Transparent Reference mm2

And by the way, Chris is a gentleman. I’ve dealt with him for years now, & respect his output.

@fastfreight ; I'm happy to hear someone else has tried this cable. I have  external networks & feeding my speaker, running to each driver, using Elf OCC 16g doubled up. I still have plenty of wire to terminate each speaker, but going to let the Furitech run in a while. Happy listening! 

+1 @danmar123 on the FS a36.  I just made and replaced my speaker wires which were generic 8g copper with new Furutech FS a36 which I terminated with Furutech gold plated spades (very nice).  I ran this pair to the high inputs, and kept the older copper pair running to the low level speaker inputs.  Big increase in clarity and resolution!  I have long runs of 25' each, so buying bulk here for this system made sense.  My other system uses K-S Realization.  Chris at VHAudio suggested this cable for this length of run.  Super nice guy.  And, my coolest upgrade was the battery (Ryobi) heat gun which made smooth work of the heat shrink I used to make pretty cables!

I am selling my best speaker cables. The Audience FrontRow. Only works with mono blocks due to the short length. I sold my monos.

Thanks for the feedback......

In my 100% SS system the silver was a bit too bright, the Gold is just a touch smoother

tweak1

How would you describe the differences between the knock off "Odin Gold" and the Silver....tonal balance, detail, top end smoothness, etc.

Ali-Express knockoff ODIN GOLD. The Odin 2 Silver are really good too

Auditorium23, gets you 90% of Shindo for a fraction of the price. Simply superb, particularly with high efficiency speakers and tubes

unless you hear a cable in your own system you have no idea about its performance

^^^^^^^^^^^^^;

last weekend I pulled the other cable, now both channels have the Furutech. I can't get over how good this cable is. Worth every penny, the best upgrade I've done in years! I just might rewire my surround speakers.. Down the Rabbit hole again! LOL

A local dealer uses Nordost exclusively - makes every system sound better than they should,. 

I use Kimber 12TC, bi extended, clear and refined,  perfect for my system.  

Just a follow up. ''FURUTECH FS-α36 Flagship OCC HIFI Speaker Cable Fever Grade Audio'' Last week I replaced the Monoprice 4/12 cable on 1 side of my system to compare both cables. There's no compresence, the Furutech wins hands down. I loved my system setup as it was, but now, I've noticed a sense of clearness in the 1 channel.

Kubala-Sosna Realization, which I own, and they are perhaps the most natural sounding I have heard.

Mogami 3103, homemade.  Replaced Analysis Plus Oval 9's which replaced everything else I have heard since the 1960's.  Outstanding speaker cables!

Infigo cables let’s us know if you wanna demo 

Straight Wire Crescendo. 

Iconoclast SPTPC Series 2

hand made woven copper with cotton core and BHA silver plated connectors.

Furez 14-4...25 Ft  twisted star quad bare ends. Good stuff

Kubala Sosna Emotion.   2nd behind them were Audioquest

William Tell biwires.  

Infigo audio we are giving demos. Do your research contact for demos. Calvin Johnson with Infigo audio 

Owned Kimber 8ag, Tellurium black diamond, Nordost Tyr., Audioquest Sterling.

Best I’ve had? Easily Black Cat Cable - Stargate. Sadly unobtanium at this point. 

Paired with a few speakers that have 6-8ohm loads. Haven’t heard it with really high or low ohm loads.

Van Den Hul The Revelation speaker cables are the best I have tried and still own.

@audiojan  "Silversmith Fidelium (own), replaced Cardas Clear Beyond (which was the best I've heard and owned before the Silversmiths)"

I recently added a pair to my system. What amp and speakers do you pair them with?

Just moved from Fidelium to Purist Audio Venustas. Very impressed. They added more depth and detail than I was getting with the Fideliums which I had used for approximately 4 years.

I have used many models, there are expensive and cheap, I think the most affordable is EBXYA CABLE

Owned with Various amp

- Audioquest type 4 speaker cable from 2000 to 2003 with Exposure 2010 integrated

- Argento Serenity speaker cable from 2003 to 2013 with PBN audio gears 

- Organic audio speaker cable from 2013 to 2020 with Audiomat Aria

- Kimber monocle XL 40e anniversary from 2020 to 2021 with Liberty Audio gears

Nowadays with PBN audio LxIS and EB-SA 1 monos.

- Organic audio référence speaker cable,(very good)

and

 - unfortunately a brand new pair of Argento Serenity speaker cable that i have already exchange 2 times for poor build quality.

i’m very disapointed with Argento! they increased prices bu 25% but the build quality dropped a lot. It’s the worst cable i ever have.(textile sheath that tears itself)

I will open a thread about it tomorow with some pictures.

I’m waiting for Argento for a replacement or a refund.

Tara Labs The One CX

Straight Wire Crescendo. Owned and still use. 

I've been running Monoprice 4-12 for years now,& just pulled the trigger on 75m of,

FURUTECH FS-α36 Flagship OCC HIFI Speaker Cable Fever Grade Audio.

Wasn’t cheap.

Furez : An absolute giant-killer as much of a cliche’ that is.  A well-known audiophile friend of mine was incredulous at how good this ridiculously inexpensive wire is.

Unfortunately, Furez has gone out of business.

DIY Furez 14-4

Hopefully what I should be hooking up tomorrow.

Been using Duelund DCA 12 bare for a couple years with good results. Ordered their best silver foil 3.0 along with special order Aeco pure silver spades that I waited on special order for 9 weeks. Have them built now...we will see, or should I say hear.

owned - Fidelium.

Best in world at any price. Literally the best. 

Silversmith Fidelium. Real music life. I am not moving anywhere soon. Neal

I had a full loom of Audience AU24sx.  Loved them.  Then my dealer, while delivering my Hailey 2 speakers swapped in a set of K-S Elation speaker cables. Much fuller midrange and better bass, while still having great highs.  Full spectrum.  I now feel the AU24sx’s were thin sounding but with great highs.  I now have all KS.

Good news is the AU24 SX were ez to sell.

Thanks ghasley

Have the Puritan PSM156 to buy first. Then consider next steps.

@jerrybj 

The AU24 sx speaker cables might be fine then. Your ATC’s are 85db/8ohm speakers so the strengths of the A23 with higher impedence loads is less of a factor. The AU24 sx IC’s and AES cable are both fine performers.

@yyzsantabarbara 

I'll happily borrow those from you 🤔

Audience FrontRow.

Though sitting idle these days as I no longer have monoblocks. I should have gotten a long cable.

@ghasley 

I have AU24SX RCA cables, and an AES/EBU, which are superb.

Run the Auditorium 23 to a pair of ATC SCM19v2 speakers. With A23 jumpers.

@jerrybj

What speakers are you currently using? Alot of us assume better must be better...and I have no doubt there are countless happy owners of AU24 SX BUT....the impedence match is a very real thing that I completely disregarded in advance.

Maybe cable manufacturers don’t spend alot of time developing with higher impedence speakers...frankly, there aren’t alot of them around. Something that might sound/perform well with a Wilson Sasha DAW might be inappropriate for a Devore O96. The amplifier/cable/speaker combo requires proper matching. The only thing we all discover is that there is no one-size-fits-all. Best wishes...

@ghasley 

Not the response I was expecting...

Has not put the cat amongst the pigeons, but your experience has definitely given me food for thought. Maybe even saved me a few thousand!

@jerrybj I did the same thing Jerry, I purchased AU24 SX to replace my A23. It didnt turn out, however, as the AU24 SX was NOT an improvement. Quite the contrary. The AU24 SX may not be as effective with higher impedence loads (Devore Fidelity 10-12ohm) as the Auditorium 23 speaker cables. Bass and heft diminished considerably with the AU24 SX. I ended up selling the AU24 SX and kept the A23. YMMV

Currently Auditorium A23.

Will eventually upgrade to Audience AU24Sx and put the A23 on my second system. A few other items to get first though (i.e. Puritan PSM156).

Morrow Audio SP6 currently in use.

So I finished running and terminating the Furutech FS Alpha 36.  I bought 70', but ended up only needing about 55', and was able to get them fairly equal in length.  I stripped 5" of the dual layer insulation, and slipped about 3" of 5/8" heat shrink over the 'Y'.  I used my brand new heat gun.  Wow.  Sooo much better than a lighter and does not blacken the heat shrink.  Then I stripped the ends, tinned the ends with Cardas solder, and slipped a 1/2" Red or Black heat shrink up the wire.  I used Furutech gold plated spades, which have two nice allen set screws which are easy to get super tight into the tinned ends.  I next pulled the shrink up and heated those to complete the job.  

The new runs go the mid / high frequencies with the older 10g OFC still to the lows.  The sound was immediately more open, airy clear and sparkly!  Over the past few days they have settled in nicely, smoothing out a bit, and I am very pleased. This is nice wire, and reasonable considering the long runs!  Chris at VH Audio was super helpful and had good pricing.