Cable Suggestions


I have built my system slowly over time and now need to replace interconnect and speaker cable. My cable is 10 to 13 year old Cardas "golden" (Cardas top of the line at that time). There are so many cables now that I would appreciate perhaps 3 suggestions to narrow my auditioning. I have mixed musical tastes from rock (U2, Stones) to female vocals (Ricki Lee Jones) and a fair amount of jazz (coltrane, Miles). My current system is Cary 303/300 to CAT SL1 to VTL 450's to Martin Logan Sequel II's (can't get rid of these classics yet). For ic I need 1M from cd to pre and 2M from pre to amps. I need 1.5M for the speaker cable. My budget is about $3000 max for these cables. I would like to start with the ic ($1750), then work on the speaker cable ($1250). I have heard about wireworld, xlo, au, synergistics research and numerous others. Thanks very much for a few suggestions.
msomerst
I also have upgraded from Cardas, still use some Golden Cross. Add Pure Note to your short list. The Paragon has very high resolution yet is smooth for a silver cable and the price is right.

http://www.purenote.com
I use Sonoran Plateau IC's, Speaker cables, and Power cords and really like them. You can audition them by going to www.audiopoints.com and then calling them at the toll free number listed. They're in your price range and IMO really, really good.

Chuck
Lots of good choices out their but one you may not think of or hear about for IC's, I would investigate Oritek...either their X-1 or better yet their X-2.
I've used/tried lots of cable and this is great stuff at a very fair price.
I like Purist Opus, Ensemble Megaflux, Nirvana sx ltd, Cerious, Goertz ag-2, Oritek, Harmonix...and others for speaker cable.