markm1111 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) I know there are a number of threads discussing various speaker cables, at many different budgets. However, in my searching I couldn’t find an answer that I felt was directly on point. After making quite a few changes to my system over the last 6 months, I have come around to looking at my speaker cables. I currently use a 2.5m pair of Mike Lenehan’s original Ribbontek speaker cables. These have been ideal for me over the years, when I had various amps around the 80 to 120w level paired with the original Lenehan ML1 Ultra 2 ways at 86dB sensitivity. Now I have moved on, and I am using a Vitus RI-101 putting out 300w paired with TAD ME1 3 ways at 84dB sensitivity. I think the speaker cables need to be upgraded to make the most of the new system. My goal is transparency, not warmth. i have a budget of about $1k. I always like value for money, and my whole system has been put together with either second hand or demo gear. I’d like some suggestions for cables that might suit the specs I have described for around that budget second hand or on special. I have a pair of Aurealis on the way for a trial, but would like to consider others. Any info from SNAers who have had a similar amp/speaker combo would be particularly appreciated. Thanks in advance Edited February 14, 2019 by markm1111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9X Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Ye olde generic 12g copper will be more than enough. Double it up if you're OCD. 300W isn't a lot. My subs have 2400W/ch/4R and run 6mm mains cable without issue which is more or less the same CSA as 2 x 12g. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Robson Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 What about the Lenehan Foil Flex speaker cables. They are suppose to be a big improvement on the Ribbontec. I use the Foil Flex and absolutely love them. Why don't you contact Mike and ask him if they would be right with your system? Cheers Warwick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKay Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Hi Mark, I think you will struggle to better Kimber 8TC which for 2.5m and ultra banana plugs comes in at $686. I tried a fair few speaker cables before settling on a pair of these. https://www.jdaudioonline.com.au/product/8tc/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm1111 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 23 hours ago, PKay said: Hi Mark, I think you will struggle to better Kimber 8TC which for 2.5m and ultra banana plugs comes in at $686. I tried a fair few speaker cables before settling on a pair of these. https://www.jdaudioonline.com.au/product/8tc/ I've been considering these as well. I have a pair of Aurealis prototype cables on loan to try out. Would be great to compare against the Kimber, but don't really want to spend the money just for the sake of comparison. If I decide against the Aurealis, will definitely try the 8TC, even 12 TC maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 just curious, did you settle on the aurealis cables ?been thinking about trying them myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren69 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 10/03/2019 at 3:19 PM, Warwick Robson said: What about the Lenehan Foil Flex speaker cables. They are suppose to be a big improvement on the Ribbontec. I use the Foil Flex and absolutely love them. Why don't you contact Mike and ask him if they would be right with your system? Cheers Warwick. Wot E sed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 On 21/02/2019 at 6:11 PM, A9X said: Ye olde generic 12g copper will be more than enough. Double it up if you're OCD. Unless, like me, the OP doesn't like stranded cable. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm1111 Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 12/06/2019 at 5:48 PM, Mord said: just curious, did you settle on the aurealis cables ? been thinking about trying them myself Still procrastinating, but am leaning towards the new Aurealis Litz 400. The loaner pair was very impressive. If you email Geoff, the loaner pair is still circulating so you can try for yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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