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Talon Raven-C Owners please help

I have in my home right now a pair of Talon Raven-C speakers. I need some help with speaker cables. I tried my DIY cables that were recommended to me to use with my Pass Labs X-250 amp. I had comapred them to the Audience, Shunyata and Acoustic Zen Hologram mono speaker cables. They sounded better that the Audience and Shunyata at the time with my B&W matrix 803 speakers and were the equal of the AZ so I saved some money then. Now they seem to make the Talons sound too crisp/clear so I am afraid of long term listening fatigue. My friend lent me a pair of Analysis Plus Oval 9s and they seem to be overall smoother, more relaxed and more bass slam, but maybe rolled off the highs a little (for the better to my ears so far).

What are you using for ICs and speaker cables on your Talons and what have you compared them too. I am also intersted in knowing if you are using a tube amp and preamp that may also help to smooth out the sound.

Thanks and Happy Listening.
bigkidz

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richards
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I'm using Talon Khorus with a Gamut SS amp, but never found them too hot on top. Had Analysis Plus Silvers for a while, and found them lacking drive--have used a lot of others including Satoris and Wireworld Silver Eclipse 3 and Talon Ghost cable (designed by the same person who designed the Shunyatas) which I really liked for the money (used). Actually, all were quite good.
Now using HMS Gran Finales throughout, which are the best I've heard so far in my system (and I think I'm done). The music passes through the mids with such ease and grace, the bass is robust and the highs shimmer with no harshness or glare. Highly recommended.
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