Mogami 2921 biwire or biamp with Audioquest BFAs. Plenty of money left from the $1000 budget to make your system even more musical. In fact, go to Mogami 2549 RCAs also and you will still have lots left.
Most "Musical" sounding speaker cable under $1000
I am probably going to get knocked around for the use of that mysterious word "MUSICAL" in this tread. However would like some input from members who have tried a lot of speaker cables: and would like to know what is most musical sounding speaker cable you have ever owned or presently own under $800. Multiple choices is also good.
FOR ME, the term "musical means" listenable, and holding the listener's attention, and satisfying. Also, it means very smooth without sounding warm or fuzzy. Lastly, it means....a unique presentation of the musical event never heard or experienced before.
Or,... is it also: more detail?? more musical cues that convey the music and its acoustic space? or a richer palette of tonal color and harmonics??? I am sure it is heard and defined differently by everyone
FOR ME, the term "musical means" listenable, and holding the listener's attention, and satisfying. Also, it means very smooth without sounding warm or fuzzy. Lastly, it means....a unique presentation of the musical event never heard or experienced before.
Or,... is it also: more detail?? more musical cues that convey the music and its acoustic space? or a richer palette of tonal color and harmonics??? I am sure it is heard and defined differently by everyone
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Jp1208 I am still in the search mode. I am going to be trying a set of granite audio cables and crimson next. I am currently using Straightwire Maestros until I find something that works better in my system. I was not knocking the clear day cables they just didn't work ideal in my rig. The owner of the company is a great guy to deal with and he told me when they were sent that they do not benefit every system. |
I know not everyone on A-gon likes them, but I have a pair of LAT International SS1000 Mk II. They're a copper/silver hybrid. My experience is that they are smooth, detailed, and have good extension at the extremes. Their speaker cables and top of the line ICs are both about $500. I'm very pleased with them. |
Bojak suggest that because of a study done by McIntosh there can be no difference in speaker cable. Digital "jitter" was similarly dismissed early in the introduction of CD. Some people ridiculed others who heard this distortion and maintained that digital error correction reassembled the analog wave with no artifacts. Turns out after a period of time technologists found a way to measure jitter and reduce it and it is now a measurement used in many comparisons of digital equipment. Trust your ears. It is likely we haven't found a way to measure the differences some of hear between speaker cables. Scientists once thought the earth was flat or the atom was the smallest particle of matter. We now know neither statement to be correct. |
The hands bown best speaker cable I have ever had, and I have had many, is the DNM Precision on my efficient horns. When I moved to high current solid state, DNM HFTN Stereo was the winner! http://www.dnm.co.uk/cables.html |
If I may chime in, Crimson is by far the best cable I've had in my system. The Crimson speaker and interconnects have bested my previous Kimber Selects and Nordost Tyrs in every conceivable way. Everything sounds more natural and organic. Many times after buying a component, I get the urge to sell it and try something new. The thought of parting with the Crimsons has NEVER entered my mind. |
If you want 'musical' cables the best IMO is copper ribbon cables, where the positive and negative legs are sandwiched together, separated by only a thin layer of double sided sticky Teflon tape. You get a little bit of HF roll off, but in return everything seems to have an organic and liquid quality, while still retaining excellent detail and resolution. They are just great for a systems that need a bit of tuning. |
SunnyJim....You have been on this site for a while and must know by now that there is no such thing as the proper cable for any system. EVERY system has to be "tuned" so that the components (and room) have to work together to give you pleasure. I have mentioned this before, but when I play my violin, it sounds WAY different every time depending on which concert hall I'm in, and how many people are sitting in the hall. Sometimes it's cold and steely, sometimes warm and lucious. I change my strings, bow placement, and bow pressure to accommodate the hall, and sometimes I can't get it right, no matter what I do. You say you ruled out Anti-Cables....in MY system, I have not found better...but this is after auditioning many, many cables. If you put in the work, you will be rewarded. |
Crimson cable got 4 recommendations in this thread. Clear Day (an Audiogon member favorite) got 7 recommendations. Don't typically find much agreement in forums, so that's pretty good for both of them. Just be aware, if you need a non-standard length of Clear day (a length other than 8ft) there are no return privileges. That's why I never tried them. I'll put Crimson on my short list if the cables that are on the way are a disappointment. |