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Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? Perhaps you could show him that your cables can double as a garrote, and give him a personal demonstration? By the way, I looked at your system, and the guy was right. Your cables. . .	68
Anyone own Nordost TYR or ODIN? You might want to consider the Valhalla cables, as they are between the Tyr and the Odin in the Nordost line. I find the Valhalla's to be extremely neutral and VERY quick. Some . . .	30
Advantages of bi-wire? Tvad, must be a Friday, huh?! ;-) And where is Kal? He is usually chiming in about now on this particular subject. He is a HUGE believer in bi-wiring his speakers! Right Kal	24
Replacement for Nordost Cables in my system? Well, interestingly enough, I found that going to the upper end Nordost cables, (i.e. Valhallas), that I actually bettered the treble response of my system. (My amps are just a . . .	22
Long Cables w/Short Speaker Cable or Vice Versa? Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Everyone has an opinion on this subject, with equally valid arguments on both sides. FYI: I too have monoblocks, so using that fact, I . . .	21
Which cable do you think is most important? IMHO, the order would be: 1. Interconnect from preamp to power amp. (My reasoning is that everything goes through this cable.) 2. Speaker cables. (Everything goes . . .	21
anyone else hate locking RCAs? I agree with Kal that XLRs are the way to go. I use them whenever there is the option to do so. The superior connector IMHO	19
Different lengths of interconnects ?????? Thought some of you might be interested in this, as I was curious when several people wrote that electrons move at the speed of light through wire. That did not seem correct to me. . .	17
Interconnect - Does short length hinder sound? This was recently discussed just a month or so ago. Here is the link to that discussion. You might find it useful. Optimal Interconnect discussion	17
Valhalla vs. Audience AU 24 I just happened across this thread, and I thought I would post my thoughts on this topic to it, (even though it was posted 8 years ago!), as I have fairly recently replaced my AU24. . .	15
Cardas Golden Cross vs. Golden Hexlink 5C Rusvit, not to hijack your thread, but I have a related question: What about the difference between the Cardas Golden Reference and the Hexlink? I am thinking about getting the . . .	15
Nordost Vahalla or Mit Oracle Well, this is going to be a bit of a stretch, but I have used both the cable you are using now, (MIT 770 CVT - bi-wired) as well as the Nordost Valhalla (also bi-wired). (. . .	15
Valhalla interconnects - recommended? IMHO, Valhalla interconnects would bring additional detail, and possibly brightness (but that would depend on your source, if it is bright, the Valhalla would let it shine on . . .	15
Does High End In Wall Speaker Wire Exist? I agree with Tubeking that conduit is the way to go. It allows you an opportunity to change wires should you ever decide to change speakers, and the wires that work well now, don'. . .	14
An Audiogon based system Yeah, I agree that using Audiogon is a great way to put together a system. I believe that I have put every piece of my system together using Audiogon, (speakers, amps, preamp, . . .	13
cardas golden cros vs golden reference If you can afford the Golden Reference, that is the one I would recommend. It is somewhat warm, without being too warm, (like the Golden Cross can be in some systems). The GR is . . .	12
Replace au24 speaker cable??? Well, I too have just upgraded beyond the AU24 speaker cables. (Seems like a lot of us have upgraded from them recently.) Before I state what I moved up to, I should state that I. . .	12
Speaker Cable Termination I completely agree with Newbee	12
Biwire Speaker Question I run two separate sets of speaker cables to biwire my speakers. (Rather than true biwired cables as you described). Having two sets of binding posts on my amps makes it . . .	12
Best cable recommendations - help Nrchy, How can you expect us to help you, unless you tell us whether you are listening to side A or B?! Give us the proper information in order to make an intelligent suggestion	12
Audience Au24 - Did any one have problems....? Never. (I only have one in use, but it has been in use for a few years	11
25' balanced ic that a mere mortal can afford? You state that you are moving your phono system away from your speakers. This indicates that the rest of the stereo is staying where it is, correct? If so, I assume you are . . .	11
Nordost Quattro Fil is still good I like my Quattro Fil cables too. Question: Has anyone done a comparision between the Quattro Fil and the Tyr cables, (using balanced terminations especially)? I use a long (4 . . .	10
Interconnect downstream flow I can agree with all of the posts above. However, and while this is not your situation, but my own, I have put my best interconnect between the preamp and amp. My reasoning is . . .	10
Is Audience or Cardas a better choice than Kimber? First off, some of this advice is based upon the recommendations of a friend who has had all three of the aforementioned cables. (I have owned the Cardas Golden Reference and the . . .	9
Speaker cable recommendation ? I use 4m pairs of MIT 770 CVT. It really opened up the bass in my Sequel II's and it does a great job with my new Revel Studios. I bought them used for $1,000. (They no longer . . .	9
If you could replace one link... If you only run digital (i.e. from your DAC to your preamp), than upgrade that one, as it is closer to your source. If you run both analog and digital, I recommend upgrading the . . .	8
Is there an optimal interconnect lenght? Well, I am going to take the contrarian point of view. I think the optimal length of I.C. cable is 1 meter. (However, from a sonic standpoint, there certainly is nothing wrong with. . .	8
Ever check the Wanteds? I typically do a search of the ads of whatever piece of equipment that I am going to be selling, so that I can see what the typical asking price is, so I can set my price in the . . .	7
bi wire suggestions Well, you have some really good speakers, and you should not compromise, (too much), so I recommend buying two pairs (identical length if possible) of Audience AU24 speaker cables. . .	7
Audience Au24 in Bi-wire configuration? Why not simply have two identical runs? (That is what I have done with my Revel Studios, and I am extremely happy with the results	7
Half-price "Used / New" Cables I agree with Aroc, that most used high end gear, including cables, go for around 50% of retail. (That is how I upgraded my entire system, (including, conincidentally, my used . . .	7
cables between lamm and wilson watt puppy 7 Running out of cash you say?! You and me both Mike! (The Lamms are expensive, aren't they!) My buddy, the one I mentioned with the M2.2s and the Eidolons, was using Audience Au24 . . .	6
Speakers Cables With Better Top End Extension Well, I am not sure of your budget, so I will make two suggestions. (FYI, I have no idea if these will work with SET amps or not, but I can not think of a reason why they wouldn't. . .	6
Audience speaker cable questions An on-line review site called 10Audio actually did review both cables. He loved the AU24 cables, and really loved the 'e' upgraded version. Here are links to those reviews. . . .	5
Arrows direction on MIT I also own MIT cables, and the arrows point in the direction that the current flows to. (I.e from preamp to amp, or from source to preamp, etc...) As to whether it makes a . . .	5
Audience Au-24 vs. Enhanced version same cable I recommend that you check out 10 Audio's review of both versions of the Audience AU24 cables. 10 Audio Review I use the original AU24 speakers cables and have been very happy . . .	4
Valhalla non factory termination- lower value? How well were they terminated? Was it done poorly? So, if they were re-terminated professionally and competently, then I can't see why it would degrade the sound. And if it . . .	3