Speaker wire change
your system is all solid state and your speakers are very revealing.
your price range isnt really that high considering you need true bi-wire(ie shotgun) or two pairs of cables.( i have alon II's that require to be bi-wired, and in a high resolution system, differences in speaker cable is quite obvious)
i would have to ask what would are you looking for ?
better imaging, more bass, more bloom, something to smooth off the top end ? looking at your sytem & ic's it would appear to sound very fast with little to no bloom.
i would start off with calling martin logan and ask them what speaker wire works well with your ascents and start there (those are a really nice speaker, i would really heasitate to sell them).most speaker manufactures voice their designs with a couple of differnt cables.
if you are looking for body and warmth & bloom- start with cardas.
if your are looking for a neutral to revealing cable - there are differnt models from wireworld.the new signature from xlo is suppose to be very nice.
revealing- the gold & silver from wire world.
please keep in mind, those are only suggestions.
but inmo, i would start off with taking some demo cables home that martin logan suggest with solid state gear/digital and go from there.
btw, how much do you think your xlo type 5 biwire is worth ?
i have a bi-wired pair that i am geting ready to sell
best regards!!
your system is all solid state and your speakers are very revealing.
your price range isnt really that high considering you need true bi-wire(ie shotgun) or two pairs of cables.( i have alon II's that require to be bi-wired, and in a high resolution system, differences in speaker cable is quite obvious)
i would have to ask what would are you looking for ?
better imaging, more bass, more bloom, something to smooth off the top end ? looking at your sytem & ic's it would appear to sound very fast with little to no bloom.
i would start off with calling martin logan and ask them what speaker wire works well with your ascents and start there (those are a really nice speaker, i would really heasitate to sell them).most speaker manufactures voice their designs with a couple of differnt cables.
if you are looking for body and warmth & bloom- start with cardas.
if your are looking for a neutral to revealing cable - there are differnt models from wireworld.the new signature from xlo is suppose to be very nice.
revealing- the gold & silver from wire world.
please keep in mind, those are only suggestions.
but inmo, i would start off with taking some demo cables home that martin logan suggest with solid state gear/digital and go from there.
btw, how much do you think your xlo type 5 biwire is worth ?
i have a bi-wired pair that i am geting ready to sell
best regards!!