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These are the best speaker cables that I have ever had in my system.
Well recommended if they are long enough. 2.5m pair.
Send 'em back if you aren't convinced.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audiophil...G/251276797309
I've had my pair for a couple of years, not even bothered to try anything else since I got them.
And I love the extreme hype in the blurb.
SPECIALIST EXTREME HIGH END AMAZING!!!!
Expect amazing dynamics and holographic imaging. Expect pristine and effortless sound reproduction that actually sounds real.
But for a change, it's not too far off true imo.
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They are awful to use, very hard to fit into a system, bend them too much they break. Back in the day I worked for a dealer who stocked them. I think Reference Imports brought them into the UK, if I recall right.
Personally I did not care for the sound, preferring XLO back then, but even if I had trying to fit them into your set up was so difficult as to be almost impossible + the outer sheath made them bulky as well. One best avoided in my opinion.
Regards Neil
Steve,
A strong reccy here for Morrow Audio cables.
Best speaker cable I’ve owned.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
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I'm getting great results at the moment with Russian 615 conductor litz cables - even better than the vintage Western Electric I was using.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Made...QAAOSwNMVaYnCQ
Silk and cotton insulators/sheath.
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I'm Lawrence.
I paid quite a bit for my Vivid Audio Flat Silver cables recently but I don't intend to change for a long time. Well worth trying if you can source any.
http://vividaudio.net/spk-flat.html
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Decided to just go back to my fave speaker cable. I managed to track down a pair of Kimber 8VS at a very reasonable price. I used these for years with my B&W 801's and often wished i had never parted with them. Still, happy days are here again.