Signal vs. Audio Art vs. Speltz Anti? Need help...


I'm looking to get an interconnect cable (between int. amp and cd player) and speaker wire at a budget. Has anyone compared two or all three of these brands? Has anyone heard anything better at the $100 and under range outside of these brands (that has compared them to any of these brands)?

I'm intentionally not mentioning what my system comprises (partially because I haven't bought the components yet), but mostly because I'm just looking for general comparisons and otehr people's experiences. Also, to circumvent anyone trying to tell me that it's all individual based on my system, I understand that, and for those who want to tell me to audition them first, I just don't have the patience for it. I just want to buy some cables based on general recommendations. If I'm really unhappy with them, I can try and upgrade or switch later on. No offense anyone, just being honest and trying to keep things simple. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks!
soulgoober

Showing 9 responses by mboldda1

mtrot, give us an update on the ic-3's.
a killer cable for sale on audio circle is the kci mandarina.
mekong, when rob burns them , they are not fully burned in, they still need more burnin time just not as much without rob's burnin.
mtrot, did you get rob to burn them in? it will shorten the time required for you to burn them in. when i first got in audio art cables i had ic-1's and ic-3's on hand at the same time. the ic-3's had more detail, better bass, more of a silent background and very dynamic. the overall sound was very balanced and they just sound like music.
i have compared the audio art ic-3 to signal analog 2 and silver resolution and prefer the ic-3. another cable you might want to look into is the zu oxyfuel but again i prefer the ic-3. the kci soundbolts are worth checking into, i have the kci mandarinas that are quite a few steps above the ic-3's in performance but also a few steps above in cost.
mekong, did you let the audio arts burnin for a while?
totally different beast after burnin.
mtrot. here are some of the things you can listen for when comparing the ic-1's to ic-3's.
listen to the quietness of the background.
listen to the dynamic range, how fast one goes from soft to loud.
overall balance of frequency range.
power of bass.
high frequency extension.
soundstage/imaging.
tonality.
the sc-5's are great speaker cables, i almost sold my straley sc but kept them because they are more extended than the sc-5's, but i still have the sc-5's.
make sure you give them plenty of time to burn in.
did you get rob to pre-cook them?