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Cables – Speaker as well as interconnects – ugghh

I Recently acquired Conrad Johnson’s MV60SE, Premier 14 and their DV-2B CD player. My speakers are from Tannoy’s prestige series, namely the Sandringhams.

Now I need to connect the dots. I’ve been reading many discussion forums and online reviews regarding cabling and am simply worn out. So much out there and so many opinions! At this time I’m leaning toward Cardas Neutral Reference for runs to the Tannoys and perhaps for RCA IC’s as well.

The added challenge here is that I need to run 6 meters of cable each side to reach my speakers. No, unfortunately I can’t change the placement of my components (electronics on one side of the room as opposed to center). Yes, this adds a lot of $$$.

So, what about the Cardas Neutral line? What about something else in a lesser or comparable price range?

Thanks so much for ANY thoughts!
rbschauman
bryoncunningham
888 posts
 
Don't know much about the Cardas Neutral line, but maybe you don't have to spend so much...

Like you, I have a speaker cable run that is about 6m (20 feet). I use Anticables and am pleased with the results. And they are dirt cheap.

FWIW, my previous speaker cables were $2k for 2m. I didn't notice any significant diminishment in SQ when I switched to the Anticables.

Food for thought.

Bryon
celtic66
990 posts
 
Agreed. The cable thing can be exhausting. Could fill a wooden crate with all the cables I've owned. Just do the Signal Cable Ultra Cables thing and be happy. They are truly that good. Use the money you save to travel out of state.
xti16
1,495 posts
 
Personally I didn't care for the neutral ref ic's. Both the high and low end were rolled off. Mids were excellent but that was all. Both my son and I prefer Audioquest king cobra over the NR's. Since then I've changed to Nordost. You may want to contact the Cable Co. That way you can try before you buy.
That being said I never gave Cardas a second chance with any other of their cables which are supposed to be a lot better.
arnettpartners
312 posts
 
I also like Signal Cable and Paul Speltz Anticables and have both. Audioquest was always a good value too but maybe not as much as the first two. Nordost doesn't work for me. I get a harshness in the highs.
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