Cables

@baylinor 

love the jasonborne!!

I think Synergistic Research are quite revealing.  They brought out the highs in my system which I dearly needed.  I wonder who is the most knowledgeable about cables in this group.  There is a lot of knowledge.

Obviously the audiophile world is a very serious thing to many. Good thing music is fun.to most.

@baylinor  +219   (= the total inane comments of his so far this month)

@bernardwilliams 

What kind of budget are you thinking of? I’m a big proponent of buying cables used or “Open Box”.  At 40 to 60% off, you can get more for your money. I bought most of mine from Music Direct, new in the box & 50% off.

For price ,performance the Wireworld Eclipse is a very good choice and not crazy expensive , most don’t have Copper ,they use Brass , Wireworld Silver over Copper connectors.  And  7-9s Copper ,and their patented low dielectric ,and Straight Litz wire, the Speaker cable is a substantial awg-9. For under $2k for a pr of XLRs and 2M speaker cables a verygood buy.

@adg101 

+1 while I am not a fan of Mac stuff, I have heard a lot of it. I completely agree, the Mac stuff is heavy on bass and really light on details, you want fast detailed wire… silver can be an advantage… Nordost would be at the top of my list.

I think you should ask jasonborne.

I would stay away from warmer sounding cables and more towards faster or more revealing. Litz copper cables maybe too much of a good thing with McIntosh. Depending on budget I would look into Nordost’s Heimdall 2 or Frey 2. Local McIntosh dealer uses both of these cables and I think they work well. They tried the McIntosh cables and stopped stocking them as they felt the Nordost, for the same money was a better cable. Own a balanced Frey 2, and in my system it’s a great cable.

@bernardwilliams 

Thanks for the compliment, but I don't have any expertise regarding McIntosh gear. I have owned several of their amps and the 2105 in particular for many years, but beyond that experience, I can make no other claims.

In my experience, many cables work well, and of course your budget is a factor. I used Kimber 4TC for years with good success, as well as Cerious, and a couple of others. 

Why don't you just send him an Audiogon email?   Hijiri or Sternklang cables.

@roxy54 what do you think? (OP, you forgot to tag him).