XLR cables that sound bold, natural, real..silver?


Hi, I'm looking for XLR cable recommendations to connect my NAD M51 DAC to my power amp.

Currently using Neotech NEI-3001s and they're good but perhaps tilting things too much to the warm side on top of the NAD.

Looking for more transparency and naturalness; that windex effect, if you know what I mean, but still with good bass.

Was thinking about silver based conductors and connectors other than copper/gold, at "sane" prices. I've tried Canare and Mogami already. The Neotech is better than them but still not the last word in "you are there". Any help?
loftarasa
Loftarasa, I just today received a Symmetry Silver balanced cable from VH Audio. Its much too early to draw firm conclusions, but my first reaction was that the Symmetry is a very natural sounding IC. Sweetened strings, without the dryness or thinness that one sometimes has with silver. Chris at VH audio sells the Neotech stuff, so he is quite familiar with what you are currently using I expect. Might be worth shooting him an email and see what he says. He has a very generous trial period, and as Stringreen points out, you really want to be able to audition a cable in your own system.
Thanks for the responses. I've got the Audio Sensibility Statement Silver and Grover Huffman ICs on order. Will report back how they compare.
Third the AZ Silver Reference II. Detailed but still natural sounding with good tonal properties unlike some silver cables. The original Silver References weren't bad either if you can score a good deal on them, but the IIs are a little more refined. I'm interested in the Huffman ICs as well so would be interested in your thoughts on those. Best of luck.
+1 for the AZ. I have Silver Ref II which I was very happy with for years. I moved up to the Absolutes and in my system I like them better than Zitron Pythons I was using. More natural, more realistic with no loss of extension in either the low or high end. Fantastic presentation of space. The only thing the Zitrons had over the Absolutes was arguably a tighter control in the low end. It was vise-like. But that wasn't enough to counter the Absolutes.

The SR II has many of the same qualities relative to its cost. PM me if you think you'd like to try them.