Just to add my two cents.
I have Martin Logan 13as, a Pass Int 60, and a Chord Dave. I, too, have settled on Canare 4s11 after trying a number of audiophile brands and pro brands. It’s neutral but musical. I have only had it running for a week of regular listening and it sounds great. I tried Mogami 3103 which was a little too bright for me, as well as Belkin 5T00UP which was a lot too bright with me. Granted I have ESLs which can be bright. I also tried lots of Nordost and Audioquest, and also some boutique brands and like the Canare the best.
I am also a big headphone guy and have some expensive headphone cables (JPS Superconductor for my Abyss). That cable makes sense for that headphone because it was tuned just for it. Because it’s all about synergy, I’m finding if I buy an expensive speaker cable, it’s a lot less likely it will perfectly synergize with my system, because they, for the most part, are tuned to add or subtract something. Or, the Uber expensive cable will sound great with some music, and not so good with others - because that’s what happens when you put on an arbitrary eq profile - which I think is essentially what audiophile cables do.
I’d classify all the pro cables as neutral, even if there are differences. Try all of them and pick your favorite; the Belden and Mogami May work better if you have a laid back system or like your sound slightly tilted up. The Canare is neutral with a slight (and I mean slight), tilt down - which is why I think it works so well in so many systems. Also, if it sounds good with some music - it’s probably going to sound good with all your music (even less than stellar recordings), because it is coming from a place of neutrality.
if there are audiophile cables with a similar tuning to the Canare, but do other things - please let me know because I haven’t found them. Canare 4s11 is fantastic cable.
