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High quality connectors from SACD player to amp/speakers.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Fine cable.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Money well spent. Perfect match with the Rotel Tribute CD player.

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Very nice cables no complaints

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The sound is more detail,good item

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

I used these to connect subwoofer from preout of my amp . They are excellent quality but they are very pricey.

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Improved Sound Clarity

I was skeptical of improvements to sound quality, but since I just purchased a Technics SL-1210GR turntable to go with my McIntosh amp and pre-amp, I thought upgrading the turntable cable was worth rolling the dice on since the cable was likely to be the weak link in the system. The installation of the Golden Gate cable resulted in improved sound clarity.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Cables and connections of nice quality ,secure fit and well made . Great replacement for stock RCA cables , Always enjoy the new sound quality after intalling a Audioquest cable. and of course Crutchfield always ships securly and quickly !

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Until I purchased these cables I did not know how much of a difference good cable connections made to the rich clear sound of your stereo.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

excellent

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Great product with a great price

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Excellent cables

I love these cables. I use AudioQuest for all my cable needs. I believe they make a big difference. Can't really do an A-B comparison, I hook up with AudioQuest before I even turn on my gear for the first time. Have for years, don't think I'll change my ways.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

I purchase two pairs of these terrific cables to upgrade my quad system and WOW!!!! I am hearing evey bit of sound from my system now.....thanks!

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Do Cables make a Difference? Yes.

Never been a cable guy but looking for a way to add better sound quality on my Technics. One thing I hadn't tried was a cable upgrade. Once easily installed, I was really surprised at the sound quality. The cables did make a musical difference and a noticeable one at that. I was glad Trish had me go up one model higher, they really sound more open, clear, even details came out I hadn't heard before. Thank you, Crutchfield, and thank you Trish.

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Improved picture

What can you say about AudioQuest? I have been using their cables for years. I just put some new HDMI cable replacements in for my TV system and it did improve the clarity of the picture. I do believe that Audioquest made a difference.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Very good Cable for the Price. Made very well . this was my top choice after speaking with a Crutchfield Rep !

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Hands down the best value to connect your high end equipment. Keeps everything clear and crisp.

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Great cables

Great cables. Sound is clean and articulate with no distortion. Nice firm connection

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Connecting Cable

I ordered the cable to connect my new Rotel CD11 Tribute CD player to my existing audio system. The quality seems great, and the sound is excellent. Seems I made a good choice.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

They really make a difference from the cheap radio shack one's I was using. They made the music come alive. Using them from my preamp to amp. As usual very fast shipping with Crutchfield.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Very nice cable. Used to buy nothing but Monster. Now I'm an AudioQuest fan!

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Golden RCA's

I wanted good quality rca inputs for my Denon 110 anniversary CD player and these cables are excellent all around.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Great sound quality!

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AudioQuest cables are the best affordable cables on the market. Always Excellent service from Crutchfield

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Well made and designed. Tight sound.

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Great plugs, can really tell the difference between then and s standard off the shelf cables. Highs are cleaner and lows punch harder

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great cable it appears that there is no signal loss very clean signal.

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Bo comes thru

These were perfect for connecting my Login Martin wireless transmitters and since the transmitters are in plain sight, I wanted pretty wires:), plus all I use in my setup are AudioQuest cables. They are at a good price for the quality.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

wor, good valueks well, nice connectors

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Nice Cables

Secure fastening and a chance to buy cables that are the correct length. They sound really good, but to be honest, do not hear the difference between these and the cheepo cables that were previously installed. I'm not one to spend hours exploring the differences in sound between different cables. On the other hand it's nice to not need to worry about the quality of the cables again. I'm done.

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Awesomness !!

There the best ! Love them!

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Great Cables from AudioQuest

I wanted a better quality cable, connecting my receiver to my Emotiva amp. Golden Gate has excellent build quality and they sound great. With my new KEF speakers I wanted to improve my two channel listening so it was time to change out my basic entry level cables. Would easily recommend these!

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Audioquest Golden Gates 1m

The Golden Gates brought my sound to life once I replaced my old cheap interconnects. My system consists of a pair of Klipsch Kg5.5, Adcom GFA 555 2 amp, Adcom GTP 500 pre amp & a new Yamaha CD S300 player. Speaker wire is Helicon 16 from Wire World. All in all very pleased with how much of a difference the Golden Gates made.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

This unit is as good as you say it is. High quality.

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Quality Cable

Very well made cable. It has arrows so you know which direction it is best to connect it. Only negative (and it is sort of not a negative) is the left and right ends are labeled white & black instead of the traditional white and red. Also note if for some reason you need to spread the left and right ends of further than normal you cannot adjust where they split. Plenty of room for a standard connection though and I actually like that they are built with a solid piece where they split into the L & R. Expensive but nice knowing I have a quality cable connect my gear. The Golden Gate line seemed to fit my "not the entry level line in the AudioQuest brand but also not the crazy expensive end of their line either.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

After 20+ years of being in storage, I decided to restore some of my old audio equipment so that could play some of my vintage vinyl records. I discovered that most of the original rca cables had become stiff and somewhat brittle after all the years in storage, so I decided to replace them and, in the process, I hoped to improve the sound quality. Now I have a degree in electronically engineering so I was a little skeptical about just how much, if any, improvements could be heard through my 57 year old ears. While I admit, electrical shielding and better quality components are definitely a plus and the cables look good and appear to be well made, but at the end of the day it's still just electrons flowing through a wire. I must admit I was surprised, the sound coming out of my Nad/Vanderstein system still sounds pretty sweet. I should point out that I did clean all my connections with isopropyl alcohol 99.9% (not the stuff the drug store sells) on both the component side and the new cables before hooking them up to remove any dirt, grime or oil residue. While I can't say whether the new cables or the cleaning caused the improvement in my sound, probably a little of both, but at the end of the day I'm pleased with my decision to purchase these cables even if they are kinda expensive.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Nicely made cable, good quality and good value.

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Give a great sound!!! Excellent product!!!

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Quality cable.

Looks and feels like a quality cable. Great clear and detailed sound (going from Audiolab streamer to Cambridge amp). Does this sound better than $20 cable? - not so sure. No dramatic audible change to my ears.

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Very nice interconnect cables

Very high build quality. It's hard to tell if they make a difference in sound quality. I did not have other cables to compare them with. At 74$ they sit in a nice middle ground between average cable, and high end. I use them running from my phono-amp to amp.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Improvement with my components when I added these rca cables.

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Replaced an Older Blue Jeans Cable

Replaced my blue jeans LC-1 cable with this. Maybe it's just because the BJCs are 8 years old but AQ immediately sounded better. Better transients and less grit. Used between my Asgard 3 and Denafrips Ares II. Bought this based on YouTube review by Zero Fidelity

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good sturdy construction.

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Good cables

Cables appear to be of good quality and good workmanship

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AQ Golden Gate interconnects ROCK

Purchased the 2 foot interconnects to CD connection to receiver. Love the slightly smaller outer dimensions of the outer portion of the RCA connectors. Work great, sound great.

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Perfect for me and my setup!

Wires seem very well constructed like they will outlast cheaper stuff. A little pricey but appropriate for what they are connected to.

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Kind of disappointed

I'm a new AudioQuest customer. I bought a pair of Golden Gate RCA to RCA interconnect cables from Crutchfield which I am running from my Yamaha CD-N500 player to my Yamaha R-S700 receiver. The instructions on the Golden Gate package says "for best sound use cable with arrow pointing to equipment INPUT". So I assumed this meant to have the arrows pointing to my receiver's input. In this configuration the sound was kind of muddy and not as clear as the cheap RCA cables I was replacing. So I reversed the Golden Gates so the arrows were pointing into my source CD Player thus away from the inputs on my receiver, and the sound improved distinctly but was still only equal to the cheap rca's I replaced.

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We're sorry you're disappointed with your cables. Whenever you are not completely satisfied with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Customer Support team at 1-800-955-9091. Purchases from Crutchfield can be returned or exchanged within 60 days of the purchase.

Happily connected!

Big fan of Audioquest products and this recent purchase doesn't disappoint! Connected my Pioneer RT 909 to my NAD M12 and it sounds great!

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

I've used other cables in my stereo life of 40 years. These are the best I've used. Clear signal goes from my Jolida cd to my amp. Great musical sound is found in these Audio Quest cables. Thank You!

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

These are the by far the best RCA cable's I've ever used. The sound clarity is unmatchable.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Went with their middle of the road Quality, I was not disappointed. They look and sound great

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Pretty Good Cables!

Purchased these for a turntable to replace the cheap rca cables that came with it. I got started going down the rabbit hole after I kept getting lots of hum and feedback. I originally had some monobridge rca's connected, then switched out to the freebie cables and noticed the difference in sound. The humming quieted down with the freebie cables, the vocals cleared up, but the monobridge cables had more punch - at the cost of also being noisy. The Golden Gate cables encompassed all of the features mentioned above into one. The vocals were clear, they eliminated almost 90% of the humming, and they added some punch. I initially purchased the Evergreen series - but there were faulty and had lots of static. Crutchfield was great to exchange the Evergreens for the Golden Gate - but at a slightly discounted price. I played the same tracks on the same albums and listened to 3 sets of cables over several days. I could tell the difference, so could the wife. Some people will say that hyping cables is like selling snake oil (and I've never tried snake oil, but if it makes my system sound better, lol). I suggest you audition these cables and do a sound test like I did. They are not cheap, and maybe cables for less money would've given the same results. In any event, don't take my word for it, buy the cables and compare the sound differences for 59 days worry free. Everyone's ear will discern sound differently. By the way, the freebie cables came in 2nd place for my sound test.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Sounds great compared to my old Monster RCA cable.Tighter bass and crisper highs.Now I don't have too add bass or treble for a great sound.Will be buying more.Bye,Bye Monster!

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Top quality for a fair price

I own several sets of Golden Gate interconnects. This pair is used to connect my network streamer (whose built in DAC is superior) to my Denon integrated amp. Sound is pure, full, and impressive.

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Well worth the money !!

This Golden Gate interconnect links my new Marantz NR1200 receiver and Marantz CD5005 player replacing Audio Quest Evergreen cable and the sound difference is noticeable, higher highs and outstanding bass. The speakers are all Klipsch with a subwoofer and every sound is highlighted. All of my systems ( I have 3)now use Audio Quest inter connects and I am pleased with the sound upgrade.

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Quality cable bridging phono amp to power amp

Quality product! I thought I noticed a slight improvement from the AudioQuest Evergreen model ... might be "splitting hairs" in terms of being able to discern difference. But, I feel confident that this cable is aptly serving a critical role in the sequence of producing quality sound. Will buy again when I purchase a DAC.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

AudioQuest Golden Gate cables used to connect a MM turntable to phone interconnect in AV receiver. Noticeable improvement in sound from stock RCA cables. Tested with Jazz, classic rock, alternative, and classical vinyl LPs. Pleased with audio quality and build. AudioQuest are not cheap but you get what you pay for.

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Slight Improvement in Smoothness

Why not 5 stars? Well, because any cable costing this much should do something extra, like walk the dog, mow the yard or pour me a drink. Do they sound better than a $10 pair? Yes, but you need a very resolving system to hear the improvement. Even then, it won't knock your knickers off. Any cable under $100 that makes an audible improvement deserves four stars. Beyond that, I'm not sure what you'd have to spend but I guarantee it'd be a ludicrous amount.

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Great cable choice for Audiophile grade systems

They do an excellent job connecting my Parasound 275 V2 amp to my Denon X-3300 Receiver. Sound is crystal clear with my ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 SPEAKERS.

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excellent product high end good quality

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Nice detailed sound.

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Great cables

Great cables to connect CD player to amplifier....well made and solid connection to the terminal....2 RCA male plugs... Sound is great and well packaged...Certainly would recommend...Just realize that 2 feet is not so long, so make sure the length is right...Just fit for my purposes!

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Nice

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Great cable for subwoofer

I used the Audioquest Golden Gate RCA wire to connect a high end subwoofer to my system. The speaker sounds great and this well constructed Audioquest cable looks great

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Great product!

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

They are great! The agent helped me find the best products for a reasonable price.

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RCA Evergreen RCA cables

I was tempted to buy the Evergreen interconnects since I had very good luck with them before but I had just purchased a $4,000 Technics 1200 G turntable and decided on the golden gates. I really have no way to compare the two cables but I will tell you that the Evergreens should not be discounted just because they are the least expensive.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

They're cables. They're quiet. Can't really say more than that right now. Haven't spent time comparing them to other cables.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Try not to go crazy with cables ....depending on your budget ...did notice a difference on the treble side ....enough so to keep them vs. Stock cables that came with my pro ject debut carbon record player

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

First off, Crutchfield provides excellent customer service. I purchased the Audio Quest Cinnamon RCA jacks from Crutchfield, then ended up purchasing the Cinnamon optic and Carbon HDMI cables. I cannot express how clear and vibrant the Audio Quest cables made my entertainment system, both visually and acoustically. My wife thought I was crazy for spending so much money on mere cables, but now she appreciates and understands the quality! She keeps on commenting that she can hear and see things that she never seen before on her favorite music and movies. You cannot go wrong with Audio Quest and Crutchfield! Thanks again.

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great product, great service, great company

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

I got 3 pair for a car audio amp a JL audio HD 900/5. I can hear more detail out my speakers and sub

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Need better identification for left and right plugs and thin cables.

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Quality at a good price.

Very nice upgrade. Good price for the quality.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

sound is crisper than the toslink I was using. I purchase/download a lot of songs from Itunes and I constantly try to improve the overall quality. Upgrading my audio ,speaker and power cables over the years has made a delightful improvement . When you can get really old BEATLES songs to sound clear, precise, and distortion-free...you know your on the right track!!! The shorter the cable run is, the better... and having everything go through a good power conditioner will also make a difference.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Definitely an upgrade over the stock RCA cables. You can hear and feel the quality. Can't wait to use them on my orbit plus

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

it was what i expected

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Looks as good as they sound

I recently upgraded our A/V equipment to 4k and wanted to be sure the digital and analog connectors in the signal chain were not the weak link. AudioQuest's interconnects were used throughout. For analog signals I opted for AQ's shortest Golden Gate interconnects. It has been fun to see the improvements in interconnects over the years. I am fully satisfied.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

well worth the money

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Decent cable, well made. Using it to connect a Bluesound Node 2 to Cambridge Audio CXA-80. Setup sounds great but little to no difference in sound quality from the cheap cable that came with the node. Regret wasting the money.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

nice nice nice did away with grounding on these new connectors

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A whole lotta bang for your buck!

The Audio Quest Golden Gate cable knocked my socks off. The sound quality of my Sony Home Theater system improved by 100% Very satisfied with them and I would highly recommend AQ Golden Gate.

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Great cable!

I purchased two of these Golden Gate 1M RCA male-to-male cables and one 1M RCA male-to-male Big Sur (next step up from the Golden Gate). I'm using all three to connect Logitech Squeezebox digital music players to various receivers in different rooms. The Squeezebox has a very high end Burr-Brown DAC built right in, so I prefer using analog cables rather than rely on a receiver's DAC. The music input source is uncompressed WAV CD rips streamed from a NAS server in the basement with in-wall CAT6 transmission all the way. This is a fine little cable. It's very thin, flexible, and low-key. It clips on nice and tight. Sound quality is excellent. For all applications I was replacing 15-year-old Monster cables that were huge and bulky. Some people say they can't hear a difference between cable types, but some people also say they can't tell the difference between a WAV and a compressed MP3. I figure if I'm dropping several thousand on high-end audio, the least I can do is make sure my analog cables are high quality. Digital cables probably don't matter, but analog RCA does. I put the more expensive Big Sur in our main family room system (Yamaha receiver, Definitive Technology speakers) and the Golden Gates in the basement (Yamaha receiver / Bose and Klipsch speakers) and master bedroom (powered Mackie studio monitors).

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Golden Gate cable

I actually bought a cable that was too short, so re-purposed where it went and go this longer one from my Phono Pre to my Pre-amp. Love these cable.

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Great cable, for a natural and powerful sound

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Great mid-fi interconnect cable

This is the 2nd time I bought an AudioQuest Golden Gate cable. It does not disappoint. Durable construction. No microphonics. The RCA connectors fit into my Oppo disc player and various receivers snugly, much better than those connects often seen on cheaper interconnects. The sound is clearly an improvement than generic cables. I would buy these type of cables again. Highly recommended.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

excellent cables,noticeable difference from the factory cables that came with my project carbon turntable. the sound quality is amazing. wide sound field, whether i am playing Mozart to punk the sound is more life like as if i were at the concert. I noticed noise reduction compared with the stock cable. they sound this good and not broken in yet cant wait til then. And looks wise they are classy looking. So they look good and work great well worth the price. A must have in my opinion. As a matter a fact i up graded all my cables to audioquest from my turntable, cd player,tape deck eq. think of the cables as the highway for your music. (If you got a porsche you dont want to use a dirt road you want the autobahn.) thats what audioquest is.

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Not the like the old days

I have had Audioquest cables for many years. Always great connectors. My first edition of "Diamondback" cables had excellent connectors. Later editions were just fine. These "Golden Gates" cables have very poor connectors ( at least for Marantz equip.). They are like vice-grips. Afraid they are going to pull out my inputs. The slender barrel type connectors were the best. This is all thru experience.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate 1M rca to rca male interconnects

AudioQuest Golden Gate interconnect cables : 1M rca/rca male

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Spot on performance

These cables are smooth sounding without being murky or having the effect of degrading the music quality. I have put more than 100 hours on them so I guess the break in is complete.

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

An excellent innerconnect cable, clear, nice highs, and no boominess. The low notes were clean and with a hint of warmth.

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Great product

Not only do they look great, but have a solid feel to them and are definitely an upgrade over standard cables.

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nice upsale

What can you say . Seem to work ok . Hard to say if the difference is audible between these and any other cable . For the price , cant help but to feel that its an upsale . (floor mats and undercoating on a new car )

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AudioQuest Golden Gate

Very happy with these interconnects for the price!

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Best investment for the money

The Audioquest Golden Gate cables are the best improvement you can make to your stereo or surround system. The difference between these and the old Nacamichi cables are like night and day. The sound quality is outstanding. It brings out the sound you never thought was there. They give you a great bang for the buck.

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Not Worth Money

This review is NOT towards crutchfield,Crutchfield shipped this very quickly and I received it within 2 days after I ordered it so 2 thumbs up for crutchfield and there team for great service...Now for audioquest,ive been a audioquest buyer and fan since the late 1990's until I changed over to monster cable due to cost so I decided to try out the new line of audioquest cables without going to a local retailer and looking at them up front.needless to say they DOWN GRADED the quality of there cables,these cables and other cables are thinner and they used CHEAPER rca connectors on them as compared to the older stuff (sidewinder,copperheads,topaz,etc).im very disappointed in the quality audioquest has put out recently in my opinion these cables are worth 25 bucks they down graded the quality but not the price,audioquest should continue like they had in the past and give the costumer what they paid for.im better off sticking with the monster cables they are thicker and have a way better rca connector on them for half the price,i have not hooked up the golden gates yet im deciding weather to send them back or keep them.again they are expensive cable compared to monster cables and monster cables givew you more for the money not like audioquest.

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Heck yeah!!

These things are great IMO. They truly opened up my sound field , everything is more accurate and lifelike . Highly recommend

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