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Looking for new speaker cables

I’ve been using Audience AU24SE cables for a few years and really like them. They have all the detail, air, and speed I need. If anything, they might lack a bit of body. That’s my ideal, all those good qualities but just more body. Not to the point of being thick or slow, though. Does that make sense?

I’ve recently tried the Tubulus Concentus and Fidelium but will continue looking. The newer Audience SX and Front Row cables are said to be way better than my SEs. I remember when the SX came out everyone said it was basically a new direction in sound for Audience. So they are a potential candidate, if anything the Front Row. I’ve also read good things on the Townshend Fractal cables here. Budget probably up to $7-8k but $4-5k is the comfort area.

Looking for suggestions that might work. Air, speed, and a more body than the SEs. Haven’t called the Cable Company on this yet, just looking for user or listener experiences at this point.

jaybe
mihorn
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Wavetouch audio spkr cable ($2k/7ft pair). Listen to clean mid-range and solid bass from 5.25" woofers below. Alex/Wavetouch

https://youtu.be/Kr3bV7tRe4U?si=92ILYQmk5UadozS8

Original music

https://youtu.be/7x14sRLub8Y?si=cbYKsWlH4LINNEDg

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akg_ca
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My take:

(1) A quest for “ more body” via new speaker cables is an ethereal and elusive pathway option at best. I’d first consider an upgraded source if “more body “ translates into added slam and added dynamics. 

(2) Without prejudice to the former, your AUDIENCE 24 cables are already a very good performer in my experience. We all know that in high-end audio equipment, alternative cable brands have their own bespoke sonic signatures. These loosely translate into “brighter”, “warmer”, “transparent “, “ tamed” (in the context of digital glare) etc,

There is a reason why CARDAS CLEAR BEYOND / CARDAS CLEAR and NORDOST ODIN / NORDOST VALHALLA dominate the audio fests.

jaybe OP
808 posts
 

Thanks all so far. Lots to look into here.

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woots
320 posts
 

I have tried and used various cable options but settled on Transparent Gen 6 Reference Series. 

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iseland
184 posts
 

I haven’t heard anything better than chord company music speaker cables so I bought a couple. 

As always you kind of need to put whatever in your system to find out what's tingling your pallet. 

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