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Acoustic Zen Hologram II - best for the $

Hi everyone,

I'm upgrading my system from the Nordost Blue Heaven LS (a bit too forward for my taste), and I have read nothing but positive comments about the Acoustic Zen Hologram II. I have the following system:

Oppo 105 for CD/SACD
Exposure 2010s2 Integrated
KEF LS50 speakers

The description of the AZ sound in the reviews appears to be quite balanced, perhaps a little to the warm side. This is what I'm looking for. So, my question is whether there is anything at $1000 (for 2m) price point that you think is clearly superior to the Hologram II.

I don't have an audio store near me, so I'd have to buy blind and deal with the return as I audition cables. I want to make sure that narrow it down to a very limited number of high quality choices.

Thanks so much for your time, and have a great day!
Scott
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sunnyjim
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You might want to check out Audio Art speaker cable. The more expensive model is SC-5E; I use the less expensive
SC-5 which sound good to very good. However, the Clear Day's single silver speaker cable is better than the AA SC-5.

There are many cables out there, and I know it can be confusing and frustrating to find the right fit of cable One last possibility is the StraightWire's Rhapsody II speaker cable. An 8ft single wire pair should about cost $285.00 on sale from factory direct The cable has received limited but respectable reviews on the audioreview.com blog.
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