Audioquest vs. Others


   I realize that this post will probably open a landslide of responses but my question is focused on the comparison of Audioquest vs other manufacturers. This is not aimed to address power cables or speaker wire but only interconnect cables. Like Audioquest, many brands offer cables in a range of prices....low, medium, high, and super high. My interest is not to compare a lower price/quality cable to one that is far superior but to ask if comparisons have been done within equal price ranges of different brands.

   Yes, some systems are capable of distinguishing minute changes in a cable makeup. Some manufacturers even offer a free trial and return policy. I know that. But, in a moderately priced system, are there any opinions that would deter one from using the Audioquest brand vs another brand? Remember....staying in a comparable price range.

jrpnde

Showing 1 response by ggc

 Hi Jrpnde,

For you reference - Interconnects brands I have had/ auditioned in my system,($750 - $8,000)   Analysis Plus, Audio Quest, Aural Symphonic, Kimber Kables, MIT, Nordost , Stage 3 Concepts, Synergistic Research, Tempo Electric, Thales, Transparent, and WyWires.  

This is the Brand I liked best. The Brand while under the radar are highly well regarded. As for Direct Comparisons, IMHO these cables bested or were just as good as brands that list for 2-3 X the price.

THALES ($2,200)
http://www.tonarm.ch/en/products/accessoires

These cables accurately reveal a rich, musical, transparent, enormously detailed sound stage that is all together silent and  essentially disappear into the sound system. 


Thales uses micro conductors 1/10th the size of others. Each conductor is made of ten ultra-thin, Pure copper wires, pairwise twisted and caste into nylon.  

The fact that they are copper and not silver is an added bonus as you get the warmth of copper with all the resolving power of silver. 


I am sitting on 2 pairs, like new, of RCA if interested. Reason - I got 2 pairs of XLR. They will most likely be the last cables I invest in, barring some sort of catastrophe.