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Need help buying new speaker cable

My Tara Labs Apollo speaker cable broke at the negative terminal end.  I will need to replace them.  What cables would you recommend?  I would like to know what cables out there would be comparable.  I would like to upgrade but they need to be affordable. A local dealer recommended Audioquest Robin Hood’s but they cost $2,000.  I just can’t spend that much money.  I am looking at Audioquest Rocket 88’s for $1,150.  Any ideas?  I would also like to know what the sound difference be compared to my Appolo’s?  I still have a difficult time you can hear a sound difference between one cable and another.  
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acman3
4,271 posts
 
Larry, Borrow some cables from your dealer at your price range. See what YOU hear. Different cables act different in different systems. Some cabes sound more or less the same and some sound very diferent in each system.

I once had a system that Anti-cables worked great on. Changed out speakers and the Anti-cables sucked. Getting ideas is great, but you have to live with the cables.

Dont fall for the wire is wire trap. I like a more organic sound in my system, but sometimes I want a little Hi-Fi Sound for a change of pace. I just change my wire.
bigkidz
3,392 posts
 
I sent you a PM with an offer to try some cable to evaluate.  If you are interested let me know.
dcevans
180 posts
 
+1  acman3This is easy. Fix your Tara Lab. If you feel the need to experiment, borrow some cables from the Cable Company or from someone or somewhere else.  I think you will find there is a difference between cables in your system. If you don’t hear a difference, or hear anything better than the Tara Lab that you have, keep it.  If you go the Cable Company route, ask what they charge for borrowing in the event you do not purchase. 
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digitalviper
123 posts
 
You can buy monoprice speaker cable for a good cost.
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