Polk Audio Cobra Monitor Audio Speaker Cable Blog

 First, a little background. I am a Chemist by education but have never worked in a lab or chemical industry. By the vagaries of fate, my first job was teaching Basic Sciences and Mathematics in a Technical College focused on Electrical and Electronics. My second job was in the Final Test department of an MNC producing electronic components. I completed in Diploma in Electronics (part-time) in order to be able to do my job better. Nothing in my course taught me that cable quality will make any difference to sound quality. In all my years of component testing, no one talked about the effect of cables on test parameters. And some the test parameters on some components were in the nano & pico ranges (specifically leakage tests). My audio 'craziness' started the year I started working. I bought a Technics Mini-Compo with my first salary and skipped lunch the next month. Talk about commitment 😉. I listened to all the available mini-compo units available in my town and choose Te...

  Dear music and audio lovers, Here is a list of amplifiers (my own) that I have safely tried with Polk Cobra single and Parallel cables. This list is for those who are curious about these cables but are worried about their amplifiers. Please read post titled "Polk Cobra Amplifier Compatibility" for a partial list of amplifiers that my friends and customers have tried with good results. If you are a user of Polk cables, I would really appreciate it if you could add your Amplifier-Speaker combo in the comments section to help fellow audiophiles. No Amplifier details Type Speakers Polk Cobra cable used Single 6 parallel (Standard) 6 parallel (Shorted) 1 Audio Innovations series 500 (1990) Tube EL34 PP Spendor SP2 Y Y Y 2 Topping T amp (2014) Tripath B&W Solid   Legacy ...