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DH Labs, Straightwire, or Voodoo cable???
I'm currently looking to upgrade my speaker cable on a new set up I put together. I'm currently running audioquest rocket 33 and was wondering if any of the cables I'm currently looking at would be any kind of an upgrade. I was looking at the DH Labs Silver Sonic Q10, the Straightwire Rhapsody S, and the Voodoo cable definition. I would look at higher end cables but unfortunately I need 15 foot runs and at that length things get pricey quick. My system consists over a McIntosh MA8000 integrated amp and Paradigm Prestige 95F towers. Any help or advice is much appreciated!
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Vince
What bottom line price range are you looking in?
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I'm was looking around $800-$1000 for the speaker cables. 15' runs with banana plugs -'d around $300-$400 for a 1 meter set of balanced XLRs
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Vince
In that range I like the WW Oasis Pro or the Audio Sensibility Testament SE. With the WW check with Ivan for pricing and on the AS cables remember to figure the discount coupon and the 75% exchange rate. I use the Oasis in one system and the AS in the other. The compatible WW to the AS would be the Equinox but it may or not be over your range. I've used different DH Labs cables over the years and they are a little more forward to my ears. Straightwire is supposed to be similar in sound to WW and never heard Voodoo.
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I'd go for the Straightwire Rhapsody cables. I think they would work well in your setup.
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Compared to the WW Oasis Pro, you would be getting more wire with the DH Labs Signature Q10, 10AWG, silver clad, OCC copper, etc.
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Fairly frequently, you see some gently owned WW Eclipse and Silver Eclipse speaker cables show up in the marketplace, usually at just about the same time as Ivan has some special pricing on WW Gold Eclipse, which I believe just happened recently if I'm not mistaken. Pre-owned speaker cables do not usually get subjected to a lot of wear but they do get broken in for you for free. I got my Silver Eclipse, which were way beyond my budget, when Ivan upgraded one of his systems a year or two ago. If you can be patient, it's a good way to get a much better upgrade than you might otherwise be able to afford.
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Vincent is now in the WW camp
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Thank you sir for all your help! Can't wait to have them broken to let you know my impressions.
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