QEDPerformance J2P (1.5 m) Graphite

Excellent delivery service, arrived before the estimated date. Product well packed in Amazon box and waterproof pouch. Original box of QED, although without opening the cable made noise when shaking the box a little. It seemed loose. On opening it was confirmed: the cable was rolled up and tied with Velcro that carries the printed QED logo. But it seemed loose inside the box. Also the cable was with some dust. (hence a less star). As for the cable itself; a cable of very good presence, good materials and well finished. Flexible as described. The RCA terminals are heavy, which makes them intuit their quality. Nothing more to connect you can tell the difference with cheap cables. For many years I have used a € 3 cable. The amplifier is a Consonance A-100 and the B & W DM602 S2 speakers. The improvement of the sound quality is in all ranges. For those who say that cables are not important tell them to do the test. If they do not notice the difference is that in their ear is the problem. A sound system will sound as good as the worst of its components. If the signal travels through a shoddy cable, nothing good is used. I recommend these cables without a doubt.

I recently took the plunge to add an arcam blink to my audio set up to start playing music through my phone on my hifi. As usual I read a lot of reviews before moving forward. On purchasing the blink I had a very basic and cheap phono to stereo jack which I used to try it all out. I can honestly say I was impressed. The quality of the streaming was good and if I left it at that I’m sure I would have been happy enough. But in considering the quality of the cheap cable connecting the Dac to my system I was convinced that replacing this with something of better quality would have to make an improvement and started my search for a better cable. Various reviews pointed to a significant difference in sound while others suggested it was all hype and the difference (if any) was negligible. Where I am concerned, I have always been convinced that the better quality of cable the better the signal and at least I should look to purchase something which was equal to the quality of the components of my system. For a little over £20 Ii discovered and purchased the QED performance graphite and after receiving my order connected them to my set up. Although the difference isn’t immediately obvious with further listening I noticed there appeared to be better separation of vocals and instrumentation. Things started to become more defined and interesting to listen to; more balanced. So where I am concerned for very little more than your basic connection if you have a good quality set up it has to make sense to spend a little more and ditching your basic cheapo connections for something that ultimately delivers a better signal and will make a considerable difference to the quality of sound. Again, this might not be immediately obvious but slowly I think you will begin to appreciate detail that was not there before. Maybe it’s like comparing a cheap cola against a Coca Cola. Both are kind of the same drink and no doubt will quench your thirst but hey ... for those who remember the ads... “it’s the Real Thing!” Goes to suggest you get what you pay for. QED cables have a history and a pedigree with considerably more invested in the development of their products than a company literally stringing a few wires together that will do the job. Firstly, you will notice a significant difference in the quality of the product, the cable, the connection ends. It’s just a far superior product hands down. Although you can buy something for a couple of pounds that will do the trick? Why cut corners when your equipment may costs hundreds of pounds? Think about it! Is it good enough to use something that does the trick? This term is often used for something that will make do and nothing more. A trick is “nothing more” than a form of deception. A distraction if you like. So let me conclude that the difference in the QEDs is not so much the trick of an inferior cable but the delivery of a greater soundstage that is truly Magic.

I bought this to solve the problem of connecting my new Sony tv to my old analogue amplifier.The tv, (like practically all nowadays,) doesn't have a pair of analogue audio out connections to run conventional interconnects between the tv and the amp. I thought I would have to faff about running an optical cable from the tv to an external digital to analogue converter and then a conventional set of RCA interconnects from the DAC to the amp. I then noticed on the specifications that the headphone jack on the Sony tv claimed also to double as a bona fide single analogue out socket, so after a bit of research, I stumbled upon these and thought I'd give them a try. Hey presto - they work really well. QED have a good reputation and these don't disappoint. Listening to music through the tv isn't exactly audiophile quality and is noticeably bass-light, but hey, TV's have never claimed to be a true hi fi source and the quality when watching films etc is really good; a thousand times better than through the TV's own speakers and better, I suspect, than any sound bar. I don't know if other manufacturers other than Sony offer this option with the headphone jack so do your research first, but if it's a goer, I would thoroughly recommend this as an affordable and convenient upgrade for all you old farts out there who, like me, just can't give up on your beloved analogue equipment. And why should we?!

It's interesting. I knew analogue cables make a difference after wiring my home cinema system and hearing the totally different characteristics one good cable had over another. It's not about "better" but more about "different" And the cheap OEM stuff really does sound flat and nasty and compressed.So i order the Amazon Basics 3.5mm to RCA cable (for Edifier S1000DB from Creative Z in Stereo Direct 96k mode) as amazon basics are really nice quality cables and my system sounded lovely. But curiosity got the better of me and i went for these QEDs and ran them side by side to test.Early impressions on a well known piece of music is that the QED vs the AB: louder.Beautifully rounded and separated/layered. Less abrasive treble - smooth and not harsh and hissy. I can't tell any difference really in bass.Subtle differences but it's all minutely cleaner and better layered sound and worth £23. If i went from the bog standard skinny cable it would be night and day but the cheap AB cable is very nice quality. I can't compare to any audiophile cables because i don't have any here but the sound of these QEDs is absolutely spot on for my vocal drum and bass, hip hop and other electronic music.These and some proper isolation pads are little spends that do tighten up your sound.