i onced owned a music ref. mk II and loved it, that's before UPS played full court with it. i also had SW virtuoso. i tried lots of cables and intercons. if you can afford it the cresendo is a great choice as is the nordost SPM.even the nordost blue heaven will sound great. however the red dawn will lose all that you bought tubes for. it's dry and sometimes harsh, without the warm and fuzzy of tubes. if you can, try before you buy. best of luck good luck.
Cable Upgrade from SW Virtuoso
I would like feedback from anyone who might have done a comparison or can comment on the Straight Wire Crescendo and the high-end Cardas interconnects/speaker cable. I current am running Sratight Wire Virtuoso interconnects as well as speaker cable. I wish to upgrade to either the Crescendo or Cardas. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Also are there any sites where you can get a demo of these wires ? My current system is Music Reference RM-9 MKII Amplifier with Audio Research SP9 MK III PreAmp and JM Lab Mezzo Utopia speakers..