Bright / forward speaker cables.

Wow, Sean. I think you're the first person I've heard that found the Oval 9s to be bright sounding. Last year I was using DH Labs Silversonic T14 which I thought were too zippy, and after changing to Oval 9s much of that was alleviated. I guess there's much more to system synergy than I thought. In my setup, the APs were much fuller and smoother than the T14s. So Alb24, if you're looking for a bright cable check out the DH Labs, they're cheap too.

Very interesting Sean. I think it's important that people hear testimonials both positive and negative in order to make a more educated decision. It just proves how so much of what we use is system dependent. What are you currently using for speaker cables?

Regarding your girlfriend's comments. Isn't it always that way? Whether our women are audiophiles or have no interest at all, they always seem to notice when we make a change to our systems. Amazing.

Alb, all my comparisons with the T14s and Ap9s were done using Sonus Faber and ProAc mini monitors. That's possibly something to consider when evaluating cables for your own system.