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I'm dealing with an expensive whopper now. Picking the best 6M XLR cable between my Wavestream pre-amp and Lamm 2.1 amps. The Wavestream and Lamm's show up the short comings in my previous cables. So far the cables I've demo'd are in the $6K to $12K" deal" range. I've brought up all my components to SOTA levels and my long time Alpha-Core micro-pearl just don't live up to the total potential now.
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My friend is currently using Jena Labs cables (Pathfinder, I believe is the model), between his ARC Ref. 3 and his Lamm M2.2s. (By the way, is your amp the M2.1s or the ML2.1s?) He used to use Nordost Valhalla cables before that. (And before that, he used to use the Nordost Quattro Fil cable, which by the way, is what I use between my Ayre K-1xe and my Lamm M2.1s.)

He says that he thinks the Jena Labs cables are (slightly) more musical, but that the Valhallas are (slightly) more detailed. (Six of one, half a dozen of the other, I guess.)

Hope this gives you some ideas. Good Luck!

PS All the cables listed are, or were, balanced cables.