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Cable advice

My system is as follows: I am looking for advice on interconnect and speaker cables for my system. Marantz PM-84D Integrated amplifier, Denon 1650AR CD player, Vandersteen 2Ce speakers. The CD/Amp interconnect is Kimber PBJ. Speaker cables are inexpensive Monster cable which I bought at United Audio (about $40 for a 15ft run). The speakers are bi-wired. I would appreciate any advice I can get on cables, both interconnect and speaker.
chander
carl_eber
1,425 posts
 
"and let loose the dogs of war..." Ok, I dare to recommend MIT Terminator 2, if Audio Advisor still has them close-out priced. I hope you will consider investing in room treatments also, if you want to hear what's on the recording.
eldragon
707 posts
 
...and nothing wrong with your PBJ! Unless, you want to try the pure silver cable, from "Homegrownaudio"? Everybody likes them and they are inexpensive too! Check it out, i will!
trelja
3,223 posts
 
Ditto on the PBJ sentiments. They are excellent cables, can be a bit too forward for some. But very in line with what cables "should" cost. They came "before the dark times...". Good with Vandersteens, they won't sound so bright in this system. For speaker cables, from the description of your system, I would try AudioQuest Type 6. Or if you are into keeping a biwire configuration, maybe two runs of it. Or you may consider two runs of Kimber 4TC(it will be more forward than the AudioQuest). Good luck, and try to stay out of the sure to follow bloodbath.
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