BETTERCABLES.COM 3 Feet Silver Serpent Patriot Edition Red/White/Blue RCA Audio Interconnect Cables - Stereo Pair (2 Cables) High-End, High-Performance, Premium Hi-Fi Audio

Being active electronic engineer for over two decades and forever music enthusiast at the same time, based on law of physics I always believed, sorry - I always knew that low power and low frequency signals like audio can be transmitted effectively with minimum degradation over any conductor in a typical distances of few feet between your audio source and amplifier. At least with some degradation of course but not noticeable for average human ear.And for 3 decades I have been a whitness of many debates about interconnect cables, arguments being thrown by those like me vs those who "heard" the difference.Myself I never gave it much thought staying firm on my baseline which was ohm law and electromagnetism... and basic RCA interconne cable. Althought been emotionally sensitive to various music genres and exploring them all through my life, I always thought I am one of those who won't hear the difference.Not long ago, I stumbled upon incredible deal and purchased hi-end amplifier and speakers I always thought about since my youth. I paired it week later with adequate cd/sacd player source and connected both using my old standard interconnect stereo radioshack quality RCA cable. I dusted off my sacd collection for years forgotten for a favor of mp3 format and put first disk into play.And in that moment I was just blown away and then encapsulated by an amazing field of sound I have not heard for years or even ever. I could not stop listening, one disk after another I was rediscovering my music over again, this time with it's real glory, with Incredibles details and clarity I have forgotten long time ago.I went further and purchased and downloaded few high bitrate dsd128 and flac96/24 albums and this brought the orchestra, performers and amazing sound ambience right into my living room raising the bar even further and making me hungry for more...for more music.One day when I was changing another disk in my player, I noticed the black radioshack quality interconnect cable on the back of my player. It made me wonder about experiment to replace it with something more...something from the world of those who believed and heard "the difference".I ordered pair of subject BetterCables RCA interconnecs paying high premium for it however convinced the experiment will mostly likely fail but it it's still definitely worth to try. I was so curious.Next day interconnect arrived. I put into play one of my favorite disk with top piano artist playing Chopin and listed one more time with old interconnect. Next I replaced the cable to BetterCable and listened again.And then "it" happened, because I could not believe how much more I can hear now. I thought this was subjective experience, some momentary change of the mood or hearing ability. So I waited till next day and I repeated experiment.The result was the same. The increase of music and sound details was astonishing. Although I can't say whether because new cable was attenuating signal less due to high quality cable or because of improved channel separation - the new interconnect are two separate cables, one for each channel unlike old combo cable where wires for both channels are molded into one jacket,Either way, the result was beyond my highest expectation and I decided to keep the product.So here I am, someone who was sceptic for decades on how much improvement interconnect cable can make, now could whitness the audible improvement on sound reproduction qualify.Yes, the player and amplifiers do matter to hear cable improvement. But these were not subject of my experiment. The BetterCable were and they surely passed the test with flyings colors.Great quality improvement to value ratio. Highly recommended.

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During the 2 months I had these wires, my impression of these wires kept changing. Some has to do with them breaking in, but mostly it's me getting to know what they do to the sound. Before they arrived, I was using DH Labs BL-1 Series II. Which is by itself is wonderfully balanced, natural sounding, and I was happy with it (before I upgraded speakers). So when I plugged Silver Serpents first, I immediately noticed wider sound stage, and gain in clarity. They did sound muddy, at first. This went away with more usage; burn-in definitely helped.At this point I was really happy with the sound, except for some imperfections, listed below (see cons). Comparing it to my DH Labs BL-1 cable, they lack the balance, and just for that, at some point I was going to give them 3 stars, and return them.Then I bought a DAC, Only when they're supplied with a higher quality source, they express all their goodness, and these wires can deliver! In my test, and in my system, Silver Serpents allow me hear the difference between a nicely recorded 24/192 FLAC that's passed onto DAC and regular FLAC. If someone else does not hear this difference, it's not these wires' fault - it's their system that doesn't allow it. Below is my list of cons and pros. I am confidently giving them 5 stars DESPITE all the cons.PROs:- enviable, not belonging to this budget interconnects wires class resolving power! clarity is on par with my other with a $400 DH Labs wire I also own. the detail is even better- despite not being most balanced wires i have heard, these manage to create the believable and lively signature- despite high level of detail and clarity, and sound is smooth, there's no harshness- gain in trebles, their quality, and accuracy. the best thing they remind is the sound of the bell. i am still getting used to this effect, somewhat. it works the best for classical, jazz and avant-garde, and such genres- very deep ultra low bass extension (can be a minus depending on the system)- wonderful & wide sound stage (but not annoyingly wide)- audiophile sound- amazing value!CONs (in order of annoyance)- not a very balanced pair out there. overall impression of the sound signature is that is focuses on the little details more than on a bigger picture. mid-range is slightly recessed, as a result vocals are not pronounced. this effect is slight, just to make it clear- they're also sound a little warm. i prefer uncolored, but this is not overly warm- the low end extension can lead to some of it becoming uncontrolled (depending on the system)- the vocals, and instruments are not as natural as on other $400 well-reviewed cables i tried :)) but with the help by their resolving power, the belief in vocals is reinstatedI can only highly recommend them.

Silver SerpentsUpon first listen I felt the music was totally unsupported in the mid and lower bass I was so accustomed to. I was ready to return, what was for me, a pair of expensive cables. These were purchased to replace older Monster and Audioquest cables from the 70's using a recently purchased Emotiva BasX TA2 integrated amp. After making a few adjustments to my sub amp and several more auditions I realized that the sound was, in fact, much better than before, and that what I'd considered lost bass was a correction of some offensive bass output, and not a loss at all. My CDs now sound more analog and less sterile and I can hear instruments in the music I'd never heard before. These cables are a perfect match for my new Emotiva and provide a flatter response greatly improving the sound quality of my system. This kind of clarity in the mids and the highs as well as well supported lower bass is indisputable. Sorry about the return application, it won't be used! You'd be hard pressed to pry the Serpents from me now! I can't imagine better sounding cables at any price.

They work for me i have 3 set of them i love better cables....