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Which is a good $500 cable for bass biamping ?

Hi
I am vertically biamping my Snell B's with 2 CJ 2500"A" amps.The top is Straightwire Crescendo.My budget currently is very low and i have about $500 to spend on cables for bass section.,Have currently 2 cables to pump bass:Kimber Bifocal XL and AQ Midnight and not satisfied with their performance in the bass region(though Kimbers were great when i used them in biwiring configuration)
I would appreciate your resposes.
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darrylhifi
498 posts
 
Althigh I did not like this cable "overall" in my system, I never heard a cable control the woofers in my Legacy speakers like the Acoustic Zen Satori.
markone8a55
30 posts
 
Try Audioquest Sterling for your bass section...amazing control, definition and weight.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Try to find Tara Labs--master reference-- The first gen is kinda like a saw blade in 'bend-ability'; but besides being cheap it is great in this area.
mikesinger
572 posts
 
i have a similar setup - 4 pse studio V monoblocks with alon II's.

what interconnects are you using on the top and bottom amp ?

here are some suggestions, i hope they are helpful.

1. can you double mount the kimber bifocal ? you might be able to do this by adding bannana adapters.

2. Van Den Hul The Revelation. was reviewed and recommended by sterophile in the mid 90's. i agree with the review - awesome bass performance, will pressurize the room and is also very musical. i have had a hard time not using this on the top end ( a little pulled back on the top imo). it is hard to find but not too much $300 - $350 for 8 feet used ( orig. $1100)

3. xlo type 5 - still state of the art in regards to bass. very fast cable and images well. lower mid getes a little lean ( $300 used for 8 foot pair - $1000 orig)

4. i have owned the satori and the tara labs master gen I( really stiff stuff that is seperate cables and has a light candy strip - it wasnt bad it is really really stiff.

i tried the satori and found it a rolled off on the top and nothing great on the bottom ( i was really surprised since this cable has been well reviewed - it wasnt bad but there was no extension at the extemes - nice mid though.

it is really hard since you are using the straightwire cresendo- i use the straight wire cresendo interconnects and it the best interconnect i have had in my system so far. very big, controlled, dynamic, detailed sound.

though i havent tried them, i would consider some other straightwire speaker cables ( used to own a original pair of maestros- cable was a little bright but awesome bass control- was a good match with cj tbe gear of the day)

hope that helps,

mike
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