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Clear Day vs Acoustic Zen

As I mentioned in another thread, I am looking to make one or two upgrades to my system this year. Total budget is around $500 - 600. My current system is:
B&W CM10
Parasound A21
Cambridge Audio Azur 851D (preamp + DAC)
Cheap Audioquest wires (I think I paid around $50 for an 8 ft pair).

The two speaker cables that I've seen mentioned a lot here are Clear Day and Acoustic Zen Sartori. I almost pulled the plug on a pair of used AZ Sartori a week ago, but it was sold before I could make an offer.
There are other AZ Satoris on sale here at agon but they're all over 8 ft, which is not what I want.

However, I see that for the same $$$ for used AZs, I can get brand new Clear Day Double Shotguns.

Has anybody compared these two in their systems? Given that B&W is generally considered to be a tad bit on the bright side, I wonder if the silver in Clear Day might not be the best choice?
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oleschool
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Your choice , i have all az cables ac and adagios i bought all used .. mr. Lee knows me by name .. he is a wealth of knowledge.. he has shortened and reterminated some for me  but is just happy knowing i use az and certainly knows i want to upgrade to cresendos ,..az spkr owners get 40% off all cables etc also 
best if luck either way 

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I audition the Satori before I never like it, I think clear day are way more open, and musical, For my taste, they are very very good, my Nordost heimdall 2 speaker cable is just a bit better than the clear day speaker cable I have. You can’t go wrong on Paul’s cables ....
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I think the only way to find what you like is to have in your system...period...i have been using hollowgram 2's for so long...never felt the need to move onto when it just sound right to me....
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Arafiq for digital the Pangea ac14mark se is so cheap but it's so good, for amp the Pangea ac9models...read the reviews on Amazon 
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@jayctoy Your recommendation of Pangea AC14 is definitely worth considering. I have narrowed down my search to the following four:

1. Cerious Technologies GE power cord (most expensive, since only available as new)

2. AZ Tsunami (around $280)

3. Cullen Crossover Series 2 ($325)

4. Pangea Audio AC 14SE MK2 Signature - only $65.00

I wonder if Cerious Technologies is 'that much' better than the Pangeas, especially for a mid-fi system like mine. But it does sound the most intriguing, albeit the most expensive, option available.

Has anyone compared the Pangeas with other PC's in the < $500 range?

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