cables recommendation

I know that the VSA's are wired internaly with Analysis Plus but IMO they do not sound good with AP speaker wire. I listened to several models in teh AP line and they all sounded terrible to me.
I'm not a wire guy mind you, but I have heard two types of wire; those that muck up the sound coming from the speaker and those that don't. IMO everything else is just pretty outter jackets, pretty terminations, and lots of money that could otherwise be spent on speaker upgrades.

Go to a dealer and ask to borrow three sets of speaker cable from different manufacturers. One will sound better (act as less of a filter than the rest) in you system.

Good luck!

Alternatively, if you do not have access to a local dealer, you could go through usedcable.com's home trial program. There are many adequate cables available at and below your price range. They'll take into account the piece parts that make up your system. A oretty good service, and they are reasonable people to deal with.

Why not stick with Analysis Plus? I'm running AP Oval 9 biwires to my VR4JRs which connect my amp with both the lower bass unit and upper mid/tweeter unit and the sound is outstanding - very transparent and open with powerful, dynamic bass. Seems to me that using the same wire for both units would make the most compatible match; regardless of what wire you use.

Jack368, as a followup, I too am using Analysis Plus speaker cables in my system. They seem to work well with a wide variety of speakers, and fit nicely into your budget.

I am using Analyis Plus shotgun bi-wire with good effect on 4jr. I would like to try Audience at some point out of curiousity. I believe the recommendation with Audience is a single run with a jumper instead of shotgun.