Anti-Cables on their way/have arrived

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Originally Posted by eisforelectronic

You are driving my hopes higher and higher!!! Now I'm afraid I will be disappointed.

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I'd be surprised if you are. Anti-Cables are an easy recommendation.

One day I'll probably spring for some of their balanced ICs...

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Originally Posted by Ajani

I'd be surprised if you are. Anti-Cables are an easy recommendation.

One day I'll probably spring for some of their balanced ICs...

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I guess we'll see. Supposedly they were being sent out on Saturday. One 9 foot stereo set with factory twisting. If they are better than my current speaker wire, it will be somewhat bittersweet after investing so much time and work.

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Originally Posted by eisforelectronic

I guess we'll see. Supposedly they were being sent out on Saturday. One 9 foot stereo set with factory twisting. If they are better than my current speaker wire, it will be somewhat bittersweet after investing so much time and work.

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I have not tried twisting my Anti's yet. Mine are still in that random mess you see in the pictures. In that rather sloppy manner they are self elevating off the floor and do not run parallel to any other cables. May not be to others liking but I enjoy the modern art feel. Do not forget that you can always untwist them if you want.

I never got around to twisting mine either... And I agree that the modern art look is appealing...

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Originally Posted by JohnMichael

I have not tried twisting my Anti's yet. Mine are still in that random mess you see in the pictures. In that rather sloppy manner they are self elevating off the floor and do not run parallel to any other cables. May not be to others liking but I enjoy the modern art feel. Do not forget that you can always untwist them if you want.

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Paul recommended the twisting for runs of 8 feet or longer.

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Originally Posted by eisforelectronic

Paul recommended the twisting for runs of 8 feet or longer.

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He would know best but I rarely leave things alone.

ok, it's been about an hour and a half since I put the Anti-cables in and they are pretty much as advertised. Very nice!!! Thanks for the inspiration to finally pull the trigger!

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Originally Posted by eisforelectronic

ok, it's been about an hour and a half since I put the Anti-cables in and they are pretty much as advertised. Very nice!!! Thanks for the inspiration to finally pull the trigger!

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:thumbsup:

Glad to see you're enjoying the new toy...

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Originally Posted by eisforelectronic

ok, it's been about an hour and a half since I put the Anti-cables in and they are pretty much as advertised. Very nice!!! Thanks for the inspiration to finally pull the trigger!

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The clarity is amazing and it only gets better. It feels good for me to stop chasing cables. Enjoy!

The clarity is mind blowing, but actually I think everything is better.

I am not sure if Paul said this or I read it in a testimonial but my stereo sounds like there are no speaker cables between the amp and speakers. I have not been able to hear any kind of sonic signature imposed by the wires. I spend much more time listening to the music and not the components.

I'm thinking about buying these as gifts now

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Originally Posted by eisforelectronic

I'm thinking about buying these as gifts now

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You are a good person because I only thought of giving my old cables as gifts. Next I think I need a pair of his IC's.

eisforelectronic...what was your previous cables?

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Originally Posted by frenchmon

eisforelectronic...what was your previous cables?

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Actually, what I replaced with the Anti's was home made. Most of the "2 channel" guys in my HT club build there own speaker cables and interconnects out of multiple gauges of stranded wire. So, after learning about this theory from them I started experimenting over the last year and a half. When I had something I felt sounded better than the set of Esoterics I was using I finally swapped them out. A few months ago I built another set taking them a step further and ending up with something consisting of gauges 2-32. I felt it was an improvement, so I kept it. In retrospect it was probably a bit much :)

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Originally Posted by eisforelectronic

Actually, what I replaced with the Anti's was home made. Most of the "2 channel" guys in my HT club build there own speaker cables and interconnects out of multiple gauges of stranded wire. So, after learning about this theory from them I started experimenting over the last year and a half. When I had something I felt sounded better than the set of Esoterics I was using I finally swapped them out. A few months ago I built another set taking them a step further and ending up with something consisting of gauges 2-32. I felt it was an improvement, so I kept it. In retrospect it was probably a bit much :)

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Thanks...you guy got me wanting a shoot out with my A+ and the Anti cable now.....don't know if I want to spend the coin though.

Tonight I am listening to some MoFi vinyl through my MoFi speakers. The recording currently playing is Coleman Hawkins "the hawk flies high". The AntiCables are doing justice to the sax. The way music pulses and flows is amazing.

I'm listening to Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the score. Nice deep bass, lots of impact.

If any of you guys have braiding skills you might want to try some cheap cat5 speaker cables. They won out in a cable shootout.

Speaker cable made from braided Cat5

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Originally Posted by Poultrygeist

If any of you guys have braiding skills you might want to try some cheap cat5 speaker cables. They won out in a cable shootout.

Speaker cable made from braided Cat5

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Interesting link but once you go AntiCable the cable search stops.

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Originally Posted by Poultrygeist

If any of you guys have braiding skills you might want to try some cheap cat5 speaker cables. They won out in a cable shootout.

Speaker cable made from braided Cat5

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I used cat5 for a little bit, I didn't like it at all. It wasn't braided though.

What's the difference between magnet wire and AntiCable? I can buy 12 guage enameled magnet wire for less than $.50 a foot at a local wire dealer.

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Originally Posted by Poultrygeist

What's the difference between magnet wire and AntiCable? I can buy 12 guage enameled magnet wire for less than $.50 a foot at a local wire dealer.

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As far as I know; nothing... I know many DIYers claim to have the same results with magnet wire... However, I've yet to get some magnet wire to compare results...

My suggestion would be test the magnet wire from your local dealer against whatever speaker cables you have now and see if you prefer the results... Might be interesting...

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Originally Posted by Poultrygeist

What's the difference between magnet wire and AntiCable? I can buy 12 guage enameled magnet wire for less than $.50 a foot at a local wire dealer.

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The purity of the copper and the grain structure. Plus the very thin insulation. Copper wire does vary in quality.

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Originally Posted by JohnMichael

The purity of the copper and the grain structure. Plus the very thin insulation. Copper wire does vary in quality.

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Sounds reasonable... Other than the insulation; magnet wire also has the same thin red enamel insulation as anticables...