Thiel Owners

jafant,

I didn't think that the Cardas cables had underlying silver wire. Did you see that someplace?

rosami,

I don't have any experience with Naim cables, but you could be right about the Thiels needing different speaker cables to perform their best. I'm still using Straight Wire Encore cables from the 1990's because I know they're a good match for my 2.2's. Several weeks back, I spoke to Jerry Willsie at Straight Wire about my Encore cables, and he said they were still a great match for my Thiels. In fact, he said he had just recommended a version of the Encore to Kathy Gornik (one of the original Thiel founders) for her Thiels. 

In your situation, you may want to use the lending library at the Cable Company to try a few different speaker cables. Or you could try a cable maker that has a 30 or 60-day free return policy. Tom Thiel has recommended Morrow cables. Ronkent has recommended Cardas Clear Reflection with his system. Unfortunately, speaker cables can't be selected based on the performance of interconnects of the same brand since cables typically require a different design to function well with speakers.

Good luck in your search!

sdl4

Double check me on the Cardas Clear series- I believe that I read Rhodium over Silver strands, especially, Clear Beyond. It makes sense at the price-point.

Happy Listening!

The terminal spade is almost certainly rhodium over silver but the strands are copper, according to their website

http://www.cardas.com/clear_beyond_sp.php

BTW, I hear a more relaxed and liquid presentation with my biwire configuration compared to single cable plus jumper. Also, a bit more dimensional with a tad more clarity. 

jafant,

The Cardas connectors for speakers (spades and bananas) are copper that is plated with Rhodium over silver. The copper wire is not silver-plated. The connectors for interconnects are made from brass and have various platings including silver, Rhodium over silver, and/or gold.