Speaker Cables for VANDERSTEEN 5 speakers

I have tried Anti-Cables and truthfully you really are missing out on what the 5's are capable of until you try HiDiamond.

I had a hard time pulling good upper mids and highs from my 5's over the couple years I owned them.

I wouldn't spend too much on cables because of the weird terminations. I had a friend with Nordost Tyr's that fit but they still didn't do it.

I think this is where the 5A or above might step in. Newer technology and components that present more realism.

Musicxyz,
HiDiamond are probably better than AntiCables cables. But they cost about 30 times more. HiDiamond cost $ 2000 and $ 60 AntiCables Vandersteen recommends to put two pairs of the same cable. Have you tried to do it. Vandersteen says that they play better when they are connected to two cables cheaper than an expensive one. Have you tried it? What is the rest of your system, amplifier, CD player, power cables, interconnect.
thank you

Musicxyz...you have tested 400 cables and found these HiDiamonds, the best?? Sounds like you were very busy. In my experience ALL cables sound different on different systems. Although you might have preferred your Italian wires with your components only says that YOU like these wires with YOUR components. Anti-Cables sound best on MY system after having Cardas, Nordost, Purist, and Audioquest Sky/Everest. The Audioquest pairing sounds extremely good, but the Anti-Cable pairing sounds VERY similar...so much so that my wife and some friends could not decide which is better. I therefore stand by the Anti-Cable pairing with Vandersteen 5's (mine are 5A's which are very similar). The choice is yours. If you live near Scottsdale, Arizona, you can listen to my system and hear if it meets your liking.

There are no questions that the equipment will affect the sound and I have no problems respecting other people opinions. It is also important to not get sucked into the huge marketing plans from some of the larger cable companies. If you are happy with your system, truthfully that is all that really matters. My system evolved over 30 years with 5 other guys and at this point in time I have my most emotionally involving system I have ever owned; this is also one of the least expensive systems I have owned. The HiDiamond cables pushed my system over the top in regards to being emotional; it’s not something I can put a price on.