Mister Pig
Pigamus Maximus
Having acquired an integrated amp and speakers that I love as the core of my system, I find that I don't really have a high-end source. Having given up on vinyl years ago, my sources now are Tidal, Pandora, network radio, FM, and three old Sony 400-disc CD/DVD/SACD multiplayers. The latter are now awaiting belt replacement and out of commission, and are arguably my best sources.
Tidal is my main source, but I do also use my lightly-modified Sony XDR-F1HD tuner fairly often.
I've been contemplating a cable upgrade, but I don't see myself spending hundreds on one cable for these sources. However, I do think I should upgrade my speaker cable from the basic and generic OFC stranded wire I use now, as well as the IC feeding dual subwoofers. I'm talking neither cutting edge nor crazy money here, and in a perfect world I could ask about cables in another forum without hassle - which we should be able to do even in this imperfect one.
So what are the entry-level brands/models/types of cable I should be considering? Or does anyone disagree about my surmises concerning sources? Or should I just start my own thread? I don't want to hijack, but I thought perhaps this could be an on-point side trip rather than a full-blown hostage situation.
Well part of it depends on what you can find on the used market, and also how far you need to go, and what the budget is of course. Do you need a biwire arrangement or is single termination ok too?
From my experience with SS amplification, I have found that I like the Analysis Plus OVAL 9 speaker wire quite a bit, also several of the Wireworld offerings are quite good. Not as excited about WW interconnects though. Another very good wire is the Alpha Core MI series. Cardas and XLO are solid choices also.
If it was me, and it was within my budget, I would think about AP, Alpha Core, and WW.
Regards
Mister Pig