[orange55]

I have recently upgraded interconnects and speaker cable and completely overlooked the subwoofer cable. I now have Chord Signature for both interconnects from Pre to Power Amp and speaker cable, plus Chord Anthems between my Blu-ray player and Pre amp.

I had my subwoofer cable installed a couple of years ago by the local hifi shop on my B&W PV1 and they used Qed QX1CV-SC cable, which is off the reel stuff used by installers, but I am not sure how good it is compared to others?

So my question is;

Will I see an improvement by upgrading the current subwoofer cable?

If yes, would Chord Chameleon (£100) be good enough to match the rest of the system or do I need to go for Chord Chorus (£365) ?

The answers to this will help me track down a shop who will be able to let me home audition them.

[PSM1]

I may well be shot down in flames for saying this but I doubt either cable will give you a noticeable improvement in sound quality from the sub.

[lechacal]

I'm tempted to say that if you've got £350 to spend on a subwoofer connector you should go for it. The economy needs you.

Seriously though, no audible difference. Not in a million years.

[markdj79]

i concurr

i bought a monster cable one for 40 quid but iv tried others, no difference that i could distinguish

buy a good shielded one(£30-£60) and spend the rest on films, cd's etc

imho

mark

[Pollywoggle]

Looks like you have some quality gear there, I would be interested to see if a very expensive sub cable could make a difference so if you do splash out on one then let's hear your impressions. As has been stated though, I think conventional wisdom on sub cables is that provided they are well shielded you wont hear a difference no matter how expensive they are?

[softsorter]

I splashed out on a expensive sub RCA Cable and convinced myself it was £30 well spent over the plastic wire supplied and never realised you could spend that much jeeprs ! interested in your findings though if you go for it

[Stoatman]

Personally anything over about this level :

Subwoofer cable - Canares finest quality - LV77S


And the shops are just taking you for one of the biggest rides of your life and not a fun one !!.

[markdj79]

exactly, the shops will tell you that the really expensive cables will transform your sub into a miracle worker

dont buy into it

they are after commission

get a QED one, they are as good as any

it will be shielded

like i said, i couldnt tell any difference, so i saved myself some dosh to put to better use

the forum knows all!!