I have been extremely impressed with the Inakustik Ref. 2404 speaker cable. I plan on buying the 4004s in the future. I have heard a great many cables and these are the best I have had in my room. I especially appreciate the design priorities of this mfgr.
Speaker Cable Advice
I moved to a new house where my new listening room has a large fireplace. Because I can no longer place the amp in between the speakers if I want to use the fireplace, my 8 foot Audioquest Meteor cables are too short. I am looking for speaker cables at least 12 feet in length and up to 15 feet for $3000 or less. I would prefer an all copper cable and if it adds a touch of warmth that would be a good thing in my system.
So far I have found in my price range Cardas Clear Reflection (new), Kimber Monacle X or XL (new), Kimber Bifocals (I can use biwire cables) or the Kimber KS6063 slightly above my budget. In the used market I have seen Acoustic Zen Satori's, Audioquest Castle Rock (would need to be reterminated though) and a Synergistic Reseach Tesla Accelerators. I have also been offered XLO Reference 3 cables by a local dealer.
I need to get this done but work and life in general prevent me from auditioning cables. Right now I am leaning to the Cardas based on the reviews.
Would love to hear from the group what your recommendations are. If it helps, my system is:
Feickert Firebird Turntable
Reed 2C Arm
Ortofon Windfeld Cart
Audio Research Reference 2A Phono Pre
Esoteric C-03 Preamp
TAD Evolution One Speakers
Transparent Power Cords
Audioquest ICs
So far I have found in my price range Cardas Clear Reflection (new), Kimber Monacle X or XL (new), Kimber Bifocals (I can use biwire cables) or the Kimber KS6063 slightly above my budget. In the used market I have seen Acoustic Zen Satori's, Audioquest Castle Rock (would need to be reterminated though) and a Synergistic Reseach Tesla Accelerators. I have also been offered XLO Reference 3 cables by a local dealer.
I need to get this done but work and life in general prevent me from auditioning cables. Right now I am leaning to the Cardas based on the reviews.
Would love to hear from the group what your recommendations are. If it helps, my system is:
Feickert Firebird Turntable
Reed 2C Arm
Ortofon Windfeld Cart
Audio Research Reference 2A Phono Pre
Esoteric C-03 Preamp
TAD Evolution One Speakers
Transparent Power Cords
Audioquest ICs
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As promised, I am posting a short review. I took delivery of Eclipse 8 speaker cables in a 4.5 meter length set up for biwiring. After a few weeks of burn in, I can say that I have been very pleased with the Eclipse 8 cables. I would agree with the poster who said they are "colorful" as they seem to bring out textures and tone colors of acoustic instruments by unraveling them out of the mix. The immediate response I had was that there seemed to be a great deal more clean low bass than I have had before, but not too much, which is welcome in my set up. If I have given something up, it might be the slightest hint of shimmer in the highest frequencies, but the trade off seems well worth it to me. The quality of the cables seems very good for the price given the construction and the sound. I do not think I would choose these cables if my sound was already on the lush side. But I would think these would work well in almost any solid state electronics based system. Thanks to Dweller for the suggestion. I would also note that CJ Audio Video who advertises here was great to work with and Wireworld custom made the cables and delivered them within 5 days. |
I’m using Studio Cable 4S cables to great effect in my system. they replaced my old MIT cables. You would probably need to email them for the custom size you need though. |
Look at Acoustic BBQ duelund cables made by Bill Dion--grannyring on Audiogon. He has ads on Agon continuously and is a serious DIY guy with credentials. He's taken many excellent speakers and modded them to be like 25-50% better sounding. He's done the same with a few awesome TRL DUDEs. Don't let the prices fool you. These are very nice sounding musical cables that allow you to hear real instruments and beautiful voices. He will custom make the exact length of cable and will basically charge what the difference is in cost of materials. He's a retired dude and does this AS A SERVICE to audiophiles tired of getting hosed on cable prices. Bob |
