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Cardas Clear Reflection advice needed

HI group,
I recently bought a Bel Canto Pre3VB preamp with its VBS power supply, which I'm running to my Bel Canto REF500S amp. 
Since the Pre3VB and REF500s are fully balanced, I'm in the market for an XLR cable.
My source interconnects are Cardas Clear; I could wait and save up some more for a Clear XLR, or I could go with a Clear Reflection right now.
If I did that, would I be compromising my system? 
Interested in your thoughts.
My system: BC REF500s, BC Pre3VB & VBS1 battery supply, Arcam Alpha 9 CDP, Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby Grand SE speakers, Kimber Monocle XL speaker cable......

Thanks for your help...
arcamguy

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audioman58
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The Cardas clear reflection is a excellent cable ,in many rooms there can be a bit of peakyness .or brightness the combination of clear and golden reference takes off just a bit of total neutrality and is not that warm, lending a very organic natural 
tone to it. I just have the interconnects ,for the moment using morrow sp6 speaker cables which have a nice balance . There is a great speaker cable Thst is 
ver unique but very good on every levelSilversmith audio latest For $1k a 6 ft pair 
and 30 day money back that's on my short list .
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Myself having a  integrsted amp the Yamaha 2100 which is very good sounding but a bit closer perspective then I would like   I found the clear reflection interconnect gave it a bit warmer inviting perspective.
 speaker cable ,the latest Wireworld Eclipse 8  which is very well engineered and inthe $1500 for a 2 meter pair sonically very balanced.
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audioman58
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In my new system the Wireworld Eclipse ,and eclipse platinum on digital xlr 

was a little more even balanced and better resolution .

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audioman58
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The top of the line Clear s very detailed and open ,it will cost you$3-4k 

as a system interconnects, and speaker cables . A lot too have to do with what your front end is and amplification .

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Even if I liked them in your system it may not be a match 

I preferred the Final touch audio xlr interconnects very natural sounding 

and Wire World Eclipse Awg9 gauge Speaker cables  a very natural mstch 

which was $2 k for 1 pr of interconnects ,and $1500 for the speaker cables ,for me it was a lot ,  digital I have Final touch audio Sinope usb cable 

and Ethernet from router a AQ Diamond then Finaltouch audio from uptone audio Ether regen to server ,  the little us be perfect is latest item on the usb output and works well better then AQ jitterbug,or IFIAudio usb3 .best $250 ever spent ,

and I do use the Synergistic purple fuses ,they add a bit more resolution  ,I get all  I can out of my system ,Dynaudio speaker Xovers totally upgrades ,as well as Coda CSIB  output capacitors upgraded withDuelund tinned Copperfoil  capacitors  Big improvements.

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