I've tried them all ,except the cleardays, and have found the Audio Art SC-5 to be better, more neutral and, which is not common, to sound decent on any speaker.
Good value for money speaker cables around $200
Hi everyone,
Im currently using Belkin silver pure av cable on my full range floorstanding speakers, and want to try something potentially better. In the $200 range, Ive narrowed it down to Nordost flatlines, AQ rockett 33 or 44, Clear Day shotguns, Morrows sp2, and maybe some Kimber thing. Unfortunately I cant go and listen to these and compare them since where I live theyre not available, so was hoping to hear from folks who have had a chance to compare these different cables either at home or in stores. I shld add that my amp is a ss integrated, and I listen mostly to vinyl on a debut iii at the moment. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciates, especially if you have some or alot of experience w any of these cables, or if theres something worth looking at that Ive missed. Thanks in advance,
Gbb
Im currently using Belkin silver pure av cable on my full range floorstanding speakers, and want to try something potentially better. In the $200 range, Ive narrowed it down to Nordost flatlines, AQ rockett 33 or 44, Clear Day shotguns, Morrows sp2, and maybe some Kimber thing. Unfortunately I cant go and listen to these and compare them since where I live theyre not available, so was hoping to hear from folks who have had a chance to compare these different cables either at home or in stores. I shld add that my amp is a ss integrated, and I listen mostly to vinyl on a debut iii at the moment. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciates, especially if you have some or alot of experience w any of these cables, or if theres something worth looking at that Ive missed. Thanks in advance,
Gbb
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I haven't listened to the Clear Day shotgun but I did listen to a pair of the Clear Day Double Shotgun on my system for about two weeks. At $450 for an 8 ft pair you can't go wrong. The Clear Day cables I auditioned belong to my Son. After listening to the cables for about a week or so I then A/B compared them to my Audioquest Sterling 3 cables. Sad but true the Clear Day Double Shotgun did a slightly better job on upper frequencies, cleaner, and I noticed the Clear Day cables responded quicker to changes in the music material being played. Equipment used for addition. ARCAM Alpha 9 CDP (Power cord, Kimber Kable PK 10 Gold) Also (PS Audio Plus) External DAC, Cambridge DacMagic Sonic Frontiers Line 1 preamp (Tubes, center row Siemens early 60s all gray plate 7308/E188CC branded RCA. Back row, early 60s white label USA Amperex PQ 6922) ARC VT 50 amp (Power tubes, SV6550 SED “WINGED C 6550C) ICs AQ Diamond X2, (single ended) Speaker cables AQ Sterling 3 (8ft pair) Speakers ProAc Studio 200 I bet Clear Day would send you both pairs, Shotgun and Double Shotgun to audition. You would just have to pay shipping on the returned pair. Clear Day Cables Disclaimer I am not affiliated with Clear Day Cables in any way. Jim |
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