Thank you both very much for the valuable insight! Your collective advice has probably saved me a lot of $$ and with a better overall result.
@audiotroy I hadn't considered WireWorld in the sea of cable manufacturers but your experience and direct comparison help narrow the search considerably! The Equinox is probably better that my current cables but will probably wait and stretch to the Silver since I only want to do this once.
@tablejockey I actually have read Nordost's site and agree with you. My original plan was to use the LATs for a second system and give me an excuse for a speaker cable upgrade in the main system. I'm taking your advice and going to purchase some cheap speaker cables for the second system and make some much needed power cord upgrades to the main. BTW - Both places I heard the Soproa 2 used Nordost cables and I found them to be highly resolving, but definitely not bright IMO. I could see some solid state amps shift the balance though.
I'll make some updates as I upgrade, both power cords and speaker.
Thank you again!
@audiotroy I hadn't considered WireWorld in the sea of cable manufacturers but your experience and direct comparison help narrow the search considerably! The Equinox is probably better that my current cables but will probably wait and stretch to the Silver since I only want to do this once.
@tablejockey I actually have read Nordost's site and agree with you. My original plan was to use the LATs for a second system and give me an excuse for a speaker cable upgrade in the main system. I'm taking your advice and going to purchase some cheap speaker cables for the second system and make some much needed power cord upgrades to the main. BTW - Both places I heard the Soproa 2 used Nordost cables and I found them to be highly resolving, but definitely not bright IMO. I could see some solid state amps shift the balance though.
I'll make some updates as I upgrade, both power cords and speaker.
Thank you again!