Cables for Thiel CS6


I just bought my pair of Thiel. I'll be grateful for suggestions on which cables fit them best. The rest of the chain is Teac10 + external ADI converter +ARC Sp11 and VT100MKII with Transparent Ultra and reference XL series. My original thought was to go for Transparent Ultra XL, but I'd like to listen to you.
Thanks
Marco
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Harmonic Technologies Prosilway 9s are what I use with my CS6s. Much improved over the Tara Air Twos that I was using previously. Much air and great balance top to bottom, excellent dynamics. They seem to be made for each other.
I tried a 10 Ft Transparent Super Bicable and they sound absolutely great. I miss a bit of control on the very low bass and I sense they are a bit aggressive. But now we can talk about music...I will keep youposted on the next steps.
I would love to try The HT Prosiway 9s but it is difficult to find them in my country (Italy).
I have been listening to my CS6 speaker for about a year and I tested it with the cables as follows:

Harmonic Technology Magic Tweeter/Woofer and Pro 9
Transparent Reference wXL
Gryphon Guideline PSC Gold
Siltech Ribbon
Siltech LS 288 Gold
Kimber KS 3038
Nordost Valhalla

For interconnects I tried (all balanced XLR)

Harmonic Technology Magic Link One
Transparent Reference MM
Siltech SQ88B Gold
Kimber KS 1130
Nordost Valhalla, Valkyrja, QuattroFil

My power cords are Elrod EPS 2 Signature for the CDP and Siltech SPX 30 Classic G5 with Mark Levinson No. 39 driving a No. 333 and occasionally a Pass X250.

In this setup my final choice was Siltech for all cables (except for the CDP). It is dynamic, harmonically correct, open, airy and does everything right in this setup. The runner up was the Valhalla it sounded magical too. The Harmonic Tech Magic Tweeter was the best cable in terms of price vs. performance. The Kimber 3038 was a great cable but too warm for my taste and the KS1130 interconnect, which was my secret tip, finally was a major disappointment because of lack of dynamics and resolution compared to the Valkyrja and the Siltech SQ88B Gold. The only Transparent cable I liked was the new Reference MM. the others were rolled off in the treble.

This of course only represemts my taste: I like fast, dynamic, lively open sound without colorations and I do not like the artificial added warmth which is somtimes referred to as being "musical". If someone's taste is the opposite of mine I would recommend the Kimber. It is important to note however, that the interconnect and speaker cable I use are very very hard to find on the used market, I waited for almost a year until I was able to buy them. I hope this helped a bit.
Lez,
thanks for your very detailed history that help more than a bit.
As a CS6 expert what are the amlifiers you tried out? I have been told from many sources that Thiel are avid of power.. I'm looking for the right cable but I do not have the feeling that the 100W of my ARC Vt100 are not working. In the opposite way in my room, that is small, I have very very good resolution at low levels I'm not sure I would get from a SS amplifier. Very interested to know your feeling on that one. In one week from now I will have other cables to try out and will post my impression.