Kully, I champion the usage of the aes/ebu as the digital cable of choice.I believe they are superior to any coax version. ( Just my opinion of course). I've tried numerous ones from DH labs, Audioquest, Apogee, Canare just to name a few. Finally stuck gold with the Kimber Orchid. Sonic detail retrieval, steller bass resolution, all presented in a natural way with no harshness / brightness. Uses all silver conductors and is pricey, but IMHO one of the very best. Worked great with my McIntosh Golden Ear combo. I now have Monitor Audio Gold 300G5 speakers and am using the Cardas aes/ebu cable which I prefer with this combo.Sonically it's a total 180 from the Kimber. Very relaxed laid back. Still presents detail well just in a more distant manner. Bass is fuller with more weight than the Kimber tighter trait. My advice, try as many cables as u can to find which one sounds best with your gear. Just make sure the Kimber is in those trials. Hope this helps.
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