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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
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ericba
148 posts
 

Speaker cables are so much dependent on équipement, room and sound preference. Audience, Cardas and Transparent are amongst the best. Luna cables are also getting more and more visibility. Great value for the price. Owned a pair of Mauve. Very balanced cable. Based on your description the step up Luna Red may be worth an audition. Good luck with your search.

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squared80
317 posts
 

No, such a thing doesn't exist. Nothing is better than plain old 12 AWG OFC. And a coat hanger would literally sound just as good as some snake oil Audioquest speaker cable. Because science.

jaybe OP
863 posts
 

I wish I could say I feel bad for the folks who can’t hear a difference between cables—or even components. Are they too stuck on "science" to use their ears? It amazes me they would even be on this site or in this hobby. Luckily they are a tiny minority.

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ionna22
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> I feel bad for the folks who can’t hear a difference between cables

What can I say on that?

I feel bad for the folks who does not realize that there is no such thing as "sound signal". 
The fact - it is a plain bold electricity obeying plain bold laws of physics. Once you realize that, you will understand why audio cable (electrical wire) does not affect a sound signal (electric current) the way you see it.
Tear apart you fancy speaker cable - what do you see? Do you see some special circuits tend to improve a sound? Nope. Just plain old copper wires. No shielding, ether, as it is not needed in speaker connections.

By the way. You have a cool expensive wire connecting your amplifier and a tall tower speaker, 3-4 feet in length. Do you realize that another 3-4 feet of wire is connecting components inside of your speaker box? Do you think it is some kind of a special wire? Well, open your speaker box and surprise yourself.

Good luck spending your bucks, if that makes you feel better.

jaybe OP
863 posts
 

@ionna22 I don’t expect that you’ll respect this, but I’d ask that you take your rants elsewhere. You have no audience here, your persuasive skills aren’t all that great and nobody is interested. Four Agon posts, and everyone a troll post. I can only hope someday Audiogon lets us block posters.

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