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Neutral Sounding Silver Cables?

I'm looking for a new/used xlr cable to go between my Aesthetix Calypso preamp and my recently acquired Aesthetix Atlas amp. Aestetix recommends Kubala Sosna cables....and I'd love to get a pair of used Emotions, but they're a bit out of my price range for now. I'm guessing that the Kubala Sosna Emotion is a relatively neutral cable...so I've been doing some research on used cables and am looking for something less than 1k in the used market. I couple of cables sparked my interest: Siltech 550i or 770i as well as the Kimber Select 1130. Both of these cables incorporate silver. Any comments regarding these two cables? Any suggestions for cables with some silver that are neutral with bass response?
calgarian5355
rodman99999
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Ricred1- I used Silver Audio's Hyacinth's for a number of years, between my pre, monoblocks & woofer amp. Did you ever try the Kimber Selects(either 1030's or 1130's), in comparison? I almost went to the Appassionata, but found everything I desired in the Synergistic Research Tesla Apex, for those particular system positions. Just curious.
ricred1
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Rodman99999
I tried Kimber Selects in another system. They were okay, but nothing special.
calgarian5355 OP
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Thanks everyone for your advice. I wish I were able to take advantage of the Cable Company's trial programs; unfortunately, I'm in Canada, and they don't offer it to anyone out of country. I have to admit I'm reluctant to try any silver cables ever since my first experience with the QED Silver Spirals; these cables were so bright in my system that I swore I'd never use silver cables again. However, I was drawn to the very upper most 'fragile' treble frequencies that they did offer....that copper cables, thus far, have not been able to produce...Thus, my search for silver cables with bass response...
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jfrech
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One I don't seem mentioned is the Purist Venastus. It's is a silver, gold, copper blend, but a killer cable in your price range.
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syntax
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Neutral with all sonic advantages (Speed, Holographic picture, Bass response, no coloration, no loss of detail...):
Audioquest Sky with 72V DPS

When you want to try a cheaper cable, look for Audioquest Cheetah
When all is too cheap ---> Nordost
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