Audio Envy SP12 Speaker Cables

I remember talking to captain as he was auditioning his 12's and man he was jacked....had the the 9's and were a very descent set of cables.

I just bought the 12s a month ago. They bested a few other cables I have - Zavfino, Driade Flow 405, Anticables 4.2. Had the 9s a couple years back and those were a bit tipped up, light bass, but the 12s are very even and let more detail come through. I never heard the 11s so not sure how much of a jump this is, but from the 9s I thought it was significant.

For not whole lot of more money, Zavfino Nova OCC speaker cable is a better buy in terms of performance and build quality. 
https://zavfinousa.com/collections/speaker-cables/products/nova-speaker-cable?variant=19116564611190

I’d recommend looking for a used pair of Acoustic Zen Satori shotgun biwire cables.  They do come up for sale once in a while and would be well worth the wait.  

+1 @lalitk 

I’s look for OCC copper cables and Zavfino is it and a great value for the money 

I just bought the 12s a month ago. They bested a few other cables I have - Zavfino, Driade Flow 405, Anticables 4.2.

I would be interested in hearing comparisons with the Anticables 4.2. Those just came out, so maybe you got an advance copy. 

Two things I should have mentioned in the original post:

1. This will be a long run, with 28 feet to the farthest speaker. One of the good things about Anticables is that they can tolerate long runs well due to the minimal dielectric material.

2. If I go with the SP12, I will do a double run in either standard biwire of parallel biwire (jumpers added) configuration. 

I remember talking to captain as he was auditioning his 12's and man he was jacked....had the the 9's and were a very descent set of cables.

Perhaps I was wrong and the SP12 is a major step up from the SP11.

@socprof I saw an email Paul sent where we showed off the new 4.2 cables and I asked him to make me a pair. He actually had a level 7 rca cable similar to the 5.3 xlr. He’s busy since that isn’t his main business. The 4.2s are extremely clear, more neutral that even the 3.1s, but there’s something to them where I wish he’d use the thin Teflon coating with his copper cables…they’re very flat, so if you liked the 3.1s, they’re similar with more top end detail.
 

Zavfino is really good, but it definitely has a strong sound signature, it gets addictive to listen to, but I would go back and forth on them. 28’ run though, I think the thicker gauge level 4.2 might be the way to go. 

@cd45123 

Thanks for the advice!

As for the Zavfino, the website only had one size, and it wasn't 28'. 

Zavfino products can be custom ordered through Raymond at Zavfino USA, however for a 28' pair you are talking a lot of $.

Yeah, Raymond would definitely work with you on the 28’ ft run, great guy, fantastic service. Really comes down to what you want in a cable. I imagine Cap would do it, too

Thanks again. I can order a 28 foot run from Audio Envy right off their website. 

The SP12's have an interesting form factor.  They're not exactly fully flat ribbon (think Nordost) but they's certainly not round either.  I'd be interested to know how they're constructed inside.

Socprof; which cable did you end up going with?