quattro fil xlr or cardas golden cross

Those are vastly different interconnects. Are you looking for the ultimate in speed and resolution or something great with a little warmth?

IMO the nordost hit the 1st category above the cardas the 2nd. Really depends on you and your system. Both great cables...

I have two systems in my house. The first one comprised of tubed gear with Electrostatic speakers I cable with Nordost Quatra-fils and SPM speaker cables.

My H/T system which is all solid state is cabled with Cardas Golden Ref and Gold Ref speaker cables. Both systems sound great just the way they are.

I couldn't imagine switching the cabling on either system. I've tried other cables on both systems but these seem to work best with my components and speakers. Definetly system dependent

I agree with Jfrech and Glen.

For resolution and speed the Nordost is hard to beat at the price point. I have been told that the QF/SPM combo gets you about 90 to 95% to Valhalla.

KF

try nbs all

Isn't the Rowland gear wired with Cardas? (Consider Acoustic Zen to your list.)