Price Paid:  $49.00 from Amazon.com

Summary:
I got a SCREAMIN deal on these cables through Amazon.com. When they arrived I was suprised at how substantial they were! Heavy Duty! I replaced a set of Monster cables that did my system No Justice. Being a musician I find myself always looking for realism in the music and the MS320s , on quality recordings, SING! My system consists of a pair of Kef C85 (Oldies, but Killer) speakers, Yamaha CDC 765 CD player, and a SR8000 Marantz 5.1. These cables REALLY make this combo shine! I used to believe that the speaker cables couldn't make that big a difference. Could they? These ARs have proven me Very Wrong! They are....Outstanding for the money!

Strengths:
Smooth, substantial and exude Quality!

Weaknesses:
None so far.

Similar Products Used:
Monster cables

Price Paid:  $137.00 from Future Shop

Summary:
This product is Acoustic Research's Master Series speaker cable (30ft length). This cable is 10 gauge and is constructed of an oxygen-free copper and silver. The ends are nicely terminated and come with removable gold-plated banana plugs. Spade connectors are also available. 50 ft. length is also available. These cables sound much better than 16 gauge harware store speaker wire, but I personally can't comment on how they compare with high end "boutique brands." This cable is the minimum I would want to use and I would have to be pretty impressed with the improvement of more expensive cables to buy them. Good value and quality.

Strengths:
Quality, without the high price of luxury brands such as Kimber, DH Labs, Cardas, Tara, LAT, etc.

Weaknesses:
Biwiring not available, but if Bi-Amping...buy two sets?

Similar Products Used:
14 gauge generic cable