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What next after Audience AU24 and Siltech G3?

I'm fairly satisfied with my current cables but was looking to change/upgrade. I'm looking for a little more detail and wider soudstage without brightness/harshness. Budget is around $400 (used) pair RCA and $800-900 (used) speaker cables.

System consists of:
Sonus Faber Cremona - Audience AU24 (non E) speaker cables 2M.
Pass Labs 250.5 - Siltech SQ28 G3 RCA
Thor Audio TA-1000
Lector CDP-7t - Audience AU24 (non E) RCA
Trigon Vanguard II - Siltech SQ28 G3 RCA
Nottingham Ace Space - stock RCA

Also have Crystal Cable Piccolo RCA. Nice cable but lacks the bass weight of the Audience.

Thanks
TG
tghooper
tghooper OP
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That was my first thought but I'm not sure if the "e" is worth the price difference rather then trying a different cable.
pops
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I just wired up with Harmonic Technology Majic Link II IC's and they are the best I've had against top Kimber and MIT. They are anything but harsh or bright...they are utterly transparent. They also mate nicely with my Audience au24 SC.
tghooper OP
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Philojet,
The Au24 may sound "thin and lifeless" in your system but I find it to be very full and liquid sounding and very good tonally in my system.
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philjolet
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I did not mean to be harsh and maybe it should be noted my setup is all vacuum tubes, fwiw at the time we compared the AU24 with Audio Note AN-V on an all ss system and could not tell the difference.

Maybe a good disclaimer is that the AU 24 may be system dependant - or maybe it was the AN-V or both!
pops
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Tghooper - same here, the AU24 is very dynamic in my system - ss amps and Thiel speakers. I have tried alot of SC and haven't found one to better them.
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