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Canare Star Quad 4S11 too Mid-Fi?

I'm upgrading my system to include Von Schweikert VR4 SE's driven by a Bryston 14B SST, First Sound Presence Deluxe II preamp with an Empirical Audio modded EMC 1-UP CD player. My present "no-name" speaker cable is a 25 foot in-wall installation (where any replacement cable must also be run). I know I should upgrade my cable, but the length required translates to big bucks for high end cables, not to mention the need to keep the cabling to a manageable diameter for the in-wall installation. I've read some posts from Audiogon member Subaruguru mentioning Canare Star Quad 4S11 as a very good economical cable used by recording studios. Anyone have experience with this cable? Any other suggestions?
tvad
tvad OP
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Ern,
Thanks for your thoughts. I am installing the Canare today, and will be receiving my modified EMC 1-UP next week, so I'll report back later with my impressions of the sound. A little softening of the top might not be a bad thing to my ears. Any specific suggestions for high-currnet, linear cables for my 30 foot run? You have mentioned Blue Heaven, but not for 30 feet.
subaruguru
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I'm sure others have much more experience with other suggestions. Who knows, maybe the Canare WILL be good enough!
tombowlus
416 posts
 
FWIW, a number of studios, at least the independants that I am aware of, use Canare and Mogami cabling extensively, for everything from mic cables to interconnects, to speaker cables (though most use primarily powered monitors, so not much speaker cabling going on). Following advice which I received from several engineers, I have set up my home studio with mic/instrument/interconnect cables made using Canare or Mogami cabling and Neutrik terminators. I picked up my from PerformanceAudio.com. Their prices are very competitive.

Hope this helps, Tom.
tvad OP
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I now have the system complete:EMC 1-UP modified by Empirical Audio, First Sound Presence Deluxe II, Bryston 14B SST, Von Schweikert VR4 SE, MAS Black and HT Truthlink IC's. The VR4's are bi-wired. It's too early to do a definitive crtitique since the First Sound and VR4's are still in the break-in phase, but thus far the Canare StarQuad is performing marvelously with no loss up top. Bass is deep and tight. Soundstage is holographic at times with the proper CD (Roger Waters' "Amused to Death" for example). More later, but for now the 4S11 is working very well for my 30 foot installation.
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