Speaker Cable Suggestions

Buying used is great but there’s no return policy. I agree with the posters who suggest Clear Day, for all of the above reasons...biggest reason , you can demo for free and return them at a nominal cost. There are other cables you can buy and try them out for 30 days, sometimes more. An inexpensive way to sample different cables. Btw, Paul @ clear day is a first class guy. Very honest. Goodluck.

Walnut,

I can't stress enough to build your own!  http://www.laventure.net/tourist/cables.htm
Or: 
http://www.tempoelectric.com/cables.htm#intro

This is a great read and all I can say is you can build them and you won't be dissatisfied!!! As far as how they stack up to the before mentioned, they beat them hands down!  If you need any help or direction I will gladly help.  Others good luck! 

<<dealer disclaimer>>
Purist Audio Design goes SO well with Krell and B&W.  I also carry Krell, and used to carry B&W for a long, long time.  Purist makes AWESOME sounding cables.  At $1.5k you can jump into some nice stuff...  :-)

Buy used.  That way you can try them and if they don't work you can turn around and sell them at little or no loss, assuming you stick with brands that have a good following.  It would be helpful to know what you're using now and what areas youre looking to improve upon. 

All that said, a pretty safe bet is a pair of Acoustic Zen Satori or Hologram cables.  Well within your budget used and just great all-around cables that do a whole lot right.  To my ears they walk that line of sounding very musical yet are still very detailed so you don't feel your missing anything, and soundstaging and imaging are very good.  The result is a very organic and natural sounding cable.  Hope this helps and best of luck. 

I tried Clear Day Double shotguns.  Tried to make them work in my system, but they were a little dry and did not have a very expansive stage.  At the time it was with. Elac FS 409s.  I gave them to an office mate who is getting into to audio, and they sound better in his system on his Mark and Daniel speakers.   I now have Proac D48Rs, I should borrow them back and try them again since I am curious about how they would work with those. 

randy-11,

It is hard to get overcharged for silver if you do a comparison of the sellers on Ebay. Compared to the prices charged by the manufacturers of most silver cables, the cost of making your own silver speaker wires is very reasonable.

@hifiman5,
Paul does not even charge you for the audition. He simply sends the cables to you. If you do not like, all you need to do is pack them up and send back through USPS which might cost you a MAX of $15.

+1 for stringreen and milpai!  You can get two 8 foot pairs of Double Shotguns from Clear Day for $900.  You can audition them for a month and if not satisfied back they go for a full refund.

It can't hurt to call Paul Laudati, the proprietor and tell him about your system and the prospects that his cables might be a good match.  The Clear Days are detailed across the frequency spectrum.  There is an organic sense of realistic dynamics.  Very revealing in the treble but SMOOTH.  I am very sensitive to tipped up treble with any edge whatsoever and it just come through with my set-up. YMMV of course.

http://www.cleardaycables.com

Another vote for Clear Day cables. You can try that in your system and return them. Paul will send them to you without asking you for your credit card info :-)

silver is fine as long as you are not overcharged for it

Yes on used cables and change until your complex load (speakers) give you the sound you want

Kimber tells you the inductance of their cables...

for the record I have some free kimber I used on Vandies; when I switched to maggies inductance is not an issue as the Maggies don't care" about the inductance of the cables (nearly pure 4 ohm load at all freqs.)

Lots of suggestions but none claim to own 802's.  I currently have my N802's set up.  I use DH Labs Silversonic Q10 biwire cables.  They are excellent with both of my systems and multiple different amp configurations.  Highly recommended and priced within reason.    

joey_v,

I agree. When done right silver can be like magic for a system.

@ - walnut - KLE Innovations gZero6 - best bang for the buck - even in their stable

I have not found anything better to date

See http://image99.net/blog/files/category-klei-gzero6-sc.html

Regards - Steve

I love silver when done right.

randy-11,

You stated "Buy some cheap cable and use against the others to test against it. Be sure to do the testing blind and see what you find out.
Silver won’t change anything except your wallet size, and there is no reason at all to spend a lot of $$ on cable, tho various configurations can change the sound (tho they may not universally improve it)."

With regards to price, pure 9999 silver is cheaper than even most cheap speaker wires you will buy from a cable/wire company. With regards to blind testing, I agree. And silver is a great way to start testing. IMO.

You will need to experiment.  Even with a LOT of test equipment (and the engineering experience to go with it you can't predict the sound ahead of time).

That is why places that allow use & return exist.

You CAN narrow the field a bit by finding cable with low vs. high inductance - e.g look at Kimber's uH per m specs. and compare to others.

Buy some cheap cable and use against the others to test against it.  Be sure to do the testing blind and see what you find out.

Silver won't change anything except your wallet size, and there is no reason at all to spend a lot of $$ on cable, tho various configurations can change the sound (tho they may not universally improve it).

chrisr,

I bought 9999 pure silver wire on Ebay. I use no connectors. This sounds far better than any high end speaker wires I have ever used,

Try Signal Cable 'Silver Resolution'.  I am currently using this cable. Fabulous sounding cable and incredible value.  

http://signalcable.com/silverresolutionspeaker.html

When I tried ClearDay cables I couldn't believe how much better they were in my system after auditioning all top price cables from top manufacturers.   Try them with a money back guarantee......I'm not affiliated with ClearDay, just a satisfied user.

Sabai, can you develop on the silver wire?  Source and configuration? Thx

You might want to try making your own using silver wire.

Something to consider is due to the B&W’s tweeter which is very detailed and some say unforgiving, it may be best to use a stranded conductor rather than the AQ solid copper wire. Cardas, Kimber, and a used pair of Audience (my recommendation) may present smoother, more organic mids and highs.

Before spending more, demo Audioquest Type 4.  (It even rhymes!)

Why not contact Used Cable:
http://www.usedcable.com//default.aspx
They even have a consultation service, as well as a 30 return policy.
Bob