Cable upgrade

@tonydec good plan to let the speakers settle. If you will be auditioning speaker cables, throw the Audience AU24SX into the mix. To me, Audience cables sound better than Nordost in my system but it’s all system/rooom/personal taste dependent. 

To update, I feel the speakers may be just about there as I have not noticed any glaring differences in their sound lately. I have again made some changes placement wise. I found 2 positions that seem agreeable to my ear. One has slightly better bass, the other a slightly deeper sound stage. I have all the measurements written down so now I’ll go back and forth between the 2 and see which I prefer the most.

I am still considering a cable upgrade at some point.  As an example I have been told that AQ Robin Hood have a good bass reponse, the William Tell even better, so if I go that way I'm thinking I can use the speaker position that gives a better soundstage and the cable upgrade may produce the bass that the second placement did so best of both worlds?  Then again, it may lead to have to totally change speaker positions dependent on cable response.  What a hobby!

Pretty satisfied with my speaker placement at this point.  Now to contemplate cables or not.   

@tonydec good work giving yourself and your speakers time to settle in since new. Also, taking the time to test out different positions, toe-in vs toe-out too helps of course. I noticed a while back you had been using AQ King Cobra ICs and such. Among many I had those years ago and let friends borrow them when they wanted to test if they could tone down the highs a tad and they do take the edge off, I do not think of them as the most transparent cables, fwiw.  I've found it's helpful to place the best cables you have at the front end source, on the devices you listen to the most first. After the Cobras I had Apature silver-over copper, Analysis Plus Crystals, various Clear versions of Cardas, and others - all which were more transparent and revealing than the Cobras - IF that's what you are looking for. There are many other ICs you could try to open up the sound a bit more if that's what you seek. Good cables can make a difference on well appointed systems.   If you want to try many different cables before deciding, we sometimes recommend TheCableCo demo program to folks who want to try 4-5 different ICs pair then buy the ones you like, or simply return them all to the library. Some good options here for you to consider.  Best of Luck. 

Thank You.  The King Cobras have been pretty good bang for the buck for me and seem to work for my ear.