Need help buying new speaker cable


My Tara Labs Apollo speaker cable broke at the negative terminal end.  I will need to replace them.  What cables would you recommend?  I would like to know what cables out there would be comparable.  I would like to upgrade but they need to be affordable. A local dealer recommended Audioquest Robin Hood’s but they cost $2,000.  I just can’t spend that much money.  I am looking at Audioquest Rocket 88’s for $1,150.  Any ideas?  I would also like to know what the sound difference be compared to my Appolo’s?  I still have a difficult time you can hear a sound difference between one cable and another.  
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Showing 1 response by alephresearch

Larry:

Sorry to hear about the damage. Are the cables beyond repair? 

I own the Robin Hood Silver (8ft pair, bananas), and I think they are a fantastic value.  That said, and I hope I'm not about to embarrass myself here, but out of curiosity, I picked up a pair of the new version of the Nordost Superflatline...and WOW, at under $500, I cannot believe what a value they are.  They are not just a "value buy" though—and I truly have no affiliation with Nordost (I was even told to avoid their cables by one reseller because they "sounded thin" not even joking)—I have them running in my main system (Devialet Expert 140 Pro, Harbeth P3ESR 40th Anniversary) and not only do I leave the Superflatline in place, but family members noticeably preferred the sound without knowing that I had swapped them.  They do have a unique look, which I like, and they need about 50 hours to really break in.  But give them a chance—I have not heard a cable perform like the Superflatline for under $1000, unless perhaps you can find the Shunyata Venom on sale somewhere...but I can't express enough how "right" they just sound in my setup (Superflatline).

Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.