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Best speaker cable for Krell/Dynaudio?

Hi guys,

I'm looking for the best matching cable for my system. Any advice will be helpful. My components are
- Krell Evo 505 SACD player
- Krell Phantom II preamp
- Krell Evo 402e power amp
- Dynaudio C4 speakers

I use Nordost Cast ic's, Krell Vector HC and Nordost Vishnu power cords.

I'm now considering the following ones:
- Audioquest Redwood
- Wireworld Gold Eclipse 7
- Nordost Tyr 2
- Crystal Reference
- Purist Dominus
- Synergistic Element Tungsten
- Tara Labs 0.8
- Kimber 6065

So, what do you think?
ssblnt99

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ssblnt99 OP
16 posts
 
Guys, thank you again for your helpful answers.

It seems that some Tara cables are on the way, Omega Gold and two Cobalts for player and preamp. It'll take two weeks to get them. It was a tough decision, PAD, AQ and Valhalla 2 were in the running too, finally I got a good deal on Tara cables.

I'll keep you posted about my impressions. I'm really excited.
ssblnt99 OP
16 posts
 
Thank you all for the responses. I moved a step higher from my original list. I've received many suggestions and now 4 cables are in my sight:
- Audioquest Wildwood
- Tara Labs Omega Gold
- PAD 25th Anniversary Luminist
- Wireworld Eclipse Platinum 7

I know all of these cables sounds marvellous, but which one will fit better to my system?
ssblnt99 OP
16 posts
 
Unfortunately I live overseas in Europe, I could not take advantage of Cable Library service. Yes, it would be very easy to pick out the best. But thanks for advice, I'll ask them about these cables.
ssblnt99 OP
16 posts
 
@Audiolabyrinth, Hi Keith, I'll definitely share my thoughts about Tara cables in your thread. I don't think it'll take so long to write my first impressions, these cables are demo ones, so won't take so many hours the brake in time, but thanks for your detailed advice.
ssblnt99 OP
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@Bo1972, Hi, I already read your review about Nordost Valhalla, and that's why avoided it. I had an opportunity to demo Valhalla 1 and Tyr 2 side by side in my previous system. Tyr 2 was far better, more detail, more dynamic than Valhalla. My main problem was it sounded dry. It was not very pleasant to listen for long.
ssblnt99 OP
16 posts
 
@Mapman, Hi, my search ended with Tara cables. I'll lend AQ Redwood for testing against Tara Omega Gold. I'm very curious what will be the main difference between the sounding.
ssblnt99 OP
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Hi Keith, I'm still waiting for cords, it took a few weeks for my dealer to get them with schuko plugs from Tara. Package will be ready for shipping next week, and another week to receive. I'll post my impressions in Tara thread asap.
ssblnt99 OP
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@Audiolabyrinth, I know Omega Gold is in higher level than Redwood, but I could borrow only this one against Tara, maybe Valhalla 2. As Bo1972 wrote above, Tara is fully copper while AQ uses silver partially, so they are different world, I only want to compare the attitude of these cables.

@Bo1972, I was thinking about Wel Signature as well, but it was out of my price range. My Dynaudio dealer told me AQ cables not working good with Dynos.
ssblnt99 OP
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@Bo1972, What are your main components, and what xlr cable have you changed to the Wel Signature? It would be very helpful to know what cable have you used before.

What you said sounds very promising, and that's why should I audition Redwood to get some taste of AQ.
ssblnt99 OP
16 posts
 
I posted in my 06-12-14 comment, I bought Omega Gold speaker cables and two Cobalts.
ssblnt99 OP
16 posts
 
I think every component, including cables behave differently in various systems. I'll use Cobalts with my player and preamp, I hope they'll work well together. I have other cords compare with Cobalts. I'm really excited about the endresult.
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