Speaker cable recommendations

I was on a quest for the "best" speaker cable and came to the conclusion that there is absolutely no correlation between price and performance. I have Audioquest Rocket 88, Kubala, top of the line Crystal Cable, and recently added Cullen speaker cables. The price of the Cullen is $240 for a bi-wire 15ft pair. I trust that you guys already know the prices of the AQ Rocket 88, Kubala, and Crystal Cable. Can I hear a huge difference among these cables? The answer is a resounding "No"! The differences among these cables are minuscule and I do have a very resolving system. Which one do I like best? The answer will surprise you. The Cullen cables are actually my favorite as they really have good synergy with my system. The price / performance ratio of the Cullen is astounding.

IM using Clear Day Double Shot-gun also. Silver is the best conductor in the world. Buy solid core 100% silver cable from silver cable company such as Clear Day, Connex or White Zombie. Or if you want to tweak and change the sound of music with audiophile copper cable.

As a point of information, the roughly 7 percent or so difference in resistivity and conductivity between silver and copper can be way more than compensated for by going just one gauge size larger in copper. It can also be compensated for by making the copper cable 7 percent shorter than the silver cable.

To the extent that silver and copper may tend to sound different when used in cable designs that are otherwise similar, IMO the reason(s) are almost certainly unrelated to differences in resistivity and conductivity, and are probably unexplainable in a manner that withstands quantitative scrutiny.

Regards,
-- Al

Melbourne02 - Ive recently installed cables from your neck of the woods (AUS)- they are from KLE Innovations - the model I have are the Essence gZero2.

They are the most dynamic and detailed cables I have used to date, with bass the extends very low - don't be put off by their look either - they are a little "skinny", but they outperformed my 10 gauge VDH d-352 cables by a significant margin. They are also very neutral in their presentation.

I'm driving a full range floorstanding Gershman Acoustics Sonogram speakers using a NAIM 5i integrated amp and it sounds pretty damn good.

I'm also using KLE Innovations Essence gZero3 interconnects that are top performers also.

My system has never sounded so good :-)

Just goole "KLE Innivations" to get to their web site.

Regards

I auditioned a lot of cables before I bought what I have now. Many reputable companies (Kimber, Transparent audio, and audioquest; models throughout the whole range) made expensive cables that were no better than super cables which are pretty good. I had similar experience with several small operations like Morrow and more expensive super cables. They were about the same as the rest.

Some were clearly different MIT and nordost come to mind but prolonged listening made me get bored by them. It felt like everything sounded the same and was dominated by cables.

Finally, I found Audience 24e and Auditorium 23 cables least intrusive and most pleasant in a long run and clearly better than the cables I have listed at the beginning.

Since I acquired these, I changed most of the other equipment and found each time that these performed the best. It was pretty shocking how context independent the outcome was. While audience and auditorium are similar , auditorium is cheaper ($1000 for 3m) and therefore I would recommend it.