Speaker cables Mid High end

Think I'll possibly take The Cable Company or Audience & Tara Labs up on a couple loaners to hear.

I wouldn’t recommend that.  Used cables are so common, easy, and cheap to buy (and sell) it’s almost silly to pay double for new cables unless you just want new cables.  Just my experience and opinion. 

Both cables you are considering are fine and I think you would find them more similar than dissimilar. Considering that out of all the cables the speaker cables have the most impact on the sound you might want to go up one more level taking into account the gear you have. I think either the Audience Front Row or Cardas Clear Clear Beyond will give you just what you are looking for and more. I have auditioned both in my system and went with the Cardas as I liked it just a little better but it was really close.

lwin, Thank you very much. Why do we always skimp when it comes to cables ?? LOL They do make a difference, all of them. 

The Cardas Clear reflection I use in my main system for interconnects excellent balance ,and for speaker cables 
WireWorld Eclipse 8 a excellent cable 
their Matching Eclipse 8 interconnect also very balanced , I use the Cardas on digital 
to give music just a dash extra  warmth
for so many CDs or when streaming not always the most natural recordings.

I have friends with an all-Mark Levinson electronics system driving WILSON MAXX speakers, that are cabled with an all- TRANSPARENT AUDIO array.

in a word ...  “ magical “ audio performance.