Speaker Cables

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Very curious about the Sablons. I have never seen or heard them. I have an 800 with Wilson Sasha 2 (arriving first week of July). Your experience with Wilson, Dev and Sablon is encouraging. I have been considering MIT for my system at a higher price but would prefer not to go there. I will drop Mark a line and give them a try.

Adam

I tried different speaker cables over time in my set up (D250 + Wilson Sophia3). The best one I have found is the Sablon Panatela which I am now using as my reference cables. Previously had used Transparent the wave and Nanotec Special/SR. The Nanotec comes first in terms of value for money. the Panatela keeps the Nanotec's SQ in terms of tonality, transparency, transients ... but adds a fuller bass, slightly larger soundstage and more sheer musicality. Mark at Sablon Audio has a good trial program in place, try them in your system for a couple of weeks and see what you think.

In terms of when to do what, my suggestion is to start with the amp, speakers (and their placement) and room optimization first. Then, particularly with the Devialet, upgrade the power cable and add some good support (Sablon Gran Corona works great + 3 Franc audio ceramics discs). Once I did this I felt like I had changed amp! Only then, I started trying out different speakers (and digital) cables. Hope this is helpful.