Cable recommendation for Krell & Vandersteen

@gdnrbob.  Great advice!!

Electronic and heavy metal I’d definitely stay away from silver and ultra revealing cables. On a serious note Belden, Mogami and Canare are actually very good cables a little on the warmer side. I have a lot of experience with the Canare line. For the money AQ, Kimber and the other boutique lines can’t touch studio cables until you start spending the money. Look into Canare and buy some Neutrik and build your own. Check out redco.com 

Hi guys, 

Thanks for the additional feedback--I appreciate it! 

I have to correct something I said in my previous post above. I was incorrect about what The Cable Company recommended for my set-up. It was not AQ that was the "warmer" cable, it was Kimber. They actually recommended AQ or Analysis Plus (which is too expensive anyway), as well as Kimber if I wanted something on the warmer side. If I wanted neutral, which is what I am looking for, AQ would be the way to go. Sorry for the confusion... and for confusing myself. 

I had spoken to John Rutan a while back on matching another piece of gear with the Vandys. I gave him my budget concerns and he suggested I find some of the older AQ CV-4 speaker cable. I did find some and still have it in storage. In fact, I have enough of it to make a bi-wire run on each speaker. When I got the Krell integrated, I did send him a quick note asking if the CV-4 was still good to use with the Krell and I think he still recommended it, but I will have to check my old emails. 

As for interconnects, what AQ XLR's are good that will match well the the Krell integrated and cd player?  I found a pair of used AQ King Cobra's in XLR for $70. Are they any good?  If I recall, when I had spoke with John R. about interconnects (RCA) he recommended Red River or Mackenzie. Anyone compare these to the King Cobra's? Any other AQ suggestions? 

If your equipment supports the Balanced protocol, then buying expensive XLR cables will/should yield minimal differences in sound reproduction.
I'd just get the King Cobra's.
I've never heard a 'bad' AQ cable. They just get more refined/defined as you go up the chain.
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I have always used Connex cables and I must say they haven't disappointed me