Speaker cables for Shindo speakers

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Having ordered a pair of Shindo 604 speakers, my mind now turns to speaker cable. Shindo wires are the obvious, if not expensive, choice, probably followed by Auditorium23.

I'd certainly appreciate thoughts or suggestions from other Shindo speaker owners about cable preferences. What cables have you used and if you've used different kinds of cables with your Shindos, what were your (hopefully detailed) impressions? Thanks!
 
Having ordered a pair of Shindo 604 speakers, my mind now turns to speaker cable. Shindo wires are the obvious, if not expensive, choice, probably followed by Auditorium23.

I'd certainly appreciate thoughts or suggestions from other Shindo speaker owners about cable preferences. What cables have you used and if you've used different kinds of cables with your Shindos, what were your (hopefully detailed) impressions? Thanks!

Hello,
I used 2 different cables with my CCQs.
WireWorld Silver Eclipse 6 and pure solid core silver cable from a US brand ( I have to look for the exact diameter and brand : I forgot them). Both are only 1 meter length ( monoblocks near the speakers).
The pure silver cables give a more opened treble on my speakers with more extraverted timbres. The WireWorld is more relaxed and maybe a bit more weighty.
Differences are rather subtile to my ears so I stopped "playing" with cables.
But I think that Shindo is made for silver cables.
 
Of course you could go the Shindo route, but others have been very happy with Sablon. I have A23 myself.

Sablon Audio

I'm not sure I can swing the Shindo wires at this point! I also just picked up a DirectStream DAC... (it sounds real nice - feeling smarter than I am for buying it!)

My dealer will bring some A23's when he comes to set up my speakers. I have Sound Strings right now and they're great, so I'll be interested to compare to A23's. I've read Jeff Day and Jack Robert's positive reviews about the Sablon products - I'll check them out too.

I recall reading somewhere that certain Nordost work well with Shindo. Perhaps heresy to some.
 
Yes, it will shine with silver cables. So Shindos best cables are silver itself.
 
The A23 SCs would just about be the de facto standard, and you would nearly be guaranteed great results.

Personally, I have been quite impressed by the KLE gZero 6 speaker cables, based on an audition in my system and also listening to them in a few other local setups.

KLEI gZero6 SC | KLE Innovations
 
Get some A23 cables and then forget about it. You will be very happy. I think Matt has a used set of shindo cables you may want to try.

Don't use wireworld. You would be insane to use cables that were not designed to be synergistic with shindo.
 
Cucumber_jones;140248 Don't use wireworld. You would be insane to use cables that were not designed to be synergistic with shindo.[/QUOTE said:
I agree. Stick to the recommended A23. Once I switched from can't remember what to A23, it all worked seamlessly.
Don't get brainwashed by that goof on the other forum that sells high end gear out of his basement:snicker:
 
How would the budget question be a good one when we are taking about shindo speakers? There are only two types of cables to choose from. I myself would go with A23 Auditorium and then never worry again.


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I do not believe in one ideal cable. Cables are just a way to fine tune a system.
In most situations, pure silver will be the best with Shindo but in rooms with very clear acoustics ( too reverberant) it will be a good thing to reduce / soften the treble energy with copper cables.
I am having superb results in my room with WireWorld Mini Eclipse 7.
An other way to tune the sound with cables is too exit the rule of diameter / power.
If the amp / speaker combo is overloading the room, using a small diameter cable will help a lot.
 
I do not believe in one ideal cable. Cables are just a way to fine tune a system.
In most situations, pure silver will be the best with Shindo but in rooms with very clear acoustics ( too reverberant) it will be a good thing to reduce / soften the treble energy with copper cables.
I am having superb results in my room with WireWorld Mini Eclipse 7.
An other way to tune the sound with cables is too exit the rule of diameter / power.
If the amp / speaker combo is overloading the room, using a small diameter cable will help a lot.

You don't believe in one idea cable. But you have never tried cables built to be used with shindo gear. You have never used auditorium or shindo cables. So your opinion is of little value in this discussion.

If people want to know how Harbeth sounds with shindo that would be something you have experience with and your opinion would be of some value.


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Sometimes its not the best what fits best for thats what could be called not the best audio systems.:scholar:
 
With speakers at or above 95 dB sensitivity, some of us are moving to the Western Electric 16 GA - though hard to find with the recent run on it. I love mine.

It's also affordable - though I've not heard a better cable at any price for speakers with higher efficiency.
 
With speakers at or above 95 dB sensitivity, some of us are moving to the Western Electric 16 GA - though hard to find with the recent run on it. I love mine.

It's also affordable - though I've not heard a better cable at any price for speakers with higher efficiency.

Interesting. What have you compared it against? I just received my run of WE16 and will be testing it against my auditorium 23 speaker wire later this week.
 
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