quattro fil xlr or cardas golden cross

I agree with Jfrech and Glen.

For resolution and speed the Nordost is hard to beat at the price point. I have been told that the QF/SPM combo gets you about 90 to 95% to Valhalla.

KF

try nbs all

Isn't the Rowland gear wired with Cardas? (Consider Acoustic Zen to your list.)

I owned Cardas Golden Reference and tried Quattro fil in my system. I slightly preferred the QF because it had more speed and extention then the CGR. I kept the CGR for a while and then found a cable that in my system was better than both—Stealth PGS. The Stealth possesed the great mids of the CGR but, added noticable more resolution and extention at the frequency extremes. Unfortunately as we all know, it comes down to personal taste and system matching. I would seriously give the Stealth PGS a listen. Good luck.
Jim

Both cables you are thinking about are very good cables indeed! They are very high resolution, very smooth and refined sounding from top to bottom, and not a hint of irritating qualities, only detail, detail, detail.

I had the Cardas Golden & Acoustic Zen and decided to try something different. I tried the Zu Cable Varial--XLR. These cables have high resolution, top end perfection, refinement, clarity, soundstage, dynamics, smooth--after break in. I almost ran out of the room the first hour. It took over 100 hours to settle in. Zu cable is a new company---2 years old. Can be found on zucable.com I'm not affiliated with this company--only want to pass on good components to others--the value is fantastic. But like Jfrch & Priz say it's all about personal taste and your particular system.