speaker cable question


im trying to find new pair of cables im looking at the following pair

crystal clear audio magnum opus 2

harmonic technology pro 13 and 11 reference 

shunyata venom 

 

just wondering what anyone thought of them and how they sounded etc pros cons 

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Showing 3 responses by soix

I’d be inclined to go with the 6N zero crystal copper of the Acoustic Zen Hologram over the HT Pro cables.  I’m a very happy long-time AZ Satori double barrel speaker cable owner and couldn’t recommend their cables more highly.
https://www.thecableco.com/cables/speaker-cables/hologram-ii-speaker-cable-pair.html

@nonoise Thanks for bringing Darwin Cables back to my attention.  I remember reading intriguing things about their cables years ago but unfortunately forgot about them.  Another company that also uses exclusively silver wire in their products is LavriCables that I found through building my reference HeadFi system.  In reading through the Darwin site I noticed they refute the common misconception that silver cables = bright “if it’s done right.”  Using my ears with my several LavriCables tells me the same thing — no harshness or brightness whatsoever.  
https://www.lavricables.com/product-lines-grand-master-ultimate-reference/

I also hear the same thing with my Acoustic Zen Silver Reference ICs in my big rig and also through cryogenically-treated silver VooDoo interconnects I reviewed years ago.  Bottom line, not all silver cables are bright and, done right, can be superior to copper and a super value for the performance characteristics on offer.  Anyway, thanks for jogging my memory on Darwin cables, and I hope lotsa people put them, along with the others mentioned above, on their radar because if they don’t they’re missing out.   Just my experience and opinion FWIW. 

 

There's that caveat that since they get out of the way of the music, what you have left is the speaker, amp, source and recording to deal with. 😄

@nonoise Heh heh.  No, MUST be the silver cables causing the problem. 🙄