PMC Speakers Owner Thread

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Revive this thread? I am considering to buy new cables to my Fact 8 speakers and it would be great if other PMC owners would share their experiences.
I now use Audio Bridge cables (German brand, not very well-known, I assume), I’m quite satisfied with them, but I have to admit I never compared them against other (more expensive) ones. Of course, I have to try and compare other cables at home and the number of brands provided by dealers in my region is limited. But your experiences might give me some hints for search and evaluation.
Scanning this thread I found four brands in use with Devialet Expert and PMC speakers
• XLO Pro Series (Bi-wire?)
• Chord interconnects and speaker cable
• ‘Normal’ cables (very curious, what «normal» means)
• Tellurium-Q Black
Why did you chose these cables, pro, cons, alternatives? Are there more PMC owners who could report on their choice of speaker cables ?

Ron,

First time I heard the fact 8 was on a D120. Speaker cables were some Atlas cables. I was initially not too impressed. Later I went back for a comparison between 20.26, Fact 8 and 12. The speaker cables were changed for Chord Signature Reference (from 2015) and a brand new D200 had to be taken out of the box. Both cables were of similar price, but maybe not a fair comparison. I really liked the 8 on this system a lot more. This was at Fanthorpes in Hull, UK.

I started with a D200 with Fact 12 using my old Chord Odyssey 4.  This was a very good start for me. I tried Audioquest Comet speaker cable from a local dealer, but really didn't like it more than the Odyssey in my set. An upgrade to 2x2m Chord Sarum speaker cable was a big improvement. A couple of months ago I bought a D250 making another big step forward, but to my surprise using them together as a "D400" was even better. (I would not recommend this to anyone though, unless there are plans for a further upgrade).

I don't know your current cables, but I can recommend the Chord Sarum and expect the Sarum T will even be better. Maybe try the Chord Signature series.  I was happy with the demo of the Reference and ordered the Sarum online as there's no dealer nearby. I also recommend you to have a look at Shunyata (I'd love to try the Sigma one day).