HiDiamond Speaker Cables

Stevepo,
I run cables from Bybee, Cardas and SR in series with HiDiamond cables. The results are superior with cabling in series vs. using cables singly. I also splice Bybee purifiers into the mix. This is rather complicated and expensive -- and I am met with a blank stare. But I don't care. I know what works. I have really good hearing. I would never be able to go back to single cables.

I think single cabling is the biggest game that is played in the cable industry. Makers and users are forever looking for the holy grail in a single cable. The search is endless it is the basis of the cable industry. But I have never found a holy grail in a single cable.

It is the synergy between 2 special cables that is the secret of sonic superiority -- in my system. This flies in the face of all commonly accepted norms including a short signal path. But there are many things in life that work that fly in the face of commonly accepted norms. When we find these special things there is no going back.

Sabai, I think you've completely lost your mind with that "series" idea but at the same time I love it. It intrigues me. It kind of sounds like mixing colors of paint to make a different color altogether.

Let me ask this then, if someone robbed your house tomorrow and left only one strand of wire left on your speakers, which would you consider the most crucial, the HiDiamond or Cardas?

Also, what Cardas are you running in series with it and what would you say is the sonic impact of it's addition to the chain?

Stevepo,
Almost everyone else thinks so too. Who cares. They have no idea because they have no experience with it -- only opinions. Exactly -- it's like mixing colors. Except in this case it is mixing the best of 2 cables and getting something better than what either one can offer when used alone.

I run Cardas Golden Cross in series with HiDiamond speaker cables -- spliced with SR power cells, Bybee speakers filters and Bybee speaker bullets. Beats any single speaker cable, hands down.

The Bybees are the essentials in my system -- power cords, purifiers too numerous to mention, speaker bullets, and Stealth.

Sabai..take a pic of your speaker cable set up ..it would be interesting to see..

Sabai,
I would love to see a pic of how that looks too.

Also, you never answered the question of if you would opt for the HiDiamond or Cardas if forced to pick one. Additionally, I would be very curious to know your sonic observations of adding the Cardas to the combo.

With that said, seeing as how your setup seems to mainly consist of gear I was aiming at upgrading to, would you entertain a request of breaking down the list of your power + speaker hookup equipment in order of biggest to smallest impact? I am looking to order some HD8 speaker cables since my current ones are my weakest link at the moment. I have HD3 PC's and HD interconnects but no power filtering at this time (recently took mine out of the chain after noticing that it was killing dynamics). So basically, I'm starting from a very simple foundation.