Second Round of Questions on Speaker Cables


Following up on a post of a couple months ago. Running Audience AU24SE cables but looking for something with more "body" if such a thing exists. But I do love the open, airy and even frequency balance of the Audience. A buddy runs Cardas cables and loves them but Audience not so much. So I was asking what else besides my Audience. Two answers were in the majority:

Stick with what you like, Audience, but go up in the range. Or, try Cardas. 

So went for with AU24SX and really like them. Better than the SEs, maybe a bit more body.

Then tried the Cardas Clear Reflections. What I find is an emphasis with the mids and upper bass. Great for music with an emphasis on vocals maybe, but for my wide-ranging likes of rock, jazz, and occasional vocal-centric music, just not right with that lower-end emphasis.

FWIW, Bryston amp, Spatial Audio and Rogue pres, Sopras.

So still looking but not sure where to go next. I realize I'm being a little vague, but there's so many other options out there and it's impossible to try them all. Open to suggestions.

Thanks.

 

jaybe

Always nice to see members present them self with name and age in their profile. 

Look into Purist. Excellent cables with a very full sound, but not muddy. Just be aware that they are quite heavy, especially compared to Audience. I bought mine from Albert Porter and he was very helpful.

Your description of Clear Reflection interconnects is accurate. I didn’t like them. Boosted mids with harsh sibilance on female vocals. Bass muddied up the soundstage which becomes narrow due to lack of air and extension up top. A too general of a view into recording. 
Also, I love Audience speaker cables and their digital cables but their interconnects never impressed me. Tried AU24se, sx and Frontrow. I much prefer my Nordost Tyr 2 XLRs. 
Be careful chasing full bodied sound. Get the right balance instead. 

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