AudioQuest Rocket 11 loudspeaker cable, simply assemble it yourself with matching AudioQuest SureGrip 300 connectors. Here you find the AudioQuest Rocket 11: artsexcellence.com/cables/lui...
If this improves your sound, your previous cables where made of what ? Wet string ? It is nice to have nice looking cables, I agree, but compared to decent speaker cables with simple Bananas, there is absolutely no difference.
Awesome. I wish there was a video like this for their slightly higher end cable, like Type 4/5 or Rocket 33/88. I would like to see how handling multiple conductors works when attaching the banana plug.
For all other Type and Rocket speaker cables the cores are connected the same way. So combine the red ones for the plus and the black wires for the minus. In case of bi-wiring, use the thicker cores for the Bass and the thinner ones for the Treble.
I know this video is bit older. Thanks for sharing that with us :) I have a question: Why is about 10 cm of the copper cable dismantled instead just the last 2, 3 cm? I thought the whole deal of that specific sound of the speaker wires is the special wiring, insulation, etc. - Is it just because the rubber cable tubes are too tight to fith the speaker wires with manteling? :)
I have one concern: oil from fingerprints left on an automobile rotor can impede the braking capability! Using bare fingers to twist the copper cables will leave an oil residue! Do you think this would not affect the audio quality? Let me know what you think. Thx.
Nice video, thanks for that! At 1:40 you remove the "pvc fillers". How can you identify these? Are they thinner than the black speaker cable ones? And second question: does it work exactly the same with the rocket 22 cable?
Hi... those prong shaped rubber(?) jackets you put on the prepared ends before the banana plugs went on - do they come with the box of banana plugs or do you have to buy them separately? Thanks for sharing this.
Yes, of course. The cable can be used in various ways. From Full-Range (single-wire) to Single-BiWire (2 -> 4) or even Bi-Amp (4 -> 4). So you are really flexible with the Rocket 11 (or 22).
Thanks for making this! Question: Where did you get the small vinyl slip/cover, that you have over the insulation at 2:33? I bought these cables several months ago, and am hoping the covers didn't come included meaning I misplaced them. I'm trying to finally get these cables ready with my dad's help, and we're wondering where those covers came from. Thanks again.
Thanks for your reply. Customers can add these 'termination pants' to their order. artsexcellence.com/audioquest-rocket-11-van-de-rol.html?___store=ae_en
@@artsexcellence-online for the pants, are the wires able to fit and go through the pants without removing the insulation? Just to minimize oxidation.
Hello. I bought this cable without the pants and without SureGrip bananas. I'm going to use them with Nakamichi bananas. Will this work? Should I also twist black+black together and red+red? and then just use it normally positive and negative to connect to speaker/amp?
Hi bro, i have little speaker 2inch with amp 15watt for DIY product.. I'm confuse to choose the best speaker cable to use it.. Please give advise me what the best type cable for my DIY
@@6a6uHBHyK, in a way, yes, and for Naim amplifiers this is the way to go. If not, the Rocket sounds better when using the reds and blacks as shown in the movie.
I was speaking to a reliable cable supplier and he told me that the conductor in the black lead is identical to the conductor in the red lead. So surely red+black will work in exactly the same way as red+red and black+black, and is not only easier this way, but keeps the leads in a "straight" line from the cable through the pants.
Hello! Why remove so much insulation to twist two cables of the same color? Why can’t you remove the insulation and twist it only at the end, where will the banana join ?!
I can't see well but in my opinion you got the arrows wrong, I seem to see that the ones you see go to the speaker so they have to be pointed with the tip towards the speaker and not the amplifier. It seems to me that this is the rule.
Audioquest rocket 11 кабель, конечно, интересный, но далеко не идеал. Работает он в связке с сетевым AQ Nrg-y2, и межблочным AQ Golden Gate на ресивере Denon RCD-M40. При подключении сразу слышится манера звука AQ, к которому со временем привыкаешь. Яма АЧХ на 2-3 khz, горб на 5-6 khz и срез высоких с 6 khz (хотя с другими OFC кабелями срез начинается с ~ 10 khz). При этом, в звуке присутствует много воздуха, своеобразный песочек, быстрый бас. Сводит к минимуму микрофонный эффект. Переводит звук в тональность ниже. Свалить в кашу, на очень сложных композициях-практически невозможно. Но он и не играет очень много нюансов. Делает из маленькой акустики огромного, масштабного, эстрадного монстра с увеличением громкости, который играет практически любую музыку быстро, чётко, чисто - в своей манере. Ни один из моих AQ не даёт теплоты. Звук нейтральный, даже местами холодно-колючий. Все AQ крадут у моей системы динамичный диапазон(когда в оркестре идёт тихая партия и внезапно тарелки как жахнут, что пугаешься и подпрыгиваешь на диване, даже со штатными кабелями,то с AQ такого эффекта нету), они сглаживают все пики(для меня это недостаток, так как - люблю слушать оркестры и смотреть ужасы),ну не дают AQ эффект внезапности. В мажоре звучат резво, быстро, насыщенно, багато. А в миноре не передают эмоциональность произведения (звучат простовато и скрывают много нюансов). С кабелями OFC же наоборот, они не такие быстрые и чёткие, слегка мутноватые, но в них больше тепла и эмоциональности. С кабелями AQ все музыканты играют ровно, будто их посадили за акустикой в один ряд + добавили фон заднего плана. Хотя с кабелями OFC чётко, подробно и с нюансами слышу три плана музыкальной картины с чётким расположением в пространстве многих инструментов. На счёт эмоциональности : от многих песен мурашки по коже на низкой громкости с OFC. С AQ нужно навалить громкости и не факт что Вам удастся словить кайф не только, от чистоты и масштаба звучания, а ещё и от эмоциональной составляющей композиции. AQ переводят любую аудиофильскую запись в живое исполнение,по скольку, нет пространства между музыкальными инструментами. Нет ещё и послезвучий, затухания нот тоже растворяется в пространстве, буд-то присутствуешь на живом концерте под открытым небом. А ведь хочется послушать помещение студии, сцену с точным определением каждого инструмента на сцене, затухание нот, послезвучия, динамический диапазон - но увы! Если AQ Golden Gate - привносит кристальную чистоту, ясность, AQ Nrg-y2 - очищает тракт, немного уменьшает сцену в высоту и ширину и углубляет её,то AQ rocket 11 преобразует всю музыку в живое исполнение. Отмечу, что максимально натурально (на своём уровне) играют все струнные и духовые инструменты. Возможно Denon, или AQ NRG-y2 чувствительный к фазировке, что при неправильном подключении в сеть даёт неправильную сцену, безтелесный бас и в целом глухой звук. Жаль, что на кабеле не отмечено где должна быть фаза. При снятии бананов AQ suregrip 100 silver -за полтора года, медь (LGC) не окислилась, а звук без них чуточку чище, бас более упругий а высокие мягче и не такие резковатые. Очень чётко с AQ слышно разницу в качестве между mp3, CD(flac), Hi-res & Hi-res HD. Вместе три кабеля мне обошлись со скидкой в 250$. AQ подойдут только очень яркой акустике. Кратко говоря, AudioQuest сделал из моей звонкой, сверх эмоциональной, слегка мутноватой, со сладким, как патока звуком микросистемы Denon, пресную - чистую по звучанию Yamaha.
@@falcon048 please explain how the cable is directional? So that is a sign of a quality cable? Do the electrons refuse to flow one way in particular, slowly? So I guess with the cable the wrong way around it must have some strange kind of resistance the wrong way, so the audio signal does not flow as well? Believe me, quality in electrical terms is very high on the list as is Safety. Please 🙄
@@a0r0a7 I have an electrical engineer degree, though to be honest, it's a very broad field, and just having a degree or industry experience doesn't make you an expert in all things electrical. I'm also generally a skeptic, so my gut feeling is to start from a position of disbelieving claims of directionality. Having worked in a semiconductor fab, I have some appreciation for mechanical affects on electrical signals. And I think this is the basis of the theory. I believe the directionality is supposed to indicate the direction the copper was pulled when extruding the cable. And I guess this has to do with assymetries of the metal crystals in the wire. In semiconductors, this breakage of crystalline structure in silicone is hugely important. But transistors are also built at a near atomic scale. Copper audio wires are just massive by comparison, so even if directionality can be explained in a material science sense. I _still_ have strong disbelief that that asymmetry is measurable. If something were measurable, I'd suspect it would come down to quality control differences of termination, and not the wire itself.
@@dilbyjones, in the meatime we did also a translation to English. Here is the link: artsexcellence.com/cables/luidsprekerkabels/audioquest-rocket-11-van-de-rol.html?___store=ae_en&___from_store=ae_en
What is the name is the sheath thingy? Kinda important and you don't even mention it? EDIT_ They're called termination pants and you really should have mentioned that
Decent cable but boy do the 300 series banana plugs have a serious material flaw and as a result leave a huge question over the price. The lack of metal thread sleeve for the grub on the side results in limited life span and high bad thread risk meaning the grub may not hold and may spin endlessly or deviate from the thread which leaves the cable fitting loose. That really sucks for price. I know because I own some. Also 17 awg is a very awkward size for stripping tools I don't why they didn't just go either side of that figure.
I cannot find those AudioQuest cable pants anywhere 😂😂 there is some other brands online but I’m unsure what diameter Is the minimum I need for my rocket 11 cables. Can someone help me???
A lot I would imagine. I just priced up 2x 3.5m runs with gold bananas, £154. This is not even expensive by some cable standards Audio quest and others sell.
Better still use a couple of lengths of stout twin strand lamp power cord, strip some off the ends and tin with solder. I assure you that could not pick which ones were connected in a blind test. Spend the money you save on beer.
“Audiophiles” like you have super hearing powers which is apparently linked to your vision. As soon as you can’t see which cables they are your super hearing goes away….LOL
@@chrisb3989 Think whatever you like. If you want to be a sour sceptical, it's fine. It's just sad you never felt the joy of listening to a REAL good set ( including very good cables). If you did, you would not talk such nonsense....
The rule is to make sure the cable is 100% copper (OFC), that the connector is copper as well, and that there is good copper-to-copper connection between the two. Do not solder and make sure to shield/insulate. No need for these expensive brands, just focus on the materials you're using.
@@artsexcellence-online Just getting ready to split a longer Type 4 cable into two shorter cables, and the wires on these are put through the pants still in the insulation. Perhaps the Type 11 pants are a bit smaller, but I wouldn't think so.
Lamp cord is thin strand copper. It works just as well as this. See the definitive test results. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KzwAdwvy9l4.html
