newbie building a stereo system, needs help

[traugh]

What kind of music are you listening?

Save some money for good cables: power, interconects, speaker cables. That's finishing touch for any, entry level or not, system.

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I know some will fire back at this but for saving money you can probably save a lot by using lamp cord for speaker wire. It is cheap and most people cannot HEAR the difference in a modestly priced stereo setup. Check out

http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm

for a good explanation of what you need.

[mikemorrow]

I know some will fire back at this but for saving money you can probably save a lot by using lamp cord for speaker wire. It is cheap and most people cannot HEAR the difference in a modestly priced stereo setup. Check out

http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm

for a good explanation of what you need.

I will agree with you Traugh. There is no reason to spend money on the cables. A 9x9 room will not require heavy cables. Nor will this system upgrade with the use of them.

[Mr Peabody]

Before this thread erupts into another cheap vs quality cable debate I recommend that he at least at some point tries better cables. Cables whether they help or not can be system dependent. Some designs work better with certain gear and set ups. Most importantly the gear has to be of a quality to reflect any difference which usually isn't hard to find. Cables most certainly can help to improve a systems presentation. If you haven't heard it you either didn't try the right cables or have tried them on inferior gear. If one tries the cables and they work then it's a reasonable price to pay for the upgrade. If there's no improvement noticed or not enough to justify the cost then return the cables and nothing lost. Just don't dismiss the possibility over that one experience.