Chord FAQ - Q&A
Will using Carnival Silverscreen in the wrong direction, for one week, have a detrimental effect on the cable?
Can i use Carnival silver screen bare wire and the signature jumper or does the carnival silver screen should be terminated with banana plugs to use the jumper correctly?
If I buy a chameleon cable from ebay/2nd hand market, does the 10 years warrenty still valid? Thanks.?
If I connect a blue ray player through HDMI connection to a receiver, do I still need a digital interconnecting cable to get the surround effect ?
I want to hook up a DVDV/Blueray player to a receiver through the component cable connections. Do I still need an interconnect cable ? What is actually the benefit of using analog or digital interconnect cable ?
Which of your Interconnects can be bought with balanced XLR connrctors?
which coloured wires are the positive & negative wires in silverscreen?
I have just bought some carnival bi wire cable what do the four coloured strands of insulated wire mean is there a specific way to wire to speakers?
Is there an easy way to remove the outer jacket from Odyssey to revert the cable to the install version?
I've just bought some Carnival speaker cable, direction wise do I put the 'The' written on the cable towards the amp or the speakers ?
What about the lengths of the interconnects I need to connect my components together?
Does speaker cable need to be used in equal lengths?
Is there a maximum length for speaker cable?
If I fit single wire speaker cable to a bi-wireable speaker, what inputs on the speaker should I use?
Should I use bi-wire or single wire speaker cable?
Will silver cables make my system too bright?
What is meant by burn-in time?
Why do cables need to be connected in a particular direction?
Can I mix and match Chord interconnects and speaker cables with cables from other companies?
How do I know which cable I need to get the best from my equipment?
How much should I spend on the cables for my system?
Date Asked: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:27:08 +0100
Date Answered: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:29:01 +0100
The answer always used to be that you should spend about 10% of the cost of the system on cables. These days it is not so simple. We regularly demonstrate our complete range of cables (from entry level to high end) by fitting them to surprisingly inexpensive systems. The improvements are very easy to hear. Again, talk to your retailer and if you can, borrow the cables he recommends and try them out for yourself. One of the most common problems we come across concerns speaker cables. Because of the lengths required a lot of people choose a relatively inexpensive cable. Over 70% of requests for help we receive are solved by recommending a speaker cable upgrade. Be prepared to spend some money on speaker cable, the improvements will more than justify the outlay.
What else will change?
Will I be able to hear real differences?
Why should I consider changing the cables on my hi-fi or home cinema system?