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Need a good Nerd Opinion - Biwire Best Value

Hey guys,

I am by no means an audiophile, but I'm also not a novice. I've recently settled on a new reciever (Arcam AVR400 or 450), to replace my current setup, and will probably be upgrading to KEF R300's. Not the most elaborate system in the world, but much better than most. That said, I am having a hard time figuring out the cabling situation. I've decided to biamp my front mains, but am not sure what biwire solution offers the most value. To complicate things, one run will be 3x's the length as the other. Any suggestions on a brand and/or configuration I should look in to? I am not spending $500 on cables. I just can't bring myself to do it. Since you guys are the experts, I figured you might know about some hidden gems that are at a good price point, and offer better than average performance.

Thanks!
Tony
unctonythetiger
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stringreen
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Yes Anti-Cables....they are so inexpensive, you can get the same lengths for each side and just dress them accordingly. Anti- Cables have various "levels"....the higher the level the better, but don't be afraid of their cheapest ones.
unctonythetiger OP
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Guys - I have to say, thanks so much for the help, this has been great. You gave me great options to check out and research.

I ended up feeling pretty good about the pricing with Signal Cable and that for my first experience with this could buy something without breaking the bank. I'll let you know how it goes, and thanks again :)!
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zavato
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A little tough to find in the US, but it's worth looking for QED 79 strand. It's not expensive and sound sweet. There are dealers in the UK which will gladly ship to the US.

Ps- I would avoid drastically differing lengths of cable
unctonythetiger OP
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Hey guys - my Signal HiFi cables arrived this week and I installed them. They are amazing, thank you for the suggestion. The biggest improvement I can hear is from my center channel. It sounds like a completely different speaker. Voices are clearer and more natural, bass sound ways better, and overall performance is noticeably improved.
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audioman58
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The JW Audio speaker cables IMO are more refined then the Speltz anti cables IMO
The several added applications JW does truly adds to the detail.
Their speaker cables out did Kimber cables that were Many times their cost
And their interconnects especially Reference beat my Selectand This was over $1k from Kimber ,that is saying a whole lot ,and not just in one area
But as a whole this now sits in a $15k system .i too was hesitant
As A Audiophille sometimes cost if not enough gets overlooked .
Please remember Big name companies Mark up cables sometimes
More then 10X ,and add in labor . Small companies much better value !!
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