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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
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jfrech
1,816 posts
 
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
rodman99999
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Ricred1- Did you directly compare the Silver Audios to either the Kimber KS-1030's or 1130's(the least expensive, all silver Selects)? If so- which Silver Audios?
rodman99999
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Calgarian5355- It's a shame you can't avail yourself of The Cable Co's program. Perhaps a less risky proposition would be the Kimber KS-1121 or 1126, both combining silver and copper conductors. (http://www.kimber.com/products/interconnects/analog/select/balanced/ks1121/)
dwr
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Calgarian5355 do yourself a big favor and get a hold of Paul at Clear Day Cables. His silver cables work excellent in my system and Paul usually offers some type of trial period. Send him an email and explain your situation and see what he says, he is one of the seriously good guys in audio. Like some of the other posters have said here, cables are very system dependent so what may sound great in one system may not sound good at all in another.

Dan
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