Mains Cables R Us will be exhibiting at the Sound & Vision Bristol Show. Please visit our stand in the Conservatory. The show takes place from the 24th-26th of February.
Mains Cables R us have been audiophiles since the 1980′s. Our reference system consists of many high end components, interconnects and various cables. We can hear differences that cables bring to a system immediately and have used literally 100′s of different brands throughout our listening trials. In our efforts to produce the best cables available with realistic prices we now have launched The Ultimate Speaker Cables. Quite simply put we have heard these cables against designs costing 6 times as much and they are not disgraced. The cable consists of a special blend of copper and the entire cable assembly is cryogenically treated for optimum performance. Professionally terminated with black rhodium locking banana plugs which are gold plated [...]
Jan 202012
Hi-Fi mains leads or power cords as they are sometimes called come in all shapes and sizes, which to choose and what benefits will result is a question asked by many audiophiles. Budget is important to some while absolute performance is paramount to others. For many only the best will do regardless of cost while for many an improvement over the basic kettle lead supplied with the equipment will suffice. Here some popular configurations, some costing under £50, others £1000′s.
Jan 152012
The Technics SL120 when first launched was aimed at the audiophile market, it had a cut out to fit an SME arm so was aimed high to begin with in the 1970′s. It quickly developed into the SL1200 aimed at the DJ fraternity because of its rock solid build and many featuires ideal for DJ’ing, mainly pitch control to slow down or speed up music to mix the next track seamlessly and of course the rock solid quartz locked direct drive system. Fast forward to 2012 and the legend that was the SL1200/1210 has ceased production, only 2nd hand ones now exist, [...]
Much has been written about the mains supply with regards to Hi-Fi. As far back as the 1970′s it was muted that mains cables can make the sound better but to one took notice or believed it. How can 1 or 2 metres of mains cable possibly make a difference when the electricity has travelled 100′s of miles on pylons across the air from the power generating station? Often mis-understood, the UK mains supply is polluted, read this article about the mains issues to begin to understand why it is absolutley essential to address the mains before you do anything else [...]
Slovakia is not famous for many things, all that will soon be changing for anyone interested in Hi-Fi. Mains Cables R Us are authorized stockists for the Canor range of CD players, valve amplifiers, phono stages and headphone amps have all arrived in the UK now. Canor have a design philosophy that is quite unique in the industry. ALL the valves they use are thoroughly tested and fully burnt in prior to installation on their own self built machinery. This means they will sound good from the first day. The valve testing machinery is bespoke to Canor and they have invested [...]
Different conductor materials are being used for audio purposes, the superiority of which is often being claimed by the respective supplier/manufacturer – sometimes without words, just by charging a high price. For instance, you can find brass mains plugs in the audio sector, which have been taken out of the production process before being nickel plated, subsequently being marked “genuine only here”, and then being sold for a lot of money. Or plugs from naked copper, which (just like the naked brass plugs) have no oxidation stability. The reasoning of companies supplying such plugs is always based on the conductivity, [...]
As the public at large move away from physical media (CD’s, DVD, Blu-Ray) and towards network storage and ripped and downloaded music on i-pods and PC’s a new knight in shining armour has emerged. The Squeezebox Touch is made by Logitech and has almost certainly helped to revolutionize how we listen to music in the 21st century. It is an interface to play music stored on a computer or storage device and works brilliantly. It may well be responsible for the death of the CD in time. With millions sold and many used by audiophiles who demand the best, Mains Cables R Us have developed ways to take the [...]
Nov 092011
The humble record player has been around since the 1960’s and probably earlier examples still exist. When CD was invented it promised perfect sound forever, that was not the case as many hi-fi enthusiasts discovered vinyl sounds better. The argument goes on but vinyl is now growing again as people become bored with CD and much prefer the analogue replay system. The record never really died, it just slept for a few years as CD took a hold of the market and the shiny silver disc grew into DVD and Blu-Ray. With sales of CD’s declining mainly due to i-pods and [...]
