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Biggest Baddest Audio Cables

Whether they actually sound better or not, I don't really care but I have a fetish for beautifully made, anaconda sized audio cables, especially with unusually well made connectors. Any ideas here especially where 2nd hand is a deep discount would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
cwlondon
cwlondon OP
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Have any of you tried the "Biggest, Baddest" PS Audio xStream speaker cables, now dramatically discounted on some of the audio websites?

Further to this classic, timeless thread, they allegedly weight 2 pounds per foot!!

With those "anaconda" credentials, I almost don't even care what they sound like, but it would be great if any of you could recommend them, particularly for taming brightness.

I have been just on the brink of ordering all new cables from signalcable.com, but perhaps these are worth a try?

Forget WAF - bigger is still better.
bpwalsh
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Cwlondon, weight is hardly a valid measure of quality except in some source components and speakers where reactive mass can make a difference. In cabling there are other aspects to consider.
Brian
cwlondon OP
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Brian

I first experimented with high end cables around 1979, when a friend gave me a set of Fulton interconnects which I used between my Hafler amp and preamp.

I would not say I am an expert, but I have learned one or two things in my 26 years of study.

There are other threads that discuss "other aspects" of cabling, but THIS thread is devoted to the "Biggest, Baddest Audio Cables" where pounds/foot could be one of the the most important variables to analyze.

Beyond that, if anyone has also listened to the PS Audio xStream cables, I would be curious to hear any feedback or advice.
bpwalsh
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Cwlondon, I've been pursuing high end for just as long and remember the early exotic cables. Of course ths topic of this thread is 'biggest and baddest...' but it sounds more like a phallic reference than anything else. Otherwise everyone would fill their cables with lead shot and such to achieve highest mass :)

I like your system. Biamp those Tympanis with tubes and you'll go much farther down the road.

Brian
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76doublebass
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The original MIT Shotgun 750 Speaker Cable.When it first came out ,this stuff was just huge.The original music hose,But double in size and double the cable.A MANS CABLE FOR SURE.
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