Synergistic vs. Acoustic Zen


I'm looking to audition some under $1K speaker cables. Copper probably but open to silver. Looking to tighten up the bass some, add warmth, keep highs very open. Preference for intimate closer-mic'd forward sound vs. 20th row.

From my tooling around, I'm mulling over Acoustic Zen Satori or Holograms, and Synergistic active cables. I'm confused at the number of Synergistic cable variations and obviously can't afford their best models, are the older Signature X2 cables any good?

I won't buy new, I know I'll be swapping these out eventually and don't want to take a bath on resale.
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Try a pair of Gregg Straley Reality cables. $275/8 foot pair. 20 day trial. You might be very surprised.
Thanks Tvad. I'll definitely check them out. Any other thoughts or suggestions? I'm thinking of getting a couple different brands to audition. Have you auditioned the AZ cables?
Have you auditioned the AZ cables?
Dennis_the_menace (System | Threads | Answers)

No.

I have tried Canare 4S11 (very good), MAS Hybrid Signature (excellent), Purist Audio Venustas (not so good in my system), Silverline Audio Conductor (excellent), and Straley Reality (best of the bunch).
I dont recommend the Synergistic X2's. They new Tesla line is 100% better. Look for some Tesla Accelerator speaker cables to come up used. They frequently do in the $800-$900 range.