Speaker Cables

My cables are sold separately from the connectors, that way you may choose from a selection of spades and bananas to fit your preference and budget. The connectors I offer are sold in sets of 4, you need 8 total for a pair of cables. This allows you to choose different connectors for the amp end and for the speaker end. My cables are sold as a pair, you get 2 individual cables for the price shown. If you need a single or a triple or anything else no problem, please contact me.

If you want bi-wire cables no problem, please contact me as there are many options and I want to make sure you’re getting what you need.

My speaker cables are now made using UPOCC copper or UPOCC silver ribbon wire in teflon insulation. In the past I’ve offered UPOCC copper, silver and silver/gold alloy speaker cables in solid-core round wire with teflon insulation, and I also offered Harmonic Tech brand cables made using round wire and PE insulation at a lower price point. Now, I only offer the ribbon wire cables, with the exception of some specialty cables intended for high efficiency applications, or use on mid to high frequencies in a bi-amp or bi-wire system. Here’s the reasons why: 

Ribbon wire has some advantages over round wire in both measurable electrical characteristics as well as subjective sound quality.  

For electrical characteristics, it’s capacitance and inductance can be tailored to the application. For power cables, I can achieve extremely low inductance with moderate capacitance, for speaker cables I can get very low inductance without high capacitance and for interconnect cables I can get extremely low capacitance, keeping the inductance is relatively low as well. For power and speaker cables I can achieve lower inductance than is possible with round wire. Ribbon cables also have less of an issue with skin effect, which tends to smear the details of the music. A detailed explanation of skin effect is too long to go into, but basically as the frequency gets higher it will tend to want to migrate to the outer surface of the wire. Ribbon wire has less depth and more surface area, so it won’t have much skin effect vs an equivalent gauge round wire. Single wire inductance is also much less for ribbon wire, which is key for interconnect cables.  

What does this mean to you? For power and speaker cables there is less energy stored via induction in the magnetic fields surrounding the cable, what you will hear is better dynamics and cleaner bass. The elimination of skin effect at audio frequencies also gives you a clearer sound.  

On subjective sound quality, the ribbon conductors give silver more body and drive, along with larger images in many systems. It keeps the sound from being thin or dry, from not having enough body or the timbre not sounding as filled out as it is in real life.  

Side Note: The fact I use 7N UPOCC silver guarantees a non-fatiguing sound with the highest resolution possible. It is more precise and resolving vs my older silver/gold alloy cables, but many would prefer the tone of the alloy. In that case my D4 or D5 interconnect cables would be a perfect addition to your system in combination with UPOCC silver ribbon speaker cables, the ribbon cables will outperform the alloy cables in some areas, and the gold in the interconnect cables can add a touch of warmth that makes vocals and strings sound just right. I also now offer the DSR silver ribbon interconnect cable for those who would prefer a pure UPOCC silver cable.  

The ZenWave copper speaker cables also benefit from the ribbon wire, but in a different way than silver. For copper they simply make the sound more clear and resolving, and of course you get the clean, dynamic bass from the low inductance.  

The ribbon speaker cables are available in 14 and 11 gauge, the heavier gauge is intended for speakers with lower impedance and efficiency ratings, but a heavy gauge cable can’t hurt on more efficient speakers and is sometimes better. The shorter the length of speaker cable the less a heavier gauge cable will be of any benefit, and the longer the cable the more it costs… so this is a great reason to stick with a setup that keeps the speaker cables as short as possible and is a big advantage for monoblock amps. If you’re not sure on gauge, contact me and include what amp and speakers you own, as well as how long the cables need to be. 

The ribbon cables are without a doubt the best cables I’ve ever tested. I think you’ll be very happy with them, and I offer demos and a satisfaction guarantee to back it up.