New speaker cables recommendations sought

@teh_chucksta  I look forward to hearing more regarding your thoughts on the Nova cables. I have been considering them myself.

@mesch The Novas are warm, clean & full with lots of detail (the characteristics I wanted).
With the exception of my speakers, my system is budget-oriented so I can only imagine how they might sound with better gear (McIntosh tubes?) but yes, I am very pleased…so much so that I believe the best enhancements I can make -for the money- are with subwoofers & room treatment; I’m no longer interested in upgrading my gear. Maybe that’s the best testimony of all. Best.

p.s. these cables are a great match with the new “Moonage Daydream” soundtrack.

SPEAKER CABLES …. From Alan Shaw (owner and designer of HARBETH)

” … So, the moral of the story is this: the most important factor of the loudspeaker cable that you should select is the amount of metal in the cable core.

More metal means lower resistance.

If the core is round (as most are) then the correlation is simple: the fatter the diameter of the metal core the better because the electrical resistance between amp and speaker will be lower.

Thin and really thin cores should be avoided regardless of how exotic the metal material is claimed as the lack of metal in the core conductor will increase resistance. That will reduce amplifier damping, effect the frequency response of the speaker and give unpredictable results that will vary from amp/speaker combination.

Do not be fooled by the diameter of the external plastic sheath: what matters is the metal content of the core. The more the better, without exception….”

MY TAKE: I upgraded from an all-NORDOST FREY array (that’s all of IC, Power, and Speaker ) to an all-CARDAS CLEAR / CLEAR REFERENCE  array.

the new loom presented an upgraded performance in presence, dynamics, and slam that was not subtle, in my system,

@teh_chucksta  I am glad to hear you find your system so satisfying. A good place to be in. I agree that room treatmen is the next step. Makes a huge difference and can be made DIY.  Look up room treatment on this site. Much info herein.

I’ve used many cables up to 5K and what I can say from experience is how any of them would sound in your system is a crap shot, because any given type of power supply will react differently to any power cord or speaker cable as well as internets and the runs in feet, XLR or RCA. This is why a much cheaper but well-made cable in one’s system could sound better than the much more expensive cables. There is no doubt cables impact one’s system but how is the road bump, like modifications on gear you never know if you will like it until you put it back into your system. Cables matter but you might not have to spend as much money as you think, you are paying dearly for the bling more than the cable inside whereas a cable with less bling might look inferior but might sound as good if not better. A speaker cables should not cost as much as a piece of gear or a car. That is common sense in the end we are talking wire and connections. Better money would be better spent on room acoustics and investing in the room, and speaker's setup.