$250 used speaker cables for warm system

Thanks for the cable tips everyone. It looks like I have a few I need to investigate a bit further. The Kimber 8 TC falls within my price range so I may try that one first.

I use the 47 LAbs OTA cable in my main system which is 24 gauge single runs and it is fabulous. This big wire for big bass idea is ridiculous. The cat5 I use for my second system the same way the 47labs single runs... I think that these elaborate braided cat 5 cable sound muc worse than simple single runs....

might want to try the monster 2.2 or 2.4 (biwire).

they are a highly underated cable. i am not a monster fan (tara, cardas, xlo..etc). but if you look at audio review & sterophile ( recommended components), you will see that they aare a very good.

they have a incredible tight bottom end, warm midrange and velvty highs. the cardas products has a tendency to be too warm and obsure the detail, with a midbass hump. the 2.4 "in my system" sounds better.

they can also be found on the used market, so they arent that much $$$$. they are the cable i have heard under $750 ne and $250 used.

my system -

pse studio v mono blocks ( similar to classe)
audio research ls 12 ( very neutral)
philips 963 ( incredible unit - best bargain hi-fi has seen in a long time)
alon II ( very revealing )
XLO signiture 2 & Tara master interconnects

hope that helps !!

mike

My thoughts regarding folks using the 47 Labs type of cable are that they do not listen at sustained high spl's, nor do they have woofers with large motor structures that are capable of long excursion. My guess is that these type of speaker cables are connected to lower powered tube gear / higher efficiency speakers and most of the music listened to is primarily acoustic based, i.e. small groups performing jazz, female vocals with backing bands, acoustic guitars with low level vocals, piano's and vocal's and possibly some smaller orchestral pieces.

How far am i off Dekay, Chelillingworth, Brulee & others ??? Sean
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I also use 47 Labs OTA speakercable and interlink and I do NOT feel there's any bass left behind. They do not hold back musicsignals. If you would prefer a thicker cable than the 0.4 mm, then there is an 0.65 mm option. Mostly used for the bass-section in an bi-wire version.