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cable and interconnect advice?

hello,
I am the proud new owner of a brand new set of acoustic zen adagios ..wahoo.
i run a nu vista m3 hybrid amp
nu vista cd3 morrow ma4
vpi classic benzo
and as of now have 8tc kimber
 kable
any thoughts? i have an option to snag a set of tara lab one cables ?
or go for mr lees absolutes.
i would like to get a used pair prefferabley 1-1.5 meter
dont really wanna go over 500 bks so used may be best ,my 8tc kimbers
mostly classic rock,jazz and progressive
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herndonb
124 posts
 

Purist Audio Design has been making the best cables on earth for over 30 years...

http://www.puristaudiodesign.com/products/speaker/spk_pos.php

You owe it to yourself to listen to them.  Dollar for dollar they rarely lose a cable shootout.

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roccl007
205 posts
 
An another vote for PAD'S + also TARA LABS power cable not bad at all an heaven match with LAMM stuff !!!!!!

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tritonmark
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Hi Group. . .

I am very, very confused.

First of all, let me state my allegiance to Audiogon.  I will also state that I am a member of the forums on Audioholics.

When I've brought up questions on Audioholics about upgrading my interconnects and speaker cables, I have received nearly 100% feedback from the forum group members stating that the money paid for upgrading interconnects and speaker cables is essentially money wasted and that all I would be hearing is a "placebo" effect, thinking that my system sounded better for the dollars spent on more expensive interconnects and speaker cables, but, gosh, mister, it's all in your head.

I don't know who to believe anymore.  Please help with your experience.

Thank you so very much.

Tritonmark

Rotel RA-1570 Integrated Amp

GoldenEar Triton Five Towers

Oppo BDP-105D

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herndonb
124 posts
 
Don't listen to people or reviews TOO much.  Get your hands on a nicer cable, maybe from a seller that is willing to let you have an in-home demo period.  Play some music you are familiar with a couple of times with your current cables and setup, then play those selection(s) at the same volume, in the same listening session with the new cable you are trying and listen to the changes.  Listen for the soundstage size, transparency, detail, speed during fast successions of notes.  Listen to the separation of notes, say the low bass guitar and the kick/bass drum.  Listen to the percussiveness of everything really...one will sound soft and boring, the other will be punchy.  One will be more smeared, there will be more blare, more harshness, more fatigue, and the other won't.  One will sound more "real" to you.  
And...if you don't hear a difference, that particular cable isn't worth purchasing.  Those who state that you shouldn't spend anything on cables are flat wrong.  Sorry.  I wish it wasn't true, but it is.  Cables are part of the system's sound.
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stringreen
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Tritonmark...oh so wrong. Cables make a world of difference. There was talk here of Purist....very lush, great mids but to THESE EARS highly colored...they very well may be great in YOUR system. Cardas in MY system was awful...although recommended by the manufacturer of all my electronics...grainy, stuffy, etc. ...and so it goes. In MY experience, power cords make the most difference, however, I just got new speaker cables which I thought made the least difference, and it really opened up my system...never sounded so good. It may be compatibility, it may be trolls...
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