Speaker and IC Cable recommendations for Simaudio Moon 600i - Focal Sopra 3


I would love to hear any recommendations and why.  
My music room is has full carpet and what I would call level 1 sound treatment (first reflection and bass traps).  So a bit on the damped side, but I don't feel overly so.  
I'm pretty certain I want copper cables (I pretty much only have experience with Transparent w/ Wilson+ARC which I liked), but I'm saying that because I believe the Focals may be a bit much with silver. 
I've been considering:
-Kubala Sosna
-Shunyata
-Going back to Transparent
-Cardas
????
Anybody have any experience with Simaudio-Moon and Focal? 
I need 8' speaker cables and 1.5m XLR ICs.  
Budget is about 3k.  I'm open to used cables for the value. 
Thanks!
jo1mtb

Showing 1 response by williewonka

@jo1mtb - Take a look at cables from KLE Innovations. I have reviewed many of their cables/products and they perform much much better than their "slender" (meagre) appearance might suggest. They are not what you could call "eye candy" :-)

https://kleinnovations.com/kle-innovations-klei-products/klei-qseries/klei-qseries-scs/klei-qflow2-s...

Their gZero2 speaker cables absolutely trounced my Van den Hul 10 gauge D352 cables and their gZero3 provided even better bass definition and control with more refined imaging.

Their Q-series cables are even better.

KLE Innovations have been around for several years and their founder has been in the business of designing and building cables/connectors for over 35 years - he invented the Eichman Silver Bullet RCA p[lug, which he has revised to the new Harmony line of RCA’s.

For more information read the many reviews listed on their website

I guess the only problem right now is their resale value, but that is gaining momentum as their products continue to garner excellent reviews and an expanding customer base. I had no problem selling my 10 ft gZero2 speaker cables.

BTW - For the Moon amp - be sure to use a cable offering a lower capacitance value. High capacitance speaker cables used with high current solid state amps (like the Moon) can cause oscillation, which can burn out internal components

Information on the NAIM web site made me aware of this issue, which I researched when I first acquired my NAIM 5i integrated amp.

BTW: Some Cardas cables having a "higher than average" capacitance value are better suited to tube amps, which do not suffer the same problem.

Guideline value = 100pf/meter or lower

Regards - Steve