I use to have Transparent Reference and it was very good but I paid $700 for it used for 1.5 M so it is not inexpensive. I would also buy used; I recently bought an Oyaide silver cable on here for $150 with WBT plugs. It is avalable on ebay new for $225 with cheaper plugs. I also use the Clearer Audio silver cable with silver WBT plugs from England, it is around $290 including shipping. They have cheaper versions I haven't tried. I think all cables have some sound, it is more a case of looking for the least coloration or the coloration we find least objectionable. After all, there is no way of hearing the music without a cable so no absolute standard is avalable.
