Really Good Interconnects - Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 Review

[michaelwright]

I really like these BJ cables, as well as the cables from Worlds Best Cables, both great companies. My system today, now consists mainly of the BJ Belden LC-1 cables. My XLR cables are still the WBC Mogami lineup. I really like the quality of the BJ's, HD and fantastic connectors, that will not break the bank.

[JohnSmith-qico]

Blue Jeans is the best place to get cables. They are only a little more expensive than bargain Amazon types but well worth it. They are not crazy priced like snake oilers. The connectors are high quality and attached correctly. The specs for all the components used by Blue Jeans Cable are on their site, including manufacturer's official docs in many cases. Buying from anyone else is unwise.

[NickP]

Another comment coming through…! 😂 So, I’ve tried my share of cables, and I’ve gotta feeling that the people who cry, “snake oil” really haven’t even tried many different cables, and are just going by what looks good on paper. The same can go for something like capacitors. They may measure the same, but they sound different. I like to refer to Herb Reichert’s quote of something like, “We’re able to hear most of what we can measure, but we can’t always necessarily measure everything we can hear”. I like to add, “yet” to the end of that quote.

All that being said, after trying many different cables, many costing a lot more than than Blue Jeans, I’ve got LC’1’s going from my phono pre to my pre and from my preamp to my amps. I also use Blue Jeans Canare 4S11 speaker cables, because they’re quality cables, and I can’t think of another co. that welds (not solders) either spade or banana plugs to their cables. I’m sure they’re out there, but not for the price that Blue Jeans offers. I can see why you like the “Worlds Best Cables” too. Flexibility is necessary for the reasons you gave, and the Amphenol ends are good quality as well.

Thanks for yet another great vid. 👍🎶😊

[kevindillinger]

I make a Mogami W2497 with KLE Classic connectors. The Cable is $3.60 per ft. plus the $50 for the connectors. This cable will out do all those.

[marcoserafino]

The LC-1 has a very low capacity (12pf/ft) that not even cables that cost quadruple have. The lower the capacitance of a cable, the better the high frequency response will be.

[mncn]

I think you meant 1M. They look like 3ft cables. I use both. Mostly WBC XLRs and BJC Ten White speaker cables. But I am also running a Marantz AV7705 and MM8077 amp.

[scottlowell]

The interconnects work well. I'm using the stuff based on 1505 Belden stock, Low capacitance, noise free. All they do is deliver the signal without special effects. No roll off, no noise.

[Corndog]

Now compare the BJ LC-1 to Iconoclast BAV (also sold by the same people).

[KonradSkowronski]

I thought Blue Jeans cables were built like a tank but *they are not* :/ I bought my LC-1 on second hand market and it turned out that connection is not stable - signal disappearing when I touch the plug or just because this cable is very stiff and if it's bent under the little pressure sound is interrupted 👎🏻 I also have hand made Mogami and Belden and I think *it's not worth* to overpaid for Blue Jeans because there literately no significant difference between them. I have rather good ear and also did some measurements that only confirms my experience. We don't need extra high frequencies cause we practically can't really hear over 15-16kHz. 20kHz? Wishful thinking. My 7 year boy can hear 18kHz. The older we get the hearing threshold goes down.

[dcho]

The Blue Jeans LC-1 is a coax cable not star-quad. Gotham makes GAC-1 Ultra Pro coax on Worlds Best Cable. Try the Gotham, if you can, against the Blue Jeans. Let the best cable for money win. Edited for correct cable version.

[Squishmallows]

Anyone know if the purple subwoofer cable can be used to connect an amplifier to my receiver using the preouts? I only need to make 3 connections. Left, right and center so I already bought the red/white stereo cables but was wondering if the subwoofer cable could be used for my center preout

[seanmangan]

Unsolicited technical comment: you got way too much bass on your voice. If this sounded good to you then I'm guessing you've got itty bitty monitor speakers. It totally distracted me from the message of your video.

[bluepoint]

I really wanted to like these as the build quality is great and the price is great but they do not sound great. Dull sound and weird tone on vocals. Upgraded to mid level Audioquest Red River and am much happier.

[williamcotton]

Just bought the LC-1. Not because I thought it would sound any better than any other cable. I was looking for quality of construction and it is a quality constructed cable. HOWEVER; the inflexibility of this cable is a no-no. I not surprised that it is stiff; I'm surprised at just how stiff it is. Plus-$60.00 for a 3-foot cable. Absolutely not worth it. I absolutely don't believe anyone can hear the difference between one cable and the next. You would have to do a blind test and you are not doing a blind test. I'm not saying you are dishonest but there are other factors involved. You can't do an unbiased test the way you are doing it.

[ronsokolowski]

You need an other "mic" on a boom right in front of your forehead .

[OhMyGodMuffins]

Mono Price speaker cables sound atrocious