This just says how subjective and system/room/listener dependent it all is.
I evaluated (all XLR) AU24SX, Kimber KS 1126, Analysis Plus Silver Apex, Nordost Tyr 2 against the AZ Absolute Copper I had at the time. With the amp upgrade I had excess bass with the AZ cables and was looking for something that’s better balanced top to bottom.
The AU24SX had a hump in the presence region and some glare that caused fatigue. Nordost ended up winning the shootout and I now have Tyr 2 XLR throughout.
And this is with AU24SX speaker cables by the way. I actually thought the AU24SX will be awesome synergy but it didn’t pan out that way.
Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line?
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I personally compared audience au24sx speaker cables with the front row. The front row speaker cables is in another league. More resolution, much better highs and mids. More natural sounding also. Bass is the only area that can be bested by other brands like kubala sosna elation. System synergy is playing huge role. My system wired with all audience cables. Power studio one and ICs and SCs. are front row. After many years of having different cables brands - I decided to go with one brand loom. Even outlet and power conditioner are from audience now. This allows me to have more synergy and control over the sound and avoid mismatch between different cable brands. |
@denon1 - You mentioned the Kubala-Sosna Elation cables are better for bass. Did you notice any other advantages with the K-S cables versus Audience? |
Oczed, the elation a little more textured in the mids and bass, but highs are not that extended as with audience front row. Also audience a little faster. May be if I had the whole loom of Elation, I would see better overall performance from KS but I could not find a dealer who will give the same great discount on KS as I got with. Audience. |
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