Your "BEST" best speaker cable to date!

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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited January 2011
    My MIT's are great much better than monster and will probably be where I stop spending money for cable.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2011
    Has anyone heard/used Cardas Clear speaker cables? They are not cheap ($3726/2m pair), but for being Cardas' top cable, still cheaper than many companies top cable line (MIT, Transparent Audio, Kimber, etc).
    Jake
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2011
    I've had AQ Type 4 and AQ Granite, then Kimber 4TC, and now 8TC/8TC v.2. The 8TC's have been in place for about 6yrs.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited April 2011
    I dig my Reality cables,never felt a need to go anywhere else. One of these days I'll try an MIT cable,but am in no hurry.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • del44
    del44 Posts: 686
    edited April 2011
    Just installed a pair of Kimber 8TC. I'm hoping for an improvement from the Monster's I've been running. I was really doing a diservice to my speakers using the Monster cable.
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  • HB27
    HB27 Posts: 1,518
    edited April 2011
    I get the opportunity to listen to a lot of cables and wire and I've been impressed by a relatively inexpensive wire and cable by Gotham Audio.
    I've been using these since wednesday and have about 100hrs burning them in and I'll have to say they sound as good as some of my more expensive "name brands". They most definitely need burn in time on them. When I first put them together and fired them up they were harsh and shallow. Those bad qualities left pretty quick and the wires are sounding pretty darned good the more hours on them they get.
    I don't have many hours on the Gotham ICs yet but the speaker wires are more than worth the money and termination time.
    They're very well insulated and I think that's where they shine. They shield out the interferrence around me better than any cable I've used. More time on them will tell the whole story but they're already better sounding than MOST of the cables I've listened to.
    Lots of bang for the buck with them.

    http://www.gothamaudiousa.com/
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited April 2011
    miner wrote: »
    Kimber Kbale 12TC

    I have used and still use Kimber Kable. I consider them the best bang for the buck.
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited April 2011
    Why spend all that money on MIT SHOTGUN CABLES when there's radio shack, right around the corner....You got to be kidding... I'm loving my MIT Shotgun S3 Cables.I finally Upgraded,it was long over due. Thanks RT1 and,Oh lawd,I forget the other guy's name,(he's popular here on the forum),that sold them to me for a reasonable price. I also bought a MIT Digital coaxial cable from E-bay, and reconnected my Audio Alchemy Dac,the DDE 3.0 and is using the Oppo 95 as a transport...man,I can't believe the sound,Absolutely, Awesome..God is good to me. MIT RULES!!!
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited April 2011
    AudioQuest Type 8 single biwire.
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2011
    zingo wrote: »
    Has anyone heard/used Cardas Clear speaker cables? They are not cheap ($3726/2m pair), but for being Cardas' top cable, still cheaper than many companies top cable line (MIT, Transparent Audio, Kimber, etc).

    Anyone?
    Jake
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,081
    edited April 2011
    I talked to the guys from DH Labs at the Audio Show this past weekend, and they are some cool cats. Manufactured in the USA, good quality at great prices, I think they may be my next upgrade. I'm thinking Q-10 and some Ultra RCA...
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2011
    Darren is a cool dude, and his Q-10 Signature speaker cables are something special. They are a great speaker cable, and the best for the price IMO.
    Jake
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited May 2011
    I just ordered a pair of Luminous Audio Synchestra Signature Speaker Cables along with a pair of matching Synchestra Reference Interconnects. I opted for the burn-in treatment from Tim for an extra $35 which I've never tried before. I've never tried their speaker cables before, but I've read great reviews and they look nice as well. Here's to hoping they are my "BEST" best speaker cables to date!

    synch-sig-spk-LG.jpg

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    Jake
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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 935
    edited May 2011
    I really like these with my tubes and horns. They added some brilliance on the top end that is pleasing to my ears. The major advantage was I won them.

    Dual Connect

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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited May 2011
    MIT Terminator 6.

    Courtesy of Freddy here on the forum. :wink:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • victor. askew
    victor. askew Posts: 50
    edited May 2011
    Hmmm, I can not remember the brand name of my spkr wire at this time. I have also in the past stayed as far away from the great cable/ wire debates as possible. Having said that I know that it is #10 guage and #8 guage oxygen free copper braided wire terminated with monster cable fittings at the amp and spkrs. This wire is without the teflon center strand that i have seen inside monster cable. Not sure why that was added to their wire. Im using nothing fancy and am very happy..!!!
    Amps- Nakamichi PA 7 & PA 5.
    P Amp- Classie Audio. Nakamichi CA 5
    Tape- Tandberg 3014A.
    Tape- Nakamichi 600.
    CD Calif Audio Tercet 3.
    CD-Rotel 1078.
    Spkrs- Polk Audio RTI 150 Towers.
    Spkrs- ADS L1290 Towers.
    Spkrs- Yamaha- NS 670,NS 500m,NS 200m, NS 200ma
    NS 200ma hybrids.
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