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Need help buying new speaker cable

My Tara Labs Apollo speaker cable broke at the negative terminal end.  I will need to replace them.  What cables would you recommend?  I would like to know what cables out there would be comparable.  I would like to upgrade but they need to be affordable. A local dealer recommended Audioquest Robin Hood’s but they cost $2,000.  I just can’t spend that much money.  I am looking at Audioquest Rocket 88’s for $1,150.  Any ideas?  I would also like to know what the sound difference be compared to my Appolo’s?  I still have a difficult time you can hear a sound difference between one cable and another.  
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bigkidz
3,325 posts
 
I sent you a PM with an offer to try some cable to evaluate.  If you are interested let me know.
dcevans
178 posts
 
+1  acman3This is easy. Fix your Tara Lab. If you feel the need to experiment, borrow some cables from the Cable Company or from someone or somewhere else.  I think you will find there is a difference between cables in your system. If you don’t hear a difference, or hear anything better than the Tara Lab that you have, keep it.  If you go the Cable Company route, ask what they charge for borrowing in the event you do not purchase. 
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digitalviper
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You can buy monoprice speaker cable for a good cost.
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tomic601
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Peter sent you a PM , he is a good dude !

if it were me, I would modify your amp to accept Cardas clamp spade binding posts and go w spades, low mass copper, gas tight. 
Otherwise reterminate the broken cable, get rid of threaded ends, use locking banana…
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