Need recommendations on speaker cables


In the past year I put together a system (see Evolving System in Vegas) but used my existing Audioquest speaker cables. Its time to upgrade and while I speant a great deal of time and energy researching and selecting my speakers and amps, I know relatively little about cables.

I have a B&W 800Ds powered by two McIntosh 501s. I would like the cables to be 5 feet long with spades on both ends. Additionally, I would prefer to spend $1,000 or less (the wife can't get why any old cable won't do).
joeswest
I recommend you purchase the cables I'm selling.

Sometimes that's how rec's go. What are you looking to change with spkr. cables? What do you like/dislike about the AQ & why is it time to upgrade?

May I suggest since you spent so much time & energy researching & selecting your spkrs. & amp that you complete the process w/regards to the cables? There are many ways to go about this. One is to use a service like the cable co. to audition. Another is find out the type of wiring in the spkrs. & amp & use that.

Regardless of what you choose, auditioning any change should be done one piece at a time. I would listen to the new cables for at least a full week (preferably longer) and then put your AQ back in. Then you can compare notes & make a decision based on what you hear.
Somewhere I heard that under 8 ft. of speaker cable degrades the sound. I hope it wasn't a speaker cable salesman. An inexpensive way to play....try some CAT 5E computer wire.
Try The Cable Company and demo several cables against your current ones. I'd suggest starting with something that has a very different design to see if you can hear a significant difference. The shorter the length the less difference that is expected. I recently built some DIY Cat5 based cables, but if I were going to purchase cables I'd likely start with the Kimber Kable 8PR though I can't really provide a specific reason other than I like their design and think this should be a high value product.
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