Stereo Steve
Ex Member
Anyone tried Cat 5 as speaker cables? I currently use QED Silver but I'm moving and will need some longer lenghs (4-5 metres) as the amp is going on a side wall, not between the speakers. So, faced with that, I'm looking into making some from Cat 5. Looking on the TNT site, he seems to think they sound fantastic. I have found the correct Cat 5 cable from Maplin and it works out a great deal cheaper than half decent cables.
So, is it any good? I'm considering bi-amping so I'm wondering if I should do 2 lengths of 2 cables to each speaker (ie. a cat5 cable per speaker terminal) or just bi-wire as he does in the description. Alternatively I could use 3 cat5 cables per amp (6 per speaker) but this is getting a bit silly.
Any thoughts?
So, is it any good? I'm considering bi-amping so I'm wondering if I should do 2 lengths of 2 cables to each speaker (ie. a cat5 cable per speaker terminal) or just bi-wire as he does in the description. Alternatively I could use 3 cat5 cables per amp (6 per speaker) but this is getting a bit silly.
Any thoughts?