How to choose the best Hi-Fi cable: the series Ricable
The functionality of a cable, even in a particular context such as Hi-Fi, is there for all to see. A cable connects electronics to each other, and does it better or worse based on the quality of materials, construction, and many other aspects. Whether it is power, Speaker or INTERCONNECT, with a good support connecting them, the electronics in our Hi-Fi system will themselves work better than with a poor or standard cable. A clarification we have made in more than one of our articles(repetita iuvant): a Hi-Fi cable will never improve the sound emitted by your system. All it will do is deteriorate it as little as possible-which, by the way, is no small thing, indeed, 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 born precisely to return as much neutrality as possible to the listener.
Choosing the best Hi-Fi cable
Imagine having spent an arm and a leg to get a level amplifier and acoustic speakers, only to have a connection between them compromise the sound quality. Thirty-one would have been better instead of thirty, right? An audiophile knows that the choice of electronics is not only the result of economic effort, but also of time, if we consider how long it takes to document and carry out the relevant tests. Then here's where an often underestimated characteristic comes up: balance.
Let's face it: the day has yet to come when we will recommend one of our top-of-the-line cables to an audiophile who owns a Hi-Fi system that falls within the norm. An exceptional cable in a decent system would produce no harm, we would miss it; but the same system would probably not be so detectable that you would pick up differences from a lesser performing medium, however good. The reverse, on the other hand, could be far more deleterious-and that is what we were saying. A bad cable in a respectable Hi-Fi system will demolish all the effort we put into setting it up.
Key word: balance. How much to spend on Hi-Fi cables?
Balance, then, really plays a key role. Perhaps even more than the amount spent to assemble our entire Hi-Fi system, between cables and electronics. Imagine a race car with a superb engine and an absolutely un-aerodynamic chassis. Or, still on the High Fidelity theme, a system with a fine amplifier and poor quality speakers. A lot of effort for nothing.
As for Hi-Fi cables, the argument is the same. It is not optimal to have very good cables Speaker and very 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 therefore should be taken with pincers what we are about to write, 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 wiring worth 100-150 euro. We would like to point out once again that the list price should be taken as a reference, meaning that if we go on the second-hand market and buy an amplifier for 1,000 euros whose original value, however, was 5,000 euros, the expenditure to be allocated to cables will still be 500-750 euros.
Four sets of Hi-Fi cables, for every wallet
Taking all these considerations into account, the production of Ricable cable harnesses is divided into four different series, so as to meet any requirement both qualitative and economic. The four series of Hi-Fi cables Ricable, with the exception of HDMI cables, are as follows:
- Primus for Entry Level systems (all Hi-Fi equipment should have at least one Primus wiring harness)
- Magnus for high-end Hi-Fi systems
- Dedalus for Hi-End systems
- Invictus for high-end Hi-End systems
We repeat here a concept already expressed: it is not a bad thing to wire your electronics with a higher level of cable, because some variables are not calculable with numbers, but it could be that with a lower level of product you get the same result, because the electronics themselves, in that case, can reveal no more than that.
Balance and synergy of Hi-Fi cables
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 leveling of the wiring. Rather than getting a very good cable INTERCONNECT and a poor one Speaker , it is better to have both of them mid-level. It would be best to have the most uniform wiring possible, with the same series and brand for all connections. You have to start somewhere; in this regard, in order to choose the best Hi-Fi cable, we recommend that you take a look at our catalog, which includes the entire offering Ricable.
