"Subwoofer" RCA cable v standard RCA

I’d appreciate some help please on choosing a set of RCA cables to go from a Nova to an SVS SB2000 Pro subwoofer. The choice, due to availability and price, is between a) Audioquest Big Sur RCA (2 male to 2 male) about GBP110; and b) Audioquest Irish Red (1 male to 1 male so I’d need two) - two for about GBP150.

I’m interested to know if Audioquest’s claims about the specialist subwoofer cable (the Irish Red) are true versus a standard RCA cable. They claim tighter bass, clearer signal and no hum (which I’ve never noticed before with this set up with standard RCA cables). Cheers.

Hi,

last (and only) time I had a subwoofer, I used a normal (screened) 3 mt. long RCA cable to connect it. Of course I never experienced hum.

As for tighter bass, the signal from the sub out (or pre out) of the amp is a normal line level signal in the 200 mv to 1V range; the subwoofer will take charge of only up to 70/100 Hz. I very much doubt that any properly soldered and terminated RCA cable will make a difference in bass or treble. Cables are the golden goose today.

When I demoed the Naim Solstice, the phono stage was connected to the NAC 552 with a lavender IC while the ND555 was connected to it with a SuperLumina IC; yet, the turntable seemed (to me, and to others) to outperform the digital files’ replay under every aspect…

I can’t speak for the Audioquest cable, I don’t know it; but my humble opinion is, buy it if it gives you peace of mind not because you believe it will make a difference.

Cheers
M.

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