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Directionality for Alphacore Goertz MI 2 cable?

I am in the process of auditioning a pair of Alphacore Goertz MI(2) Veracity speaker cable. From what I have read these do not require much burn-in time, but the highs are sounding awfully bright and grainy. I've got Paradigm Studio Reference 20 v.2 monitors which have a metal tweeter (bright). But I can't believe the Alphacore cable could be quite this bad. There are no directional markings on the cables, no arrows that is. One end of each cable is labeled with the Alphacore name--is this to be considered the amp end or the speaker end? There was no instruction sheet and the packaging does not mention directionality. Can anyone advise?
salby6

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lou_3rd
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Hi Salby,

Goertz offers free parts for a Zoble upon request, due to the low impedence and very high capacitance Goertz cables can cause a multiplicity of problems with some amps. Zobles should clear all that up, if this is your problem. Goertz are actually one of the more neutral cables out there, so if you are hearing it, it likely is there to be heard. I know some cables are very dark and actually act like a sponge, soaking up the sound so to speak...

Best Regards,

Lou
lou_3rd
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Hi Jvogt,

Actually, it is low negative feedback, broadband amps, like Stasis and Spectral that have issues with Goertz cables. I have heard that Spectrals are so susceptible to this that they will not guarantee their gear unless you use their MIT cables, which are zobeled. Global feedback makes an amp more stable, but that comes at a price, as they do not sound as good. Nelson Pass has something on this at his site, I think it is under the article on cascode amps. The more feedback, the more you kill the highs, which kills air, etc...
lou_3rd
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Hi Salby,

You know that what you are really telling us is that the Goertz cables do not compensate for other system issues... I agree that changing cables is the least expensive way to go, but it really is not the right way to go... I think the Paradigms may be a little tweaked for HT, but I have power the 100's with good gear with reasonable results...

Best Regards,

Lou
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