First Doug - you need to change the subject, but I figured you meant Chapman speakers. I absolutely love my T7's and I am now using a 125wpc tube Music Reference RM9II to drive them. I love the tube sound and so do the Chapmans. It's much better than the solid state I was using. It is a marvelous amp for the money - around $1500 used. There is plenty of power and the T7's really rock. I listen to mostly Progressive Rock and the Chapmans are great at pumping out the complex passages. I've moved to Purist Audio Colossus Rev A & B for my cables. They are incredibly clean and quiet, and very detailed.
I did audition a pair of HT speaker cables (the 9's bi-wired) and they were very forward in their staging and quite detailed, but I think they may have been tiresome in the long run. I can't confirm this as I didn't have them for very long. The PAD's I have now are absolutely wonderful, expecially since I got them used and it was a real bargain.
I did audition a pair of HT speaker cables (the 9's bi-wired) and they were very forward in their staging and quite detailed, but I think they may have been tiresome in the long run. I can't confirm this as I didn't have them for very long. The PAD's I have now are absolutely wonderful, expecially since I got them used and it was a real bargain.