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Audioquest cables?

I am the owner of a pair Audioquest Midnight speakercables, but I am looking for better sound from my Dynaudios and I think I could get this with another speakercable. I think the Midnight is to soft in the bass, More control and fastness is what I need.

I tryed Nordost, but it´s to metallic and analytic to my Dynaudios. But then I think: couldnt I just buy a more expensive and newer Audioquest speakercable?

Have anyone heard the diffrences between old and unexpensive Audioquest cables, and new and more expensive Audioquest cables? Or maybe just experiences with new Audioquest cables?

Kenneth_P
audioangel
bar81
791 posts
 
Concur, dynaudios are typically known for their analytical nature and tight bass. The bass issue sounds like a front end issue and the newer copper Audioquest cables are generally very smooth cables that aren't detail monsters while being solid in the bass which sounds like it should be what you are looking for.
audioangel OP
37 posts
 
I got the Audience 52SE!
krell_man
827 posts
 
I think the Supra Sword speaker cable, from www.Madisound.com or www.audiorevelation.com, are extremely fast and detailed, but also full bodied. I ended up upgrading all of my system after getting them in order to take advantage of how good they are. They're also less than $1000.00. If you call Audio Revelation instead of Madisound, hold your ground and don't let Jay push you in the Crystal Cable direction, they're a lot more expensive. He also has a pair that you can audition.
davemitchell
253 posts
 
Older AQ cable like the Midnight and Argent were made with different metal from a different source than the conductors used in their cables today. Sonically, the older cables were very friendly but a bit mushy in the bass and generally soft sounding compared with any of their current and recent cables that list PSC, PSC+ or PSS as the conductor material. All of these will sound much tighter and faster in the bass.

Try CV8, Pikes Peak, Mont Blanc, Gibraltar or Volcano.
fatparrot
1,314 posts
 
The cable that seems to be a cost to performance winner is the Audience AU24. I haven't tried their speaker cables, but I was quite impressed with their I/C's.

I never was a big fan of Audioquest, but beauty is in the EAR of the beholder :-)
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