Best bi-wire speaker cables under $1000


I have a Bryston 4BST amp, Bryston BP 25 preamp and I am looking to upgrade my Monster speaker cable. I do not even know where to start these days. My main listening is vocals, specifically female and jazz. Any ideas out there in the Audio world? Your input is greatly appreciated.

Bryan Hodges
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Zu Wax is a real bargin, and is better than many cables that cost significantly more. Plus, the guys at Zu are great to deal with. You will not be disappointed.
audioengr and sean, i called b@w regarding bi-wire application of my nautilus 801 speakers, they said the speakers were designed with bi-wire in mind and while they work fine with the jumpers, the eng.at b@w find they sound best bi-wired. sounds like what sean said. since b@w could care less about how you wire the product since they don't sell wire, i think i got the straight scoop on the bi-wire issue as it relates to nautilus speakers. i replaced long [20ft] runs of dunlavy bi-wire with much shorter runs oval 8 bi-wire and the soud is great. i think that some of us spend too much time trying to outthink the designers and when you think about that and the business ramifications, it takes some mighty ego's to challenge the guy who designed the product. i know i know the argument that all products are designed to a price point but in the case of bi- wire vs single wire plus jumper this makes no sense. as usual sean your analysis is right on point. it's interesting to note that the analysis plus eng. dept agreed with b@w eng dept on this issue. so i guess the issue is ,are your speakers really designed with bi-wire in mind or as audioengr infers as marketing hype. call befor you buy!
Capeguy: I don't want to make it sound like i was challenging Audioengr or anything like that. What i was trying to say is that there are different design approaches and that nobody can design a product that will work universally well when dealing with all of the variables that one can run into. As such, knowing what variables apply to your specific situation will typically give you further insight as to where to look and how best to spend your money. You were smart to call B&W and find out their thoughts on the subject, as they "should" ( not necessarily always the case with every manufacturer ) be familiar enough with their own product to know how to get it to perform optimally.

Other than that, people do hear differently and have different tastes. It is quite possible that even though a product was designed for use in a specific manner, one may find that they like a slightly different presentation than what the designer had in mind for that product. If you can take that product and find a way to make it work to suite your needs / personal preferences, that is great too. So long as one enjoys the music and their system, that is all that matters : )

As a side note, i'd just like to remind people that many of my posts are based on "theoretically perfect audio reproduction" and trying to achieve that with the least amount of compromises. Whether or not one strives to achieve that ( i do ) or can afford the "ultimate system" ( i can't ) is another story. Most of my posts should be taken as food for thought and information to compare with others' points of view. You will have to decide for yourself what you think will work best for your individual application and go from there. Nobody can tell you what you like or can hear better than yourself. Sean
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