Tara Labs RSC Air 1 Speaker Cable

I have the speaker cables (2 sets for bass amp/crossover and amp - into stats) and love them. I have all RSC Air I interconnects except for 2 pair balanced "The One" and a single ended pair of "The One" (balanced pairs between CD Player & preamp and between bass amp/crossover & amp). I absolutely love their neutral, detailed sound. I would upgrade to "The One" speaker cables in the future ( still need 2 pairs) but due to performance of what I have, and the price of the "Ones", I can easilly wait. I have found that Tara Labs has given my dealer great deals for me as I have been a dedicated Tara customer for many years. He calls them and says "their for the same guy", and they actually offer a deal that shows they appreciate my patronage. When I upgraded my prior CD player which used single ended (The One) and now needed balanced "the one", they gave me a huge discount. Don't know many manufacturers (and dealers) who would do that!

FWIW I have heard that Matt Bond feels that the Air 1 is quite special, possessing a huge % of the zero sound(or lack thereof).

It really depends on the rest of your system. Typically one selects the rest of the gear first and then matches the cables. I am using Tara Labs Air2, which I chose after auditioning MIT, Cardas, Nordost, Audioquest, Kimber, and Synergistic Research (went with Synergistic for the interconnects). However, now I've changed preamp and amp and I think I have to do the whole process again. I loved the Tara Labs air series between a Bryston amp and Snell speakers. There's no substitute for auditioning though. -Dave

I owned the Air 1's for a while. They are very neutral cables that are tonally balanced. If that is your price range then I recommend them. However, I would look for a used pair of Tara Labs The One on Audiogon. They are a huge jump in performance over the Air series. Having said that you can't go wrong with any Tara Labs. They are all I have ever used in my system. I have tried other cables and you just can't beat the tara labs once you get to the air series and up.

I own the Omega's now. The performance is mind blowing(so is the price but the're worth it).

I have an 8 ft pair that I no longer use having switched over to Harmonic Technology a few years ago. The Airs were nice but I hear more detail from the HT cables.

I have a set of Air 1's about 7ft in length in the closet. They're clean sounding cables that don't seem to impart any sound of their own. I do think they are pricey however. The 7' pair retailed for about $2400. It's also handy they have changable connectors.