Cables are system system dependent. But one can't try all the cables out there, so I've developed a method of simplifying the choice. I divide my cable loom into three "families", 1 digital, 2 interconnects & speaker cables, & 3 power cables. Instead of trying complete "looms" in my system (which can get pretty expensive), I tried to find cables which worked well for digital (in may case, Wireworld Platinum 8), for interconnects & speaker cables (Cardas Clear Beyond), & power cables (Audience Front Row). Individual choices will vary.
I was using Audience Front Row for interconnects & speaker cables as well, but when I installed a new USB driver and card in my Taiko Extreme server/streamer, the Audience cables which had been working very well until then, suddenly went "off song", and, very surprisingly, "edgy". When I replaced the Audience cables with Cardas Clear Beyond, my system (fortunately) recovered, and even improved compared the the system before the new USB driver & card.
Everything makes a difference, even relatively small system changes. It seems that high fidelity systems at a certain level are like highly strung and tuned Formula One cars. Change anything (even upgrades which are universally recommended) at your peril! The system performance may suffer badly. This leads then to one more round of system optimization to adapt to the changes. Even more frustrating is that nothing is black and white better or worse. The Audience interconnects and speaker cables with very good with certain music pieces, but much worse than others. On balance, in my system (your experience may be different), the Cardas cables were much better.
