Interesting thread here. There are so many brand names that I've never heard of. Maybe someone can make a chart of cable brand/model names and number of recommendations. That would be useful 😀
I own a pair of Kimber Kable 12TC in bi-wire configuration, and have been quite happy with it. I'm a fan of Kimber Kable. Most of my IC cables are from Kimber. I own both their Hero and Select lines on the IC.
Anyway, I'm currently home trialing 2 different pairs of speaker cables. At first, I ordered a pair of Bifocal XL from Kimber direct, and I really like the spacious soundstage, and deeper bass comparing to my 12TC. After a couple of weeks, I saw a pair of Shunyata Venom-X bi-wire on sale in MusicDirect at an "Open Box" discount. So I bought it and take advantage of their 60 days home trial. The Venom-X does not have as large and spacious sound stage comparing to the Bifocal, but it has great and tight bass that I really like.
I'm having a little difficulty deciding which one to keep, I'm leaning slightly towards the Shunyata Venom-X because of the beautiful bass, but I also like the Kimber Bifocal's spacious and laid back sound stage. Also the Venom-X is $1000 cheaper in MSRP, which I can use towards the Venom-X power cord. I've read mostly positive comments on Shunyata's power products, and I'm curious to give their PC a try.
I still have a couple of weeks to decide which one to keep. Anyway, any comments or suggestions will be appreciated.
