Mapleshade "CLEARVIEW DOUBLE HELIX" speaker cables

I use them and they are just fine, thank you.

I used the mapleshade speaker cables and think that Sean's comments are pretty accurate. I replaced them with DIY twisted TI cable that had been dry-iced and found the bass and soundstage and "presence" much better with the DIY cable. But, I was using them with ML SL3 speakers which need all the help they can get in the bass department. I would agree that the mapleshade's have a nice, "sweet" sound that is clear and almost airy, at least on my SL3's. As always, cables can be very system dependent and you should always try them out in your system before you make up your mind.

Very late to the party, but I had been happily using MapleShade Double-Helix Plus cables for some years until my recent speaker upgrade to Monitor Audio PL100-3G. For no particular reason, I tried bi-wiring -- heavy-gauge Canare Litz cable to the tweeter and the DH+ to the bass. The improvment in dynamics and bass response was immediately obvious. I then flipped the cables such that the DH+ drove the tweeters and the Litz drove the bass. Again, a subtle but notable improvement -- particularly in the bass which went deeper and faster, but highs are now more crisp and extended. The snap of a snare drum; the pluck of a string.

Conclusion: The MapleShade DH+ present too much impedance to the amplifier; that wire is just too thin. Give them a smaller load and perhaps they do just fine. TBD

I will experiment with other cables, but for now I'm very pleased with this combination. I've read good things about AnalysisPlus cables and may start there.