Late to the discussion, but agree w/the last couple comments regarding jumpers. I tried several 5 to be exact .. (prices approximate)
- AntiCable level 2.1 about $50-
- an eBay audiophiles take on Dueland wire w/silver banana's, $99-
- Tuneful Cables, $50-
- Maze Audio reference $50-
- AntiCable Signature jumpers $175-
All were burned in 20-30 hours before my A/B'ing .. Hands down all the cable sounded more expansive and natural than compared to the brass straps on my 7b's.The Dueland audiophile made (brand forthcoming) were terminated w/silver solder and silver plated banana's. They were brighter, with good stage characteristics, balancing out the warmth of the Aerials, but left a huge dry gap in bass performance.
The Tuneful cables performed well but were not a standout.
Both version of the AntiCables offered the best overall performance, with the Signature version way outperforming all. Paul of AntiCable described to me a long search to find the right solder compound to terminate the his best wire to the spade/banana.
For background .. I am running the 7b's w/a Counterpoint NPS 400 (200 wpc @ 8ohm & 400 @ 4 ohms) recently re-tubed by Sam in Michigan w updated Silver level HiFi Tuning fuses (Directly fed by Oppo 205). With burn-in time it is a SWEET combination blowing my walls out with great depth and staging.
I do have to put a plug in for Bionic Wire InterConnect (Wow!) using XLR from Oppo to Counterpoint. Using Mosaic speaker cables, Shunyata everywhere (Python/Delta NR) except for a Darwin Cable Silver power cord into the amp .. replaced 1 of my Pythons nicely.
- AntiCable level 2.1 about $50-
- an eBay audiophiles take on Dueland wire w/silver banana's, $99-
- Tuneful Cables, $50-
- Maze Audio reference $50-
- AntiCable Signature jumpers $175-
All were burned in 20-30 hours before my A/B'ing .. Hands down all the cable sounded more expansive and natural than compared to the brass straps on my 7b's.The Dueland audiophile made (brand forthcoming) were terminated w/silver solder and silver plated banana's. They were brighter, with good stage characteristics, balancing out the warmth of the Aerials, but left a huge dry gap in bass performance.
The Tuneful cables performed well but were not a standout.
Both version of the AntiCables offered the best overall performance, with the Signature version way outperforming all. Paul of AntiCable described to me a long search to find the right solder compound to terminate the his best wire to the spade/banana.
For background .. I am running the 7b's w/a Counterpoint NPS 400 (200 wpc @ 8ohm & 400 @ 4 ohms) recently re-tubed by Sam in Michigan w updated Silver level HiFi Tuning fuses (Directly fed by Oppo 205). With burn-in time it is a SWEET combination blowing my walls out with great depth and staging.
I do have to put a plug in for Bionic Wire InterConnect (Wow!) using XLR from Oppo to Counterpoint. Using Mosaic speaker cables, Shunyata everywhere (Python/Delta NR) except for a Darwin Cable Silver power cord into the amp .. replaced 1 of my Pythons nicely.