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speaker cable for exemplar system
Hey guys... hopefully this will start a hot discussion. I've got a reasonably top-end system.. Exemplar Audio everything, Music server, XD-1 Dac, eXception II preamp, and custom eXemplar 2A3 amps powering eXemplar horns. All but the music server are plugged into a Balanced Power Technologies BPT Jr.
I've got Live v5 interconnects, and BPT powercords for the pre and dac, stock cords for the amps.
Until recently, I was using 18 gauge magnet wire as my speaker cable. I found some old Vampire ST-II continuous cast speaker cable and swapped it in for the magnet wire.
Frankly, I was embarrassed at how much it improved the sound, especially the midrange. The highs seemed to roll off a tad, but overall it literally sounded louder AND quieter.
My question is this. Now that I've been woken up to what kind of difference speaker cable can make, what's the best bang for my buck for the system I've got?
thanks in advance.
-fliz
I've got Live v5 interconnects, and BPT powercords for the pre and dac, stock cords for the amps.
Until recently, I was using 18 gauge magnet wire as my speaker cable. I found some old Vampire ST-II continuous cast speaker cable and swapped it in for the magnet wire.
Frankly, I was embarrassed at how much it improved the sound, especially the midrange. The highs seemed to roll off a tad, but overall it literally sounded louder AND quieter.
My question is this. Now that I've been woken up to what kind of difference speaker cable can make, what's the best bang for my buck for the system I've got?
thanks in advance.
-fliz
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