Cardas wire RCAs: Iridium vs Pangea Audio Premier XL Analog

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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.

@sbrownnw like many things in life I’ve found that effort and intent rarely equate to positive or helpful results. Big apologies.

I do have some 1.0 meter RCA Iridiums that are in great condition that I should probably put up for sale. If truly interested, let me know and I’d put forth the effort in listing them for a fair price!