Recommendation for an audiophile speaker cord that is not "bright"?


A friend has loaned me the Nordost Valhalla I and II as well as Nordost Frey 2 cables. They are wonderful speaker cables but do emphasize the "brightness" of my system including my Wilson audio Sahsa 2 speakers.

Any suggestions? Would used Transparent cables provide a richer bottom end? What about Audience Reference?

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. - Thank you - Gerry
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So........you are demoing some $2000-4000 per meter pieces of wire and you want other peoples advice what is better? OK, I will be like the rest. Why are you bottom feeding with the cheap stuff? Spend more (like I did) and it will sound much better.

Being more serious............It is all about synergy. At the prices you are contemplating there is a better than 50% chance you could find something better for your system at much lest than half the cost (maybe even 1/10th). What cables have you tried so far that sounded OK on your system? How much did they cost? And what are you hoping to improve by upgrading?
I would also agree with those that recommended the Cardas Clear Reflection. I auditioned them against some speaker cables that I thought for sure would blow them away, but they ended up bettering them.  Not overly warm, and not bright at all, for my system they were just right.
Seriously? (Eye roll) send me your cables and $1000 and ill soak them in my patented anti-bright cable conditioner for one full cycle of the moon and send them back...