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Looking for IC and speaker cable suggestion

My bug finally moves to cables. I have not upgraded my cables for over 5 yrs. I am using a pair of Audioquest Vipper between Oppo 105 and C-J 17LS2. The speaker cables between ARC VT100 and B&W 805s are hefty Monster M series (can't remember the number) that I bought over 10 yrs ago. All other cables are cheap less than $20. I am looking for upgrade to maximize the potential of my gears. Here is my list of components:

2 channel system: Table:VPI Aries I, Phono stage: Conrad Johnson Premier 15, Preamp: Conrad Johnson Premier 17LSII, Power amp: ARC VT100 MKI, Speaker: B&W 805S

HT: Source: Oppo 105, processor: Krell S-1000, Amp: Krell Showcase 7, Speaker: B&W 105S (F,C,R)

Thank you.  

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gdnrbob
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I moved to Zu IC cables from Transparent and Audioquest. They sound very clean and don't cost too much- especially if you buy some of their older models on Ebay(direct from Zu).
I still use current model Transparent Plus for speaker cables. They sound much better than previous incarnations.
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oregonpapa
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If cost isn't a consideration and quality sound is, you might want to try cables from Von Gaylord audio.  

I recently upgraded to their IC's and bi-wired speaker cables. So far, a real game changer. 

http://vongaylordaudio.com/beta/cabling/

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gillatgh
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Considering our systems almost match, mine is Krell Showcase 7, Krell Kav3250 amp and B&W 803D2 I have auditioned a speaker cable very recent which really are synergetic with the Krell  and B&W brand. Its the best I've tried yet and its not budget breaking and I'm keeping it. See my post Solid versus stranded speaker cable.
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jafant
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Transparent is the most natural, sonic match for B&W speakers.
Which brand of cabling are you using- gill ?
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gillatgh
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IC's are all BJ XLR and digital and Speaker is JW Audio Cryo Nova for now. Looking into Kimber, Audioquest Oak,  Alpha core and Nordost. Transparents I'd like but are way out of my league and budget. I'd have to hock my house to afford them.
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