So I removed caps from one of the cables and indeed the shield is not connected to the caps.

It’s loose on both sides (attached photo).

The question is, should I tell the dealer to connect both ends or just one end?

Went to the dealer today and he re-patched the cables. This time he also connected the shield to the metal caps on both ends. 

I'll leave the final details for patching the cable, maybe it helps someone else:

- Supra Cables CAT8 S/STP Patch Cable

- Supra Cables RJ45 Male Plugs

- T-568B Wiring

- Ground wire connected on both ends (under the gold plated plugs)

Found an official video on how to do it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLNFDKn46jA

In the end it probably costs as much as an original BO cable. My BO dealer didn't have them in stock so I don't know, but the Supra one is around 40€/meter.

Using it as daisy chain between BeoSound Core and a pair of BeoLab 18.

Cheers!

I have a audioquest Vodka ‘audiophile‘ cables with Telegarner terminations and have no buzz whatsoever ever. The cable is not grounded and the sound is great. I use my 50s to connect to cd, steaming and turntables for music and for tv watching using another audioquest cable. I was advised to check if the cable is grounded by using a multi metre. 

The Supra 8 is rated highly on audiophile forums due to the quality of the Cable for steaming music/ computer based music. I also used cheap Ethernet cables which hit and miss `for my 18s as some cables have off a buzz. 

I have a audioquest Vodka ‘audiophile‘ cables with Telegarner terminations and have no buzz whatsoever ever. The cable is not grounded and the sound is great. I use my 50s to connect to cd, steaming and turntables for music and for tv watching using another audioquest cable. I was advised to check if the cable is grounded by using a multi metre. 

The Supra 8 is rated highly on audiophile forums due to the quality of the Cable for steaming music/ computer based music. I also used cheap Ethernet cables which hit and miss `for my 18s as some cables have off a buzz. 

pig30n wrote:

Went to the dealer today and he re-patched the cables. This time he also connected the shield to the metal caps on both ends. 

I'll leave the final details for patching the cable, maybe it helps someone else:

- Supra Cables CAT8 S/STP Patch Cable

- Supra Cables RJ45 Male Plugs

- T-568B Wiring

- Ground wire connected on both ends (under the gold plated plugs)

 

Found an official video on how to do it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLNFDKn46jA

In the end it probably costs as much as an original BO cable. My BO dealer didn't have them in stock so I don't know, but the Supra one is around 40€/meter.

Using it as daisy chain between BeoSound Core and a pair of BeoLab 18.

Cheers!

So how do these work for you?

Hi there,

Sorry for late reply. The cables are dead silent. Finally!

Indeed, I've got the Supra CAT8 because of the respectable manufacture in the audiophile comunity. Myself being a head-fier for 15years that never jumped into buying loudspeakers because I know it can get expensive very quickly. Already ordered BL19, so yeah :).

A few words about the cable, although it's not fair to compare it to the generic CAT6 cable I was using before.

- Stereo and instrument separation has greatly improved. I think the Cat6 cable a bad channel crosstalk.

- The treble response is now flat. With the Cat6, I felt the speakers were slightly bright that I ended up shedding a few treble lines in BSCore EQ. Now I run the EQ flat.

- Overall the cable feels that it doesn't add a sound signature

- I like the Ice Blue color of the cable. It looks like a lighter tiffany blue :)

Again this is a comparison between Supra Cat8 vs. a Generic Cat6 cable (20 times cheaper). I doubt there's much difference against the official BO cable. Let alone against any Audioquest.

BTW, is there a "right way" to connect the cables into the 2 PowerLink ports on each BL18?

I mean, does it matter where you connect the Core and the cable to the other speaker ?

Cheers.

Hi

I use Supra Cat 8 from my Eclipse to beolab 50 (as powerlink cable). It works and sounds very good. No static noise at all.

/Martin

I just googled and for those in the US, these are available on eBay from a seller in Seattle. FYI.