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Review on Mediabridge ULTRA Series Subwoofer Cable: 25 Ft Length, Dual Shielded, Gold Plated RCA Connectors - Black by Sean Flint

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Just the facts and nothing but the facts, ma'am

You've reached the point where you've researched every detail of the 'sound system' you're about to assemble. You now know who Steve Gutenberg is, what ATMOS, Dolby VISION, HDR, 4k, HDMI 2.0 -> and a billion other terms are that will make your daughter or anyone unlucky enough to beg for sleep. If you have increased your internal debate budget by 1 or 2 subwoofers or HSU or SVS subwoofers then you have got to a point where you are now working on connections - should I use RCA or XLR - what is the difference between them - how long - etc. .d.? Let me give you a tip - when it comes to that subwoofer cable - measure the length you need - make sure you tuck it away. Think about placement and whether "tuning" the load on the corner versus where it looks good etc affects the overall length. Once you are tired of thinking about this question, click on the appropriate length and buy this cable. In short, the 3rd (yes, sad) 3rd TV zone in the house is the living room combined with the main area. Example: Yamaha CX-A5100/MX-A5000, Samsung 78" 4k wall mount motorized, DefTech - 11 of which include BP 8080, SVS PB13-Ultra and more - and I assure you I've spent far too much time on all of them to analyse, including connections - I had a fever I read every article from Audioholics to Steve Guttenberg's Favorite Tuesday Dinner - I remember a reviewer recommending that Yamaha buyers upgrade their power cord for the MX-A5000 amp I bought - I clicked on the link and went through "Upgrade Recommendation" - power cord cost $2000. I remember a friend of mine (a Crestron installer) had just installed a system for a guy with $200 speakers. I was thinking 1/4 million dollars. Speakers and $2,000 power cords - and my research stopped. My budget of $20,000 for my bedroom system was more than normal people could ever spend. Then I bought a Mediabridge Everything - 400-ft 12-gauge speaker wire with no bulls, gold-plated banana. and spade lugs, their amazing speaker cables for my network, their amazing FLEX series HDMI (18GB/4k) 2.0 cables etc etc. After reading everything that wasn't nailed down it was very, very easy - I could Spend millions and won't be beaten by their sound quality, build quality or speed. Specifically for this subwoofer cable - the moment I used it between my Yamaha MX-A5000 and SVS PB13-Ultra - I realized what the reviews meant about room blocking, impact, sound quality and attenuation - I started thinking about that I'm the guy who went to Radio Shack with a sound pressure level meter (sound meter). Then I tuned out and realized my quest for sonic bliss with these Mediabridge connections was over. in the forums. I just wanted the movies to be dead quiet when they were supposed to be and my chairs to shake when something collapses or explodes. Media Bridge - everything is like Tonka Toys, Levis or Craftsmen Tools when I was a kid - absolute build quality - no issues - no games.

Pros
  • Practical matter
Cons
  • So far so good