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Good, Neutral, Reasonably Priced Cables?

After wading through mountains of claims, technical jargon etc. I'm hoping to hear from some folks who have had experience with good, neutral, reasonably priced cables. I have to recable my entire system after switching from Naim and want to get it right without going nuts! Here is what I'm looking for and the gear that I have:

Looking for something reasonably priced-i.e. used IC's around $100-150. Used speaker cable around $300-400 for 10ft pair.

Not looking for tone controls. I don't want to try to balance colorations in my system. I'd like cables that add/substract as little from the signal as possible.

Looking for something easily obtainable on the used market i.e. that I can find the whole set up I need without waiting for months and months. I guess this would limit you to some of the more popular brands. Without trying to lead you, here are some I've been considering:

Kimber Hero/Silver Streak
Analysis Plus Copper Oval/Oval 9
Cardas Twinlink/Neutral Reference (Pricey)
Wireworld Polaris/Equinox

Here is my gear:

VPI Scout/JMW9/ATML170
Audio Research SP16
Audio Research 100.2
Rotel RCD 971
Harbeth Compact 7

I would really appreciate your help on this. Thanks, as always.
dodgealum
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
Albert, you said "No posting from me for a while". I was hoping you'd aleady be in Sweden taking some of the *special* pictures I requested. Remember, not everything is audio...

I was already thinking about buying you a bottle of Barrilito "cuatro estrellas", pretty gourmet stuff!

With psychic power and primal intensity,
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albertporter
4,949 posts
 
Psychic, I will soon be on a plane to Sweden. Probably no posts until first of October.

The job begins Sept 7th and much of the reason for that thread was to announce Audiogon's commitment to European audio shows. Also explains my slow (or non) response to questions or offers on my Audiogon ads during that time.
bpwalsh
1,216 posts
 
Albert, Purist is not the only company making audio cables using fluid. Creative Cable Concepts is another.

Brian
ridgestreetaudio
221 posts
 

Hi Albert.

Forgive me for leaving a door open that could appear I was making fun of Purist Audio. That was not my intention at all. I was just trying to be a little light hearted and I didn't forsee that it could look like fun at the expense of Purist Audio. I have a lot of respect for their innovation and approach.

Kind Regards,
Robert
ridgestreetaudio
221 posts
 
Albert...
Now I feel sort of bad. After looking at that statement again I think I see exactly how someone else might interpret that differently than what I intended.

Here was my thought process: The context was oxidation and I know humidity is a very good carrier for cables to oxidize under and if they're not protected, in time they will oxidize. Our cables could have been very susceptible to that but, like I mentioned, we've thoroughly addressed that. So much so that (and here's where my joke begins) I play with our cables in the bath tub and low...they float! Hey, what a marketing campaign we could build from this! Plaster it all over our web site and thousands of consumers now own cables that not only perform great but they float in the tub too!

I thought that imagery was kind of comical and thought I said just enough that one could form their own similar imagery. Looks like I gave too much leeway.

Again, I apologize. Am I off the hook?

Kind Regards,
Robert
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