Let's put this in very basic terms. You cannot go wrong with A+ wires. The Solo Crystal 8 are excellent offering detail, specificity and musical sound. The only way to improve on them is to shotgun them with a matching pair of A+ silver speaker wires. The Solo Crystal ICs are neutral, fast and specific. I have recently compared my A+ wires with Audience, Revelation, Shunyata. I cannot find enough reason to spend more money or any real reason to give up either the A+ Solo Crystal or Silver. There are definite trade offs, such as AU 24 quietness but they do not have the same high end. Or the inner harmonics of the Shunyata but with a loss of sounstage depth. Revelations have a lower noise floor and are more musical, but do not have the same amount of specificity. You pick your trade off. They are all wonderful wires. Pick a price and pick a sound. For me, I am staying put with my array of A+.
Analysis Plus Interconnects
Ok, I got my Solo Crystal Oval 8 speaker cables on Friday and after a weekend of 24/7 break in I must say I am VERY impressed. I am sure things will only get better.
I am now considering replacing my Sonoran Desert Plateau ICs with the matching Oval 8 cables. The Sonorans are pretty darn good and replaced some Luminous Audio Synchestra Signatures in my system some time ago. What would I get with the AP interconnects? Who is using them in conjunction with their speaker cables and what do you think?
And as a side note, how long did it take for the Oval 8 speaker cables to break in?
Thanks,
Oz
I am now considering replacing my Sonoran Desert Plateau ICs with the matching Oval 8 cables. The Sonorans are pretty darn good and replaced some Luminous Audio Synchestra Signatures in my system some time ago. What would I get with the AP interconnects? Who is using them in conjunction with their speaker cables and what do you think?
And as a side note, how long did it take for the Oval 8 speaker cables to break in?
Thanks,
Oz