Blue Jeans Cables

I have tried an interconnect with the Belden 1505F (not from Blue Jean though ) that they recommend for Interconnect...which is good interms of both performance and bang-for-buck. They also have a custom made Belden cable, which is more expensive...and is proabably better than 1505F.

However, i'm not particularly found of the cheaper 5T00 speaker cable that Blue-Jean sells. The Beldel 8470 is a better choice for home-audio use (slightly more expensive than 5T00). The 8470 is a very popular cable in Singapore...and many prefer it over budget/mid-priced cables from the likes of QED. If you are staying abroad right now...might as well buy 30-50 mtr of this cable for your HT.


Regards
Siva.

The Belden 8470 is a 16 Gauge speaker cable.
Is there any particular guage you would recommend?

Sorry the cable was 8740 and NOT 8470.

I will not worry Guage. My reference cable is about quarter the thickness of 8470...

Regards
Siva.

I finally located the cable. The correct number is 8471

http://bwccat.belden.com/ecat/pdf/8471.pdf

Sorry...I'm very bad at remembering numbers. As i'm typing this message with the cable in one hand, i'm sure that i will not change the number again

Hi Siva,
How are these 8471 cables compared to the CAT-5 braided ones ? Are they available in India ?

The cat-5 is definetly a better bet than 8471...as long as your amp does not ossillate due to the higher capacitance.

The 8471 is considered to be better than most "audiophile" brand speaker cable costing a few hunderd Rs. per meter.

Not sure whether 8471 is sold in India. You might want to check with the local distributor. I bought mine in Singapore for around SGD.1.9 per meter (around Rs.55 per meter).....to wire up my HT setup.

If someone wants to try...i can loan the cables for a couple of days. Maybe those intrested can group together and request the local distributor to get it for you...

Regards
Siva.

The cat-5 is definetly a better bet than 8471...as long as your amp does not ossillate due to the higher capacitance.

How does one identify if the amp is moving into oscillation or on the verge of it ??

Cant tell without an oscilloscope or Spectrum analyser, untill:

1. The amp blows for no apparent reason.

2. The Tweeter blows for no apparent reason

Does that mean using CAT-5 braided cables could be risky

That is why I have not braided my own....

Don't worry Abhi. Most modern amps will not have a problem.
Even in rare cases, the worst situation could be a blown fuse. As long as the loudspeaker is professionally made with proper crossover components, your tweeter should also be safe (Amp_Nut, do not scare our Abhi ).

If your amp struggles to drive the speakers bcos of the high-capacitance, your amp might run warmer than usual...or the high's might sound a bit compressed...or ..(its not quite easy to predict the impact)

You can try adding a Zobel network across the speaker terminal. Look out on the web for a white-paper authored by Nelson Pass on the subject of loudspeaker cables

Regards
Siva.

Thanks for the info Siva.

Thanx Siva.
If I want to biwire, is a 4 conductor speaker wire required?

(8471 is a 2 conductor cable)