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Bang for Buck Bi-wiried cables...


Greetings all,

A friend of mine just purchased a Denon 3808 and a pair of B&W 704 speakers. He is looking to Bi-wire them and I wanted to get some recomendations on 8ft Bi-wire'd cables for him.

Cost is an issue as he is working towards the accompanying B&W items (C, SR, SL and Sub)to give him a 5.1 system.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Chuck
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timrhu
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For bang for the buck look at Audioquest Slate. Audioadvisor.com has great deals on the Slate if looking for new cable. I've seen people trying to sell used AQ Slate at prices very close to AudioAdvisor's.
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mofimadness
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Signal Cable makes some very good sounding cable. Prices are very reasonable. Frank's a great guy to work with.

www.signalcable.com
danlib1
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DNM Reson
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zephyr24069
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Audioquest Mont Blanc (shotgun using two pairs) or Audioquest Gibraltar (shotgun using two pairs) or Tara The One (shotgun using two pairs)...both are usually available on Audiogon. If cost (even used) prohibits dual pair/shotgun configuration, look at Audioquest Volcano or Mont Blanc (more conductors to derive the biwire from) or Tara The One.
jp1208
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Look on ebay for Valab. Bi-wire silver plated copper and made very well. Long break in period and excel the price point by a mile.. They easily replaced a few cables mentioned in this thread. I also have a pair of Morrow SP3's coming. Can't beat the trial period. I have used solid core and stranded cables and have found that the solid core seems to have more of a full midrange. At least on the ones I have tried. If you want super budget go with Anti-cables but I can tell you they don't compare to Valab.
Also, for your buddies system look at picking up a Tripp Lite isolation transformer down the road.
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