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.
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Thanks @audphile1 . Good to hear I'm not alone. For all the good things I heard about the Clear Reflections I was not only disappointed but surprised. Of course entirely system dependent as well and obviously Cardas is a major player with a big customer base. I could actually live with the SX cables no problem but always have the itch to see what else is out there. Good advice on getting the right balance. |
@jaybe I have followed a similar path starting with some Audience AU24 cables that I really liked and eventually "upgrading" an entire AU24SE loom (including Audience power conditioning). The SE version lost a little life in the midrange and as the rest of my system improved I found them lacking. Eventually I acquired Cardas Clear Reflection speaker cables to audition in my system which at that time was a VAC preamp and Ayre Power Amp. The balance then swung to a lower midrange bloom past the point I felt I desired in my system. Ultimately I borrowed a friends Synergistic Research cables those worked very well for me. I eventually moved to a full SR level 3 loom that anchors my current Gryphon and Rockport system. |
