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Active vs. regular speaker cable non active

My retailer is recommending I replace my Synergistic Research TESLA Quad Speaker Cable with the Synergistic Research Galileo Basik Activ SE speaker cable. They believe the Galileo Basik Activ SE is a significantly better performing, actively shielded, version of the Synergistic Research Basik (non active, requires no power source).

The Synergistic Research Galileo Basik Activ SE speaker cable requires a power source and includes some tuning capabilities as part of the cable. The Synergistic Research Galileo Basik Activ SE cable is $600 more expensive than the Synergistic Research Basik (for my length).

I am concerned about speaker cables that require a power source and would prefer not to spend the extra funds. I hope to get more information at T.H.E. Show in Newport Beach.

Any comments or suggestions?
hgeifman

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This is just my opinion so take it FWIW-I personally consider making cables tunable as a basic flaw. I've read some material from a particular manuf for the case for making speaker cables tunable but I do not buy into it at all. I've also a friend buy into that theory & purchase their cables only to realize that the tunability is their weakest point & that it makes the overall sonics un-real/un-natural. Once he discovered this, he sold off those cables (don't know what he uses now?).
Like I wrote: to each his own; I personally would not touch a tunable cable with a 10' pole......
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