

Cables never interest me!...really. 

You wouldn't see me starting cable topics on any forums.  The end of the day EVERYTHING make different to sound of HiFi system, the most important factor is "your mood" at the time of listening.

I wouldn't keep the cables if I were you, get your cash back mate...the different is too small to worry about just like you said.

 

The mood thing is a very valid point.
Gonna keep the cables. In the end I feel they are better. And better than 5 other sets I have tried. I will keep them, and forget about them now.

The system is pretty much singing as I like it now. Until a huge amount more money comes into my possesion I shall not be changing anything else, maybe for a few years...

(Although if anyone near here start stocking AVI, I would jump at the chance to hear those damn ADM9s!)

In fact I shall be doing a great deal of 'watching' soon...just receievd the Babylon 5 box set this morning...42 DVDs worth!