My setup is Ayre DX-5 disc player, QX-5 Twenty DAC, AX-5 Twenty integrated amp with KEF Reference 1 speakers. I'm looking for 12' cables. Charley Hansen recommended Cardas Clear Sky for use with his amps. Is that still a good choice?
I suggest you consider Silversmith Fidelium. They resulted in a major upgrade to sound quality with my Odyssey Kismet monobloc amps and Fyne F-702 speakers. The company offers a trial period, I believe.
I used to use Transparent Ultra cables with my Ayre amp and CD player. I have now changed to XLO speaker cables and Ansuz balanced interconnects with my current Ayre gear (VX5-Twenty amp and QX5-Twenty streamer/DAC). I never liked Cardas with my systems but that’s just my idiosyncrasy I guess.
For what it is worth, I run a 3-m pair of second-hand QED 76-strand, silver-plated copper cables from my Krell amplifier into KEF Reference 1 speakers. So far, I have felt no urge to bi-wire or spend more. The Reference 1 certainly benefits from high-current amplification
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