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What cable is best?

I’m currently using DH Lab Redwave cables with Furutech FI-50 connectors. I am getting DH Labs Corona cables with Watgate Blue Dot gold connectors. Which cables would be better? The DH Lab Redwave with the better connectors or the better Corona DH Lab cable with the lesser quality but still decent Watgate Blue Dot gold connectors?
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builder3
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The Corona is wound in a counter-spiral. No mention of that with the Red Wave cord.
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jond
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Well you'll have both cords in house to why not compare and tell us? Some folks think the connectors matter more others the wire. Unless you want to get multiple versions of the same cable with different connectors don't worry about it just pick what sounds best to you.
builder3
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I own both versions. They're very close, although the Corona is still very new. When I bought the Red Wave a year or so ago, I was amazed.
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mitchb OP
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Both cables are nice. The Corona is faster and more detailed where the Redwave is warmer and sweeter sounding. I would say that the better cable would be component and system dependent. On my warmer Moon 430HA the Corona but on my Pass Labs X1 the Redwave. The higher end connectors make a big difference. I have Redwave cable with Blue Dot Watgate same as Corona cables and I have Redwave with FI-50 Furutech connectors.
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