Speaker wire for Pure Audio Project Speakers... advice needed....!


 

Hello blissed out fellow PAP lovers! 

I have been chasing a next level system (for me) and I am on my final decisions / tweaks. I am looking for advice on speaker wire,.

The qualities I seek are golden midrange, reduced high frequency shrill (current issue with system is painful highs), while pushing incredible soundstage, depth, detail, etc... I listen to mostly acoustic, classical, jazz, vocals...

My system currently:

  • SPEAKERS: Pure Audio Project Duet 15 Horn (Mundorf Silver Gold Oil Cap upgrade and high pass filter, Anticable 4.2 Flex Internal wire)

  • STREAMER: Nagra Streamer (Cardas Clear Coaxial)

  • DAC: HoloAudio Spring 2 Level 3 Kitsune edition (Silversmith Fidelium RCA Interconnects)

  • AMP: PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP Integrated (Gold Lion KT77 power tubes, Mullard NOS gain tubes)

  • PHONO: Music Hall MMF-9 and McIntosh MP 100 Preamp

Speaker wire I am considering (10-12’ runs)

  • DUELUND 12GA: $500

  • ANTICABLES: 3.1: $430

  • ANTICABLES: flex 4.2: $800

  • SILVERSMITH: $1595

  • CARDAS CLEAR: $4500

Cost is of course an issue, until it the obsession takes hold...! Big fan of high dollar - delight ration.... big fan of not feeling like I am pinching my most glorious machine anywhere... 

 

I am currently running Duelund 16GA, and the high frequency shrill I think I have determined is most likely attributed to this... 

Thank you for your suggestions and insight! 

r.

whyrichard

Showing 1 response by glenmschneider

So i own both the Duelund 16GA and Anticables Flex4.2 and recently compared their impact in my system.

The setup is Grimm MU2 feeding PSet 45 Triode Lab monoblocks into Joseph Crowe 2095 Large Horn soeakers (updated from my profile pic)

About a year ago I swapped from the AC s to the D16s but recently swapped them back as an experiment after upgrading my streamer/dac .

In my system I have a clear preference for the D16s.

First I found that there was more energy and ambiance around the sound. The AC sounded more ‘dry’ and slightly less engaging. For example, less toe tapping on some Paul Simon tunes. There was definitely less treble energy in the AC cables. You may find you like this and it’s what you are looking for.

i also preferred the tonality of the D16. One of my gotos for female vocals is Chantal Chamberlain doing either chasing cars or beautiful life, and I just felt she came through more lifelike with more air around her voice.

one pro on the AC side was a fuller larger center vocal image. 
another pro for the ACs is the trial period. You could experiment for a bit and return them if you don’t prefer them.

also just FYI AC was just bought by Clayton Shaw who used to own Spacial Audio Labs. 
 

Hope this helps a little. At least it’s one persons perspective.

glen