I'd like some recommendations for speaker cables


I understand this is a touchy subject.  My intent is NOT to have this result in that typical cable discussion. All opinions welcome.

As an update, in a previous thread I was asking for upgrade recommendations.  I ended up trading for a Hana Umami blue.  It's great and I appreciate the advice.

I've since bought a set of long (25') XLRs to run between my amp and pre-amp, which has enabled me to move my component rack behind the listening position closer to the media.  It was between the speakers.  Now, the only thing between the speakers is my amp, and it's at floor level.  This has made a huge difference in the soundstage, the accuracy and the location of things in the sound space.  Great improvement.

The XLRs I was using to run between my amp and pre-amp were entry level high end cables.  I replaced them with normal Mic cable.  Well, high end mic cable.  And the high end mic cable is way better than the audiophile high end brand cable.  I'll go as far to say the audiophile cable is awful.  I've since ordered another pair of XLRs, from a different manufacturer, to replace them.

I also replaced my speaker cables with mogami 3103 that I terminated myself.  They sound "darker" and less detailed then the cable I was using, which I'm unsure of the manufacturer of my previous cable.  I plan to re-terminate my previous cable in bananas to compare some more.  My previous cable was, maybe, too bright.  Don't get me wrong, the Momagi is good, just not what I think I prefer.

My main question is, If I'm looking for detail and a "brighter" sound, what speaker cables would you recommend I try?  

Also, do most dealers let you try cables?  It's not ridiculous to think I could work with a dealer to try to hone in on what I like, right?

dothebluecolts

My long term speaker cables are Morrow SP5s (bi-wire). My journey included Audioquest Bedrocks, Acoustic Zen Sartoris (shotgun) and Nordost Heimdall and Frey (both version 1).  They all sounded great, and each company sound was different.  I kept with the Morrow because the sound suited my taste—lots of high end but not shrill or glaring. Very close to the Nordost, actually.  And, importantly for me, very flexible and relatively inexpensive compared to the others. I might upgrade to their SP7s one day, but my ears aren’t as golden as they once were.

Without a doubt,  the biggest improvement was not from the cables but from the IsoAcoustic Gaia 3s I added to my Dali Mentor 6s.  Big time improvement for very little money.  I’d recommend IsoAcoustic feet whatever cables you end up with. 

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@charles007100  Congrats!  So glad to hear, and now you can just relax and enjoy — until the next thing. 😜

Let me echo a prior comment that said something to the effect "don't rely on cables to tune your sound" to bright or warm. For truly neutral cables that will reveal what your system can do, there are many high-price solutions, but I recommend Analysis Plus cables (same company that's provided cables to NASA). Check them up online and you'll learn much more about them. And, for what it's worth, although you can buy silver cables, a seasoned dealer once said to me, "anything beyond copper is jewelry for your system."