Stealth cables comparison

Speaker cables: I found Stealth Premier and Ultimate Ribbon (UR) both clearly better in all respects that Audio Magic Spellcaster. A comment on Puubie's comment: he must have seen the entry level Stealth, which is not the one to compare with other models Klin mentions. But ... thin to the point of "microscopic" is GOOD! The only classic theory on this topic, M. O. Hawksford's "The Essex Echo". explains WHY IC wire MUST be thin. In the top Stealth IC, the PGS ("pure gold signal"), the gold wire is half the thickness of a human hair--and the sound is like nothing else I've ever heard. (Disclosure: I know the Stealth designer, though I met him through a wire purchase.) I've found all the Stealth cables very competitive with other brands, in fact a great value. But a money-back guarantee removes the risk. In an IC, I'd try both the CWS (copper litz design) and a silver ribbon type, and send back the one you like least.

Klin, sorry to be so slow getting back to you. I like the UR better than the Premier, used woth Quad ESL 63's and either Pass Aleph 3's, a pair used as monoblocks, or with Atma-Spher M60 II's, true monoblocks. I think it's the ESL's that are decisive here. I like the Premiers in another system using Dunlavy SC-II's and subwoofers. The Premiers can pass a lot of current, but I don't need that with the Quad speakers.