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Speaker Cable to pair with Soliloquy 5.3's

Which cable are you pairing with the Soliloquy 5.3's? What has your experience been? Bi-wire or no? My current cables are Lat Intl 1000's which have a very open and airy mid and and high section but the bass is a little loose and unrefined with the Sol's. The same wasn't true with my previous speakers. I have tried a few other pairs both biwiring and single runs and found a couple that gave a deeper, tighter cleaner bass but those that did seemed to present a veiled mid and rolled top end when coupled with the 5.3's. So let me know what combinations you are using out there and what you have found that works! Thanks!
pavukda
rysa4
266 posts
 
I use cobalt cables and am pleased with the result. I also like the lifetime no questions asked replacement guarantee that cobalt has and that I have used ( one of the ends bent).

Internally, sols use Oval Plus wiring so perhaps matching with the same speaker cable makes sense.
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boa2
1,550 posts
 
I think Rysa4 meant to say that Soliloquy uses Analysis Plus wiring.
They are excellent with Signal Cable shotgun bi-wire. I've also found them to work well with Analysis Plus Silver Oval, though if you have a SS system, I'd probably stick with copper.
All the best,
Howard
nighthawk
241 posts
 
If your 5.3s are new, wait for at least 300 hours (preferably 500 hours) before you start evaluating cables for them. Soliloquy speakers are notorious for a long break-in period. (I know. I have 6.5s.)

In my experience, bi-wiring is definitely beneficial. I use Kimber Bi-focal XL. Also place them well out from the wall behind them - at least 4 feet.
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