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Audience Conductor "E" or "SE" speaker cable?

Audience has a so-called entry level cable, the "Conductor E". They also offer the Conductor SE which supposedly provides more resolution. I can't afford the more expensive 24e cable which is double to triple the price of these series.

Therefore, anyone currently using the Audience Conductor SE speaker cable, if so, does it offer some improvement over the "E" series??

Another related question is: Are the Audience lower series speaker cables better than most so-called "ENTRY LEVEL" cables, for example Audio Art SC-5; Harmonic Technology Fantasy cable; Signal Cable Ultra; Kimber Kable 4TC and 8TC; Nordost Purple Flair. I have either heard or tried them; some are better than others, but none are exceptional or overachievers for their price range. Thanks to all
sunnyjim
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lowrider57
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Sunnyjim, did you ever get an answer regarding the Audience Conductor "E" or "SE" speaker cables? I was going to post the same question, until I found your thread. It seems as if nobody is using these cables; I'm going to order a pair thru the Cable Company.

Audience used to make a higher-end "Maestro" series which has been discontinued.
jb0194
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I 've changed from monoblocks to a stereo amp and now have a spare 1 m E and a 1.2 m SE pair , both pairs with spade termination. Former is 8/10 and latter essentially unused ( about 25 hours). I f anyone has interest, contact me. I can post a classified to sell. Both are very honest sound, most resembling the very pricey Siltech G6 cables I've used before. The SE has a bit more low end weight.
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jazzonthehudson
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I can't comment on the Conductor model but have experience with the AU24e and AU24SE SC: the SE version is more airy and provides better imaging, highs have more presence. IME there are no drawbacks of the SE vs E and both are steps better than the standard version.

Generally, I find Audience product lines good value for money. Their power conditioners are definitely recommended.
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lowrider57
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Hi Jazz, I'm enjoying your Audience Powerchord; my system really opened up with it. I'm now using one to the preamp and a 2nd to the ARC CDP.

The AU24's are out of my price range; right now I'm auditioning some MIT Matrix 28's.
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jazzonthehudson
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Hi Lowrider,

Glad to hear you like the powerChord e, I tried to find better alternatives to the AU24SE speaker cables in my second system but could not in their price range.
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