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Looking for IC and speaker cable suggestion

My bug finally moves to cables. I have not upgraded my cables for over 5 yrs. I am using a pair of Audioquest Vipper between Oppo 105 and C-J 17LS2. The speaker cables between ARC VT100 and B&W 805s are hefty Monster M series (can't remember the number) that I bought over 10 yrs ago. All other cables are cheap less than $20. I am looking for upgrade to maximize the potential of my gears. Here is my list of components:

2 channel system: Table:VPI Aries I, Phono stage: Conrad Johnson Premier 15, Preamp: Conrad Johnson Premier 17LSII, Power amp: ARC VT100 MKI, Speaker: B&W 805S

HT: Source: Oppo 105, processor: Krell S-1000, Amp: Krell Showcase 7, Speaker: B&W 105S (F,C,R)

Thank you.  

cygnus_859

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hifiman5
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Go for cables with the purest conductors(fewest grain boundaries in the metal) and a conductor dielectric that stays out of the way of the conductor.  Air is the best dielectric.

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One of the reasons I have Audioquest Colorado interconnects for my SACD player is the Teflon Tube dielectric.  It appears as an open teflon tube with the conductor inside surrounded by the air contained within the tube.  The other great thing about this cable is the PSC+(perfect surface conductor) copper. The + refers to the extreme purity of the copper within the tube dielectric.

The one eternal truth of this hobby is that none of us will ever know everything about it or understand all aspects of it.  We are all somewhere on the learning curve.  Cables are something that I have paid particular attention to over a long period of time.  An yes, I still have plenty to learn.


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@audioconnection  The shocker for me with Audioquest dbs was when I bought 12 new batteries for my pair of Colorado interconnects.  Good lord!!!  That gave me the full dbs effect.  The sound opened up immediately.  The soundscape had greater height, width and depth.  Someone could switch between old and new batteries on me in a blind test and I would score 100% and I don't say that lightly.  I have been involved in such trials in the past and did not always fair well. The difference in hearing the full dbs effect was ear-opening to say the least.

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