Asking for advice on which cable to purchase. Same old thing, a million recommendations, how does one choose from this chaos! My advice is audition cables from dealers, lending library at CableCompany, this what I did for many years, wanted to get overarching idea of what cables can and can't do. Some of my favorite brands Cardas, Audioquest, Purist Audio Design, also had good experience with certain Kimber, Zavfino are a new find, these are great value and simply very nice cables.
Im going to regret my cable question
Having read so many "do speaker cables matter" threads, reviews, etc., over the years I am going to open up this can of worms again. So here goes.
I would like some opinions on the pairing of my amp, speakers, and a possible upgrade of speaker cables. My kit consists of a Rotel Michi X3, S2 and Monitor Audio Gold 300 G5's.
Would anyone venture a suggestion on what might be a good fit, with a budget of no more than $1200 CND.
I currently have Audioquest Type 4 which are some years old by now. Im looking at AQ Rocket 33 or 44's but I am open to other brands.
Although I understand the "coat hangers work just as well" theory I would prefer only constructive suggestions from those who feel there is a benefit to cable upgrades please.
Cheers.
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@neversatisfied "I don't really cater to the wow, that totally changed my system theory". You just exactly stated my perspective on Cardas. Over the years with all the auditioning of cables via lending library from CableCompany any number of times I heard cables that gave me that short term wow factor, this to the degree I ended up purchasing a few of these 'wow' cables. Problem with these over the long term some kind of unnatural coloration/presentation. So back in goes the Cardas, return to relaxed, natural, balanced presentation, Particular model Cardas I'm speaking of is Golden Reference, these purchased in 1990's, I call them my old 'workhorse' cables. These simply chameleon cable for me, these cables have been through many systems I've built over the years, and they could be perceived as warm/bloomy, analytical, or anywhere in between. In reality the entire system creates the presentation, the cable simply reflects that. In the end. This how I now perceive cabling in general, mostly they simply reflect the system they're installed in. I no longer expect or want cables to 'color' my system. I can color/voice my system far easier with myriad other things. Now, you want to talk about power cables, much greater variables here! |