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Speakers cables that are warm yet detailed........

Need your help Audiogon members as I am in the market for a 3m bi-wired pair of good speaker cables that are warm to a degree yet present a great sounstage and are very detailed without being bright ...Holy Grail Cables you say !!!! I currenlty have Purist Audio Venustas...but would like to upgrade from them and which by the way are great cables. Current system is Avalon Eclipse, Rowland amp and pre-amp, dcs Delius and Purcell with a CEC TL-1 transport. Shunyata Anaconda's pc's and Synergistic Absolute Ref's ic's. Price ....around $3,500 to $4,000. Your thoughts....
garebear
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jmcgrogan2
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I second the Tara Labs reco, they balance very well between detail and musicality. I might recommend you try The One's.

Happy Hunting Gary,

John
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
you can't have both. if you want warmth achieve the desired warmth and settle for the detail that comes with it.

if you want resolution, determine the level of resolution that you want and accept whatever warmth occurs. it is easier to approach your goal that way, than to try to be an alchemist.

given my suggestion, which is more important and what do you mean by warmth ? i may be able to make a suggestion, as i have auditioned many cables.
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jackaroe
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I would have to side with Montytx. I'm using 6ft. biwired Tara The One ISM Onboards with matching IC's in an all MBL Reference setup. The sound is neutral to slightly warm, but incredibly deep and detailed with excellent stage placement. Obviously the MBL omni's are perfect for just what I described, but with that front end you have going my guess is that you would see much of the same.
westborn
101 posts
 
You might really like Acousic Zen - Satori Shotgun or Double Barrel. Just my 2¢..
http://www.acousticzen.com/speaker_cable.html
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Here we go again...another wire thread that'll eventually have 75 different suggestions from everyone who posts what they use with no regard made to the original poster's associated gear.

My suggestion is to buy a few used pairs of cabling from the l...o...n...g list to follow, and then listen for yourself.

Otherwise, cut to the chase by contacting The Cable Company for some recommendations, and then using their Cable Lending Library to narrow your choices. No matter what you eventually choose, you will have to listen to a few different cables to decide which are right for you.
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