Cardas wire RCAs: Iridium vs Pangea Audio Premier XL Analog

ChatGPT…everyone has access to it. Therefore it’s of very little benefit of hitting AI on someone else’s behalf and pasting the long rant from it here.
Which cable is better…it depends on the current voicing of your system and your preferences for sound. Get a hold of both and compare. 
 

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Looking for a warmish embracing RCA pair without rolling off the top or veiling the detail.

Warm or analytical is the characteristic of your components. If you are trying to mask some deficiency or nastiness in upstream components by adding a dark sounding RCA interconnect you are applying a bandaid. I personally haven’t heard a cardas cable that I liked, ever. The sound is pinched and there’s always some sort of coloration added. May be Clear Beyond is any different I haven’t heard it and can’t say. But my personal preference is transparent cables that get out of the way. 

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@sbrownnw The Iridium might be a nice cable in terms of value, imo.  

Knowing what it replaced [prior version] and the cost is not too crazy, and it uses the Star-quad geometry, Litz conductors, under the same old golden ratio design. I've owned the predecessor version of this cable, one cable below it, and all 3-4 cables above it. Has more to do with the design than just looking type of copper used, imo.  

Tracking with the previous post, George Cardas reportedly stated that the Iridium was the best price for performance offering within the lineup. This information was in an old forum post from a user who had a telephone conversation with him - for what it’s worth.

That said, I dabbled between the Iridium, Parsec, and BJC Canare speaker cables. With all the variables at play within one’s system, I found the Canare to be the greatest value but was more neutral on top than the Iridium. The Parsec and Iridium were naturally similar in traits with Parsec being slightly more transparent. Iridium was warmer, but it didn’t roll the upper frequencies - it helped tame sibilance to an all-in-one DAC/streamer/preamp. 

I love the flexibility of Cardas speaker wire. I love the BJC ultra sonic welding and locking banana plugs for the Canare. Customer service from BJC and Cardas is exceptional.

I haven’t experienced Pangea speaker cables, but I have experienced their PCs and ethernet cables - good quality, okay SQ. Because of these prior experiences, I’d probably lean towards the Canare with long burn-in time or the Iridium for speaker cables. 

YMMV is the motto, especially with all the unique variables at play between audio systems. 

@toro3, this thread is about RCA interconnects.