Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Overly Exhausted

I know this subject has been discussed, debated, and talked about to the point of exhaustion; However I could use some advice and ask for a little lenience on the matter.

Before falling ill to this nasty flu, I had been in the process of remodeling my theater. I changed my configuration around a bit and as a result, the current cables/wire I was using ended up being way too long. Well I sold those and I'm in the process of replacing them.

In short, I need some suggestions. I'm not big on going to the hardware store type of places, so I'd appreicate some brand suggestions. I had been running Cobalt Cables. Excellent cables, but I don't think I'm wanting to drop that kind of money on wire/cables again. Not after all the research I've done on the subject.

So far, I've been looking at Monsters XPHP, which is still a little on the high side, but I've heard good things from people who use it. The other I'm also contemplating is Sound King from PE.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.




Sutter

I bought a whole slew of cables recently from monoprice for my new setup. At the price point I really wasn't expecting much but they had such great reviews that i figured what the heck.

They shipped fast and the order was accurate. When the cables arrived I checked the build quality and it seemed solid. I tore apart a component cable I had ordered just for this purpose and the soldering was high quality and the cables were well shielded etc.

I then did some comparisons with some monster cables I had and honestly could not tell any difference.

My advice would be to check them out, at their price point even if you are somehow dissapointed you haven't wasted much.

As I've said in another post I got a spool of Tributaries RG6 from a local A/V dealer and cut the exact lengths from the equipment rack out to the TV where they'll terminate with the proper wall plate jacks on either end. The end result is a clean, neat and tidy application that will cost me less than I could have bought the cables online.

The more I've researched, the less I am impressed with the *high end* overpriced cables a lot of companies sell.

I'm learning.

22 views and only one person replies, what a shame. Well, it was worth a shot anyways.

Duane thanks for the responce bud. I've viewed their site on more then one occasion, never looked at what they had to offer in terms of speaker cable/wire though. I'll give them a look tonight.



Sutter

Rick, that's the conclusion I'm coming to myself. Just not sure on what brands to consider. Thanks for the reply.



Sutter

If you want a good cable for the money I suggest Bluejean for the interconnects and try some Axiom bulk cable for your speakers.

Once again I will recommend BlueJeansCable. Solid, well crafted, competitively priced. Quality components.

Thanks Wid, I never thought about Axioms cables. I do plan on running bare wire, although I must say, I like the ease of banana plugs. I totally forgot they sell in bulk now. In the past I'd always rule them out because I hate spades and refuse to use them. Thanks for the suggestion bud.


Sutter

Ditto on the BlueJeans, I have some BlueJeans cables and they are really good cables, also their service is second to none...just like Axiom.

I've always heard the bulk Axiom speaker cable is some really good stuff, many like it because of it's flexibility. I love the look of their 'terminated' speaker cables, I'm thinking that what I'll use from the wall plates out to the speakers.

Monoprice sells everything but speaker cable. I got my speaker cable from a palce i found called Tristate Electronics.

They only sell in bulk but you can get 500 feet of high quality Belden 12 AWG cable for 135 which is better than anywhere else I found. Here is a link.

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