Denafrips Pontus 15th, Pass Labs INT-60, and Wilson Sabrinas


Curious what people think of this setup, I’m using Transparent interconnects and the Wilsons are not the X model, but are refurb’d originals. Was planning on using Amazon 12 ga. speaker cables, but I wonder if this is going to be a weak link in my setup. The amp is 8 weeks out so I’ve got some time to rethink the cables. Thoughts?

craigvinet

I have the Sabrina and drove them with Pass XA30.8 and X260.8. 
Your Int-60 will be fine if the room isn’t too big. 
As to the speaker cables, I used Furutech DSS-4.1, Audience AU24SX and Audience FrontRow. I also tried Nordost Tyr 2.
Audience FromtRow is my favorite followed by AU24SX.

If you want to get things up and running with a cheap pair of speaker cables get something like kimber 4tc or 8tc with spades. Sabrinas don’t eat bananas. 

I would recommend getting the system together and breaking (re-breaking) it in. Then start thinking about cables. I use DHLabs as budget standard to break stuff in a decide where to go from their. If you find the top end a bit hot, then Cardas can calm them down. Transparent will pass through exactly what your components create. 

Most important. Re-break in. I recently got and amp that had been used. It needed several days of play to get back to where it had been for shipment. But besides, you need a couple of weeks minimum to really understand what your "new" system sounds like. Then you can start thinking about upgrading wire. 

 

Good advice from ghdprentice. Cables is a way to fine tune the sound. No need to mess with it until you find out what the equipment sounds like in your setting. Only then will you know what sort of fine tuning you need. 

Thanks all!! I’ll stick with my modded (banana to spade) cables and let the system burn in before I spend a TON on cables. This is my first real system, anyway 🤣 Thanks again!

The 7 gauge world best cables are excellent for the price. They will let you hear all your system can do, without any coloration. I have a set of cardas clear reflection and many times depending on which of my 12 pairs of speakers I use, I prefer the wbc. Try them and if they don’t work for you, they can be returned to Amazon.