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COAX Cable Recommendations.... need some glitter

Hello Dear Audiophile maniacs....

This past year I have upgraded my main system and I have been taken aback with the influence that cables and interconnects have had!

My new setup seems to be very resolving. I recently tried a Cardast Clear USB cable between my Mac Mini (which will soon be replaced with the Nagra Streamer) and my DAC, and the difference was (to me) huge ...soundstage, glitter, separation, black silence, etc... My system has been rich in the midrange. When I recently added the cardast clear USB cable the shrill on the highs with some vocals has disappeared which was a relief.  all desirable influences. so... 

This level of audiophilia is like alchemy with electrons! 

I am curious what your recommendations are for a new/used cable for when my Nagra Streamer arrives. I would like a cable for my Nagra Streamer that will have the following qualities:

  • Works directly (with no adapters) between the port on the Nagra Streamer and the port on my Holo Audio Spring 2 DAC (Why are there 2 Coax Inputs on the DAC? I am unfamiliar in the requirements of COAX.)
  • I would like to have this new cable bring out the glitter, the forward clarity, crisp forward wet upper mids and highs. 

I listen to mostly acoustic instruments, vocals, horns, but also strings.. jazz and some classical. The occasional electronic and rock. 

Thank you all for your suggestions. 

R. 

whyrichard

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Seems I got to this thread too late. I owned an MC2 earlier in my journey, and it didn’t last. While it wasn’t bad, it wasn’t great either. Just typical run of the mill. If anything, I felt it was a bit soft and rounded. If it’s returnable after you receive it, you may want to consider doing so.

On the used market, I really liked the Tara Labs with ISM Onboard (very old, but quite good). Great sparkle. The DH Labs D-750 suggested above is really good for its price point new. And I also recommend looking at the Synergistic Research Foundation XL, whose digital cables just came out this year. I’m an authorized dealer for the brand, so take that how you’d like, but the Foundation XL loom takes many attributes from their TOTL SRX XL and trickles them down into a value-oriented line that packs a punch at its price point. 

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