Sorry Tm12, but I borrowed an absurdly long (20 ft.) run of Nordost SPM speaker cable from a dealer and it simply, utterly, and thoroughly trounced the 6 ft. JPS speaker cable then IN MY SYSTEM. The capitialization refers to the fact that this was done by direct comparison at my home. This is not a snipe at Tm12, I've never listened to any Audioquest or DH cables. I just don't agree with his view that Nordost has obtained its reputation on the basis of hype. Is the Nordost overpriced? I don't know how much it costs them to make their cable, although I have heard from one high end manufacturer that it really isn't all that expensive to make. Then again, neither he not I make cable for a living, so who knows? Almost all cable is overpriced in the sense that you can get almost any cable you're interested in at sites like Audiogon, generally for 1/2 list price. I think Tm12 and I agree that you should never buy cable new if you can avoid it (if you have specific needs for a cable with an odd sized length, you may be forced to buy it new). The bottom line Kkirkpa@aol.com is that you should try to borrow cable over a weekend from a dealer and determine with your ears, in your listening room, with your gear, if the cable sounds good. And don't be biased against Nordost; in my system it sounds better than anything else I've compared it to.
