old Audioquest cables review


I am offered a couple of old Audioquest interconnect at very cheap

prices. Could someone comment on the performance of the following cables?

1. Midnight speaker cable

2. Midnight + speaker cable

3. Midnight 3

4. Indigo blue

5. Indigo

What's the difference between no. 1, 2, and 3? Their name's so similar!

I am after a pair of neutral, natural sounding speaker cables without emphasizing on any particular sound range.

My gears:

Kenwood CDP
Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid valve Preamp
Aragon 4004 MKII power amp
KEF C30 speakers

Thanks
Chris
chris_9
Although I'm a fan of older Audioquest cables in general, I'd stay away from the Midnite series. Not sure which version I had but on my set the insulation inside the cable had deteriorated to the point where the conductors were exposed. This is potentially dangerous for the amp. I believe I read this was a common occurrence with the Midnite.

No experience with the Indigo. I will say my favorite Audioquest speaker cable is the Crystal. These also come in various versions and I have owned a few of them. They can go for pretty reasonable prices on ebay if sellers expectations aren't too high.
I used Indigo Blue for 10 years with Vandersteen 2ce speakers and a Classe' Fifteen amp. Sonic bliss.
I would be very cautious about buying older Audioquest cables, as Audioquest themselves are aware that there is a lot of counterfeit AQ product out there on the streets.

You'd probably be better off buying some current offerings from a company like Signal, Morrow, etc.