Cardas or Audioquest for this System

Good luck @hifi_jed_1986 , I would've advised Cardas, but it depends on your preferences. Pass and Klipsch suggest your tastes are different from mine since they are laid back, especially in the treble. I crave extreme detail but with an EQ that's slightly bass heavy with good treble extension (hard to achieve wo EQ).

I own both cables in XLR and have Cardas Clear in speaker cables. My 0.75M Thunderbird XLR is fantastic except it kills too much treble and what I call the leading edge of detail. I've unplugged the dbs battery to make it halfway between an AQ dbs cable and more normal cable, and I still plan to sell it when I can get another used Clear or Clear Beyond. The biggest downside to Cardas Clear speaker cables is a slight restriction to dynamics compared to a more open cable geometry like Wireworld Eclipse 7 that I had before.

If you find the AQ too dead for your system and ears, Cardas would be a great change without going to detailed and bright cables. I've heard a number of people I greatly respect tell me they were unconvinced about the need for a full loom of matching cables that have since changed their mind. At least the interconnects and speakers cables should be similar.

@hifi_jed_1986 

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OP Audioquest are energetic cables if your system is laid back it might give you a good match.Let us know what you think? Nagel has a good point.

Nagel, great points you've made. Let me say this and maybe it will help.

I have tried Cardas Clear Reflection interconnects with my system paired with cheaper $200 speaker cables and was disappointed. 

I then borrowed a pair of Clear Reflection Speaker cable and it sounded WAY better - BUT, it seemed to not be quite as dynamic as I'd hope and there could also be a little to much harshness (occasionally, not all the time) on the top end. I spoke to someone at cardas who told me that the reflection cables were designed for low efficiency speakers and that he wouldn't reccomend it for klipsch high effeciency cornwalls. 

Then i started looking into the audioquest stuff because i wanted more dynamics. But what you said about losing top end, that doesn't seem like something I want.

You mentioned you liked cardas - what cardas interconnect and speaker cable would you suggest with these components? 

additionally and separately, THe dealer i purchased the pass labs amp from had suggested "Synergistic Research" cables. I don't think he even sells them. But said they were his favorite speaker cable and would be good to look into them for this system. 

Anyone have experience with these cables?