Due to your critical acclaim, the Jeff's Place Readers' Choice Award unanimously goes to Mr. Shirokazu Yazaki's 'Real Sound' recommendations for the Western Electric WE16GA wire and the Belden 8402 microphone cable.
I particularly liked the way that Mark Paul said it in his nomination to me for the Readers' Choice Award, "I think it’s safe to say that this was the year of “Real Sound.”" Amen!
Yazaki-san (center) with friends in Tokyo. Notice the use of Belden 8402 & Western Electric WE16GA.
Mark's right on, Yazaki-san's recommendations for 'Real Sound' have shaken the foundations of what many of us - and certainly me - consider to be true high-performance in sonic & musical terms.
I've documented my Real Sound experiences with Yazaki-san in the article I wrote for Positive Feedback in Issue 81, Adventures in Real Sound with Mr. Shirokazu Yazaki, and I recommend you read it if you haven't yet had the chance.
Belden 8402 microphone cable terminated with Switchcraft SWC-3502AAU RCA connectors to make a pair of interconnects.
I have read message after message about how much you all like the combination of Belden 8402 microphone cable as interconnect cables, and the Western Electric WE16GA wire as speaker cables - I feel the same way!
The Belden & Western Electric combination gives a rich and musical presentation with lots of natural timbral texture, exquisite tone color, natural warmth, musical dynamism, and an emotional connection to the music that is an absolute treat to experience.
I introduced the Belden 8402 microphone cable to you in this post, so if you want to try rolling some of your own, give it a read, order up some Belden 8402 & Switchcraft SWC-3502AAU RCA connectors, and get out the soldering iron, you're in for a treat!
A spool of vintage Western Electric WE16GA wire.
I introduced Yazaki-san's recommendation of vintage Western Electric WE16GA wire used as speaker cables in this post.
Western Electric WE16GA speaker cables & ground wire on my vintage McIntosh MC30 monaural amplifier.
It worked so well as speaker cables I ended up trying it as wiring in my external Duelund CAST crossovers, and as internal wiring in my Westminster Royal SE loudspeakers, with the same excellent results.
Duelund CAST crossovers and WRSE loudspeakers with WE16GA internal wiring.
You all have recommended WE16GA to me for use in power cords, and it turns out that WE16GA also works very well in power cords too!
Please join me in congratulating Mr. Shirokazu Yazaki for his Jeff's Place Readers' Choice Award for recommending the superbly musical Belden 8402 microphone cable and Western Electric WE16GA.
Thank you Yazaki-san for making our audio world a better place!
