If Nordost and AQ Speaker cables had a baby?

Look into the Cerious Technologies Graphene Matrix speaker cables. There is a 6’ pair on a used marketplace that I have no affiliation with selling for $550. These cables are phenomenal for the price and will beat out cables in the $3K range in my opinion. I am a dealer for Synergistic Research and DH Labs, and I do not represent Cerious Tech. But I have tried them, and they fit your requirements f body, speed and clarity and are well worth the money. That said, beware, they are incredibly thick and heavy as they have ceramic and graphene baked into them.

I had the Matrix and exchanged them for Zenwave SCR11. The Matrix are too warm sounding in comparison. The Zenwave have just the right balance. Used around your price point.

Silversmith Fidelium is definitely the answer. All the details of the Nordost, but with the "flesh and bones" of Cardas Clear Beyond. (haven't had enough time with AQ to really compare, although the Clear Beyond did outperform a pair of William Tell)

@audiojan "...with the "flesh and bones" of Cardas Clear Beyond. "

Never heard that one before. Good description. I’ve tried to think of how to describe it beyond something like added "weight and vibrance" or "full bodied and textured", etc. Nothing captured it well. If not aware, worth looking up where the top shelf AQ sources their pure copper from. Distant flesh -or- bones related, fwiw :)

Don't understand how y'all are weighing in without knowing what model of Nordost the OP is comparing. 

I think macg19 brings up a good point.

On a side note: Based on what I have read (not heard) its seems that the newer generation (V2) Nordost cables, are not those thin, bright, bass light sounding cables that the previous generation has been labeled to have.

@macg19  I did listen to the most current SuperFlatLine’s and felt they were a little light in the low end, also could have been the room or lack there of.  As I have been reading some more does seem like the V2 higher end cables may be worth listening too..
I did purchase a new set of Superflatlines since everyone has them super cheap just to compare here at the house on my rig. They are breaking in as I type so will give them a week or so before doing any serious listening..Heimdall 2 may be the sweet spot next if these dont work out.. 

@aniwolfe THX

@mixn4him I’m not going to critique anything I have not listened to, but...

I started with purple flare speaker cables, which at $700 was all I was willing to spend at the time. This was my first upgrade from bulk monoprice speaker wire, as part of a system wide "upgrade". It was suggested at that time, that the "next level" was the Heimdall’s around $2K. I also bought purple flare interconnects and a Heimdall 2 phono cable.

I came to hate the rigid ribbon design; unless your amp is equal distance from each speaker, cable management is difficult and once they crease they look like crap.

I believe The brightness of the Nordost's all around was due to the silver conductors - this also seems to be a general consensus here at AG.

Anyway, I firmly believe their upper tiers are really good, I just refuse to spend $2-$6K on speaker cables. I’ve since learned this just isn’t necessary, for me.

As an example, my $400 Nova speaker cables from Zavfino were a major upgrade from the purple flares. I’ve since converted most of my cables to Zavfino. This is my experience in my system. I thank the AG community for bringing this brand to my attention.

IMO dabbling with lower tiered Nordost’s is a waste of money.

There are many other high quality cables that compete well, at a fraction of the cost of high-end Nordost’s. But If money is no object, go for it. And there are many brands and retailers that offer a reasonable return policy.

    It’s hard to find a cable that has the speed of Nordost from other cables, My choice is Tellurium Cables they sound in between Nordost and Audioquest.

Finding the right cables is a very tedious process. I’ve tried Nordost Odin 1 speaker cables and they were okay in my system. I tried Nordost tyr2 powercords and it was like wow! It was so open and detailed without the brightness, that I asked my dealer to let me have a home audition of Nordost Valhalla 2 powercords.

Thanks to everyone chiming in, there is a synergy with Simaudio and Dynaudio and Nordost. I just need to find the right cables and with plenty of used gear it just may take sometime, which is fine. Currently the Superflatines are still breaking in and sound pretty good. I think the fact that these are all Copper helps…