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Clear Day vs Acoustic Zen

As I mentioned in another thread, I am looking to make one or two upgrades to my system this year. Total budget is around $500 - 600. My current system is:
B&W CM10
Parasound A21
Cambridge Audio Azur 851D (preamp + DAC)
Cheap Audioquest wires (I think I paid around $50 for an 8 ft pair).

The two speaker cables that I've seen mentioned a lot here are Clear Day and Acoustic Zen Sartori. I almost pulled the plug on a pair of used AZ Sartori a week ago, but it was sold before I could make an offer.
There are other AZ Satoris on sale here at agon but they're all over 8 ft, which is not what I want.

However, I see that for the same $$$ for used AZs, I can get brand new Clear Day Double Shotguns.

Has anybody compared these two in their systems? Given that B&W is generally considered to be a tad bit on the bright side, I wonder if the silver in Clear Day might not be the best choice?
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jmcgrogan2
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Check out this thread about Cerious Technologies Graphene Extreme cables and cords. Well within your budget. Contact Bob Grost, Audiogon member: rgrost

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cerious-technologies-new-graphene-cables

soix
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You should also consider trying Triode Wire Labs power cords.  Consistently good reviews and sell direct with generous trial period. 

mcgal
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Oleschool, I am also a fan of Acoustic Zen. Robert Lee has also been a big help to me. I have AZ cables on everything. If you are using Tsunami power cords you may want to try some Krakatoas. I really noticed improvements in sound quality with them. On my amps I have Gargantuas IIs, these power cords are the size of fire hoses and don't restrict any power.
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oleschool
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mcgal ,i am also a az fan i run a revalation audio lab ac cable( krakatoa size and very high quality also in that price range) on my amp and psu it has a funky plug and brad does these alot.I run tsunamis on my dac,tt and trans etc .I am always ready to snag a krakatoa used.Other then that ac/psu set up i run all az including adagios..
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arafiq OP
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Cerious Technologies sound interesting. Unfortunately, I can't figure out the pricing. Their website doesn't show the prices ... or at least I haven't been able to find the information.

I see a couple of used AZ Tsunami PCs for around $200. This sounds like a pretty good price to start with.
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