Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs

I, also would add Shunyata to the list.Try to audition first,at different price points.

I have Audience Au24SE speaker cables and RCA interconnects in my system. I'm also using their Studio One jumpers. The Au24SE's are, of course, an older version of these cables but I'm very pleased with them and not in any hurry to upgrade. Previous cables included Cardas Golden Reference, Clarus Aqua, and Analysis Plus Big Silver Ovals. The Audience cables offer me so much more of what I want to hear: richness without compromising detail and a quality that I especially appreciate: "composure," (for lack of a better word). What I mean by this is that there's a controlled presentation up and down the frequency spectrum that doesn't descend into harshness or brashness when the music gets dense or complicated. My previous cables didn't accomplish this anywhere near to the extent that the Audience cables do.

I've seen the Au24SE speaker cables used for under 1K (though this is for 1M lengths) and the current Au24SX ones going for between $1500 and $2000. (There's currently a 3M pair of these for sale on the "other" site for just under 2K). 

Hope you find this helpful.

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Hi,

I am not an expert but can tell you that I went all in with DH Labs cables and my system felt bright, a bit tinny and lacking in depth. Then I tried just one Snake River Audio cable (the Boomslang SPDIF). I was literally blown away. Since then I have been slowly replacing all my cables with SRA. Surprisingly, changing the ethernet cables to SRA also had a huge positive effect.

The SRA power cables bring a sense of depth and calm to music. It is not like they add anything, rather they strip away sterility.

Oh, and I have the Focal Sopra 2s...