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Speaker cable suggestions
I'm going to make a recommendation that some might think a little "bold" just because of their rather plain look - take a look at the KLE Innovations website and their zFLOW22 speaker cables.You might be thinking that from their understated appear... 
Cables for Focal Utopia Diablo
Lucky Boy - for other budget options I also own (or have owned) ...- the KLEI gZero6 SC and KLEI gZero20 IC's - another great combination and a little less expensive - and- the KLEI gZero2 Speaker cable - which matches nicely with the KLEI gZero6 ... 
DIY extension cord- Help
DH Labs has some excellent bulk cable for a very reasonable price. About 1/3 the cost of Furutech and about the same level of performance.Regards 
DYI cable
Are you planning on fabricating the cable from scratch or using some brand of bulk cable?If fabricating from scratch - What cable architecture are you planning on using?- spiral, braided, parallel, twisted etc...What is your budget?How long are th... 
Cables for Focal Utopia Diablo
For components/speakers this good I would go with KLEI zFLOW22 speaker cables and also get the zFLOW33 IC's. They work exceptionally well together and will provide excellent detailing with amazing imaging and a very controlled bass.I've tried othe... 
TT cables, Need help
Take a look at Anticables 2.2 Performance Series.I would use them throughout.Their architecture is perfect for TT use, but get the screened version from the TT to the phono stage. Regards 
Directional cables - what does that really mean?
Cbozdog - Mitch2 indicated above that the effect of grain boundaries phenomenon is perhaps "minimal"But something that has far more impact on SQ than grain boundaries is the cable architecture itself.Here's a summary of what I have tried and obser... 
Directional cables - what does that really mean?
The different cable theories I have encountered have mostly been covered above, but I think the following should complete the story.1. Cables with shield connected at one end.This is referred to as a floating shield design. The purpose of this des... 
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
Jafant - These cables have just been released and as such there has been little time to compare them to any other manufacturers cables in a side-by-side comparison.But in the past I have assessed other models in the gZero line-up to be superior to... 
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
Yping - as I said above - I have to take stock of all my existing components and their abilities before chasing more cable upgrades - I am on a budget here :-)BUT - If I won the lottery tomorrow I'd get them ;-) Cheers 
REVIEW: KLEI gZero20 Interconnect
Yping - I think you'll find the 20's will continue to get better over a few months of playingMine have been in the system for just over 7 months and I still find subtle improvements about every week.As for your system sounding better than more exp... 
Cables more hype than value?
Danoroo - how cheap do you want to go?Are you able to make your own? The spiral design IC's detailed under my System link (below) are excellent performers and depending on how far you want to go with them, they can start from around $70 for an all... 
REVIEW: KLEI gZero20 Interconnect
Yping - there does seem to be an agreement on the capabilities of these products from several people.Stefano's system does look very nice ;-)But at the prices charged - it does take a bit of a leap of faith for people to dip their toe in the "KLE ... 
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
Yping - I consider my system to be approaching it's resolution limits (especially with the zFLOW cables installed) and for that reason alone I have decided not to purchase the zFLOW cables at this time.But I do think the zFLOW cables would provide... 
REVIEW: KLEI gZero20 Interconnect
I thought the gZero20's were excellent - but I've just auditioned the zFLOW33 IC's and zFLOW22 Speaker Cables and again...They are noticeably better !!!See - http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1442175373&openusid&zzWilliewon...