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The best speaker wires under $500 new or

Having gone through a major system overhaul this year, and also gotten into debt, I am looking for the best cables you can get for $500 new or used. My system consists of a SFL-2, a Sonic Frontiers Power 2, Gershman Acoustics X-1 and SW-1 combo, Bel Canto DAC-1 digital front end linked to a Panasonic DVD...a Mac-78 tuner etc . . . Although I have upgraded most of the cables and also the power cords, I feel that I am missing something in the speaker cord spectrum. I presently own a pair of Audio Analysis Plus 12.....about $180 a pair.... I bought them because they had such a convincing adversitement, but after all the system upgrades, why do I feel that they are cheating out of something? Is there a speaker wire that really allows music to come across unimpeded, with some full body? I mean, cables that make music sound effortless. I realized that effortlesness can be improved with my power cord upgrade, a pair of Synergistic Master Coupler cords....Ah, I also would like some sweet mids....I somehow feel that my systems sounds a little brighter, perhaps it is the break in process not done with the Power 2 or the DAC-1 or the SW-1. Need help! PS: has anyone heard of the JPS Super conductors?
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sm_fung8639
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Audioquest CV-4. Or TaraLab Prime 1000 with individual runs for each poles. This means if your separate Mid/Hi from Low frequencies, you need a total of 8 runs.
jvr
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i suggest you look at vacuum state electronics web site. i have bought their supercables cook book. incredible sound for very low price (a little work on your part). i do not have quite the system you have; ls2mk2; cal15; macMR67; anthem pwr1; nht2.5i. i am building the silver wires of this had book as we speak. currently i have removed the 10 gauge monster wire and put 30 gauge magnet wire in 6 foot runs ($3.45 from radio shack). it was like taking a blanket off of my speakers!!!! they only rate this as a sonic of 6...silver is a nine. these wires smoke the $1500 transparent cables i tried. anyway it has been very interesting. good luck jim
themusicshop
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Hello, I have a demo pair of JENA Labs speaker cables, they are 7'5" long and are a biwire configuration with spades. These cables have a very sweet mid with full mid bass, I think they would compliment your system well and I'm asking $500.00 for them, they retail for $1800.00
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hifilogic
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Stop !!!! - before going crazy with all this web of cable madness - just purchase the - Mapleshade CLEARVIEW DOUBLE GOLDEN HELIX CABLE @$280 plus approx.$4/shp. - 30 day money back option. Will really even recommend getting the interconnect to compliment the spkr. cable - but not to go crazy - try the spkr. cable first, and if you want to reach me why I praise these cables so much just email.
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hifilogic
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COINCIDENT - COINCIDENT - COINCIDENT COINCIDENT -Speaker Cables - just a little under $500 - these cables have the Slam immediacy and quickness and more, cannot go wrong with them - These will smoke cables costing 3x -4x the cost. Try them and you will be amazed.These are the 2 major cables I will advice you to check up per my 2 treads.
mcne
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The Harmonic Technology Pro-11 Plus. This cable has been halting all these wacky wire companies ( like Trancendance ) from ripping off well meaning audiophiles. This cable is impossible to beat for the money. Plus, Jim Wang, the company owner, tends to respond to issues personally. A very rare luxury in these anti-service days.
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dekay
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Mcne: I spoke with Jim recently regarding a question that I had about their Truthlink IC's. I explained in my message that I left on the weekend that I had purchased the cables used. Jim called me first thing Monday morning with the answers to all my questions and I found him to be very nice and down to earth. I also use their PC which being a little (a tad) bright is a good compliment to layed back souces such as my Icon II CD player. Their spaker cable is on my list of things to audition.
jvr
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check up super cables cook book from vacuum state electronics. i am using their fine wires (at a cost of 3.45$ with r/s magnet wire) it blows away the a/b comparison with transparent x..somthing. 1500$ for 10ft biwire. i like something called signal tape interconnects that were about 8$ that smoke my aq rubies (some assembly required on the interconnects). do not have the best system but running nht 2.5i / 2 anthem amp 1's / ar ls2mk2 and cal 15 and mac mr67. i will say this....i am on the wire band wagon....they can really change your system (for the good or bad). but for 15$ and a little work...wow! good luck
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