Audioquest Rocket 44 speaker cable. Any good??


I read a short review in Stereophile from 2011 about the Audioquest Rocket 33 speaker cable. Has anyone tried it or the next step up the Rocket 44. If so, is this cable competitive with more expensive wire, or at least as good as the Audio Art SC-5SE or the Kimber Kable TC-12 ???
sunnyjim
I am using the NAD as a source without the dac.  The Bifrost is converting my phone’s digital feed and I’m surprised at how good it can sound.
Good cables won't make your system sound better.  They will just make it suck less.  That is a quote from the President of Audioquest.  Can you imagine?

I used to be a big Audioquest fan.  Then I had a chance to compare the $8,800 Oak to a pair of $400 Clearview Double Helix v2 with Plus Upgrade and I just about fell over.  The Clearview cables didn't sound a little better, they embarrassed the Audioquest so badly it was unreal.  I felt like Neo in the Matrix and took the blue pill. 
Yeah, the quote is bang on, not sure if you agree with it or what.  The best a cable can do is do no harm to the signal.

But in this “comparison” between cables you mention there are so many missing pieces to the story. And it looks like you left them out on purpose, so I’ll just say good for you.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  Start a cable thread on any brand cable, and in short order you have haters with bizarre stories.  

And the inevitable mistical experiences with some other brand that has them doing back flips, it amazes me how every single brand out there has amazing improvements AND awful results.  How can it be anything else than either equipment mismatches or user error or hearing tastes that are bizarre?
Much Thanks! 213runnin

yes, gear synergy is key regarding Cabling.
Happy Listening!
sunnyjim

if you like the Rocket 44 go ahead and step up to the Rocket 88.
Happy Listening!