The functionality of a cable, even in a particular context like Hi-Fi, is there for all to see. A cable connects electronics together, and does so better or worse depending on the quality of the materials, construction and many other aspects. Whether it is a mains cable, Speaker or INTERCONNECT, with a good support that connects them, the electronics in our Hi-Fi system will themselves work better than with a poor or standard cable. One point we have made in more than one of our articles(repetita iuvant): a Hi-Fi cable will never improve the sound of your system. All it will do is deteriorate it as little as possible - which is no small thing, in fact, so much so that it is important to choose the best Hi-Fi cable for your electronic specifications. The cables Ricable, in this respect, are designed to give the listener as much neutrality as possible.
Choosing the best Hi-Fi cable
Imagine having spent an arm and a leg on a top-notch amplifier and speakers, only to have a connection between them compromise the sound quality. It would have been better to have thirty-one instead of thirty, wouldn't it? An audiophile knows that the choice of electronics is not only the result of an economic effort, but also of time, if we consider how long it takes to document and carry out the relative tests. So here comes an often underestimated characteristic: balance.
Let's face it: the day is yet to come when we will recommend one of our top cables to an audiophile with a normal hi-fi system. An exceptional cable in a decent system would do no harm, of course, but the same system would probably not be so detectable that you would notice any difference between it and a lesser, albeit good, support. The opposite, however, could be far more detrimental - and that's what we've been saying. A poor cable in a respectable hi-fi system will demolish all the effort that has gone into setting it up.
Keyword: balance. How much to spend on Hi-Fi cables?
Balance, then, plays a key role. Perhaps even more so than the amount of money we spend on assembling our entire hi-fi system, cables and electronics. Imagine a racing car with a superb engine and a very un-aerodynamic chassis. Or, still on the subject of High Fidelity, a system with a fine amplifier and poor quality speakers. A lot of effort for nothing.
When it comes to Hi-Fi cables, the same applies. It is not optimal to have good cables Speaker and bad cables INTERCONNECT, for example, just as it is important that the value of the system goes hand in hand with the value of the cables used for it. This is an unwritten rule and should therefore be taken with a grain of salt, but a good cost ratio between cable and electronics should be 10-15% of list value. For example: a 1.000 euro amplifier should have cables worth 100-150 euro. We would like to point out once again that the list price should be taken as a reference, in the sense that if we go to the second-hand market and buy an amplifier for 1,000 euro. the original value of which was, however, 5,000 euros.we'd spend 500-750 euro on cables.
Four series of Hi-Fi cables, for every wallet
Taking all these considerations into account, the Ricable cable production is divided into four different series, in order to meet all requirements in terms of quality and price. The four series of Hi-Fi cables Ricable, with the exception of the HDMI cables, are as follows:
- Primus for Entry Level systems (all Hi-Fi equipment should have at least one Primus harness)
- Magnus for high-end Hi-Fi systems
- Dedalus for Hi-End systems
- Invictus for high-end Hi-End systems
Here we repeat a concept that has already been expressed: It is not a bad thing to wire your electronics with a higher level of cable.However, it may be that a lower level of product will produce the same result, because the electronics themselves can reveal no more than that.
Hi-Fi cable balance and synergy
A certain balance must be preserved not only in the relationship between cables and electronics, but also between the Hi-Fi cables themselves. The first thing we would recommend is a levelling of the cabling. Rather than getting a very good cable INTERCONNECT and a bad one Speaker , it is better to have both of them at a medium level. The best thing would be to have the most uniform wiring possible, with the same series and brand for all connections. You have to start somewhere, and to help you choose the best Hi-Fi cable, we recommend that you take a look at our full catalogue Ricable.
