The Auditorium 23 speaker cables sounded very musical with my tube system (Leben CS-600). But, when I paired them with my solid state YBA Integre DT, the bass was flabby and the music simply lacked involvement. Although one would need to conduct more comprehensive comparisons between various tube and SS equipment, my limited experience above would seem to suggest that they might not sound as good with SS gear. Perhaps others with more experience might chime in here.