what cable should I buy for my system?


Elements of my system:

 

Source Esoteric K05X

Rotel Michi m8 monoblocks

B&w 802d3 speakers

 

With a simple high-quality copper cable, the sound is currently neutral, forward, with an unfavorable wind, but mainly with depth and short decays. It’s dynamic, fast, tight, but it lacks sophistication, especially the ideal space mapping and the long, delicate decay of the sounds. I would think about used cables.. Budgeting is obviously important, but I haven’t done it yet, first of all I would be interested in your opinions on which cable brings what and in what price-value ratio.

Thank you very much for your help.

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I would go with Cardas at the price level of about 10% of your average component costs. Sounds like you want to be careful not to get cables that are too “hot” of it’s honing to get fatiguing. Cardas will add refinement. Alternatively, try DHLabs at your price level. I use Transparent, but have very refined equipment which I want no change to the component sound… so Transparent are it for me.

 

It is always advantageous to compare about three brands and see which is most complementary. The cable company  has a lending library or you can borrow through dealers or purchase. I have a few sets acquired over the decades allowing me to compare for their house sound… then if one is good… I’ll buy new upgraded versions. I also lend them out.

Are you talking about speaker cables?  What cables are you using now?  What is “an unfavorable wind”?  What does “lacks sophistication” mean?  What is “space mapping”?  How can you not have a basic budget range in mind?  Not enough viable info here to make a good recommendation, at least for me. 

I suspect some language barrier here based on context I suspect space mapping refers to soundstaging. An unfavorable wind possibly brightness. I would think a good tubed preamp between the Esoteric and those Michi monos would help things tremendously more so than cables.

I agree with @jond Try a good preamp. Source to amp is typically forward and doesn’t excel in layering and soundstage. 

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