Another week until all new MIT REV cables arrive! Ugh |
I’m currently Demoing cables from Joe Abrams at Equus Audio for my new system. Using his MIT REV50 IC’s and REV 60 Biwire speaker cables. Will do a review once burned in properly! Sounding pretty sweet. |
I have not heard a system that sounded completely fleshed out, dynamic and richly layered with high resolution and harmonic accuracy unless truly great cables were used. They might have sounded good, or pleasant or lively, but not enthralling. I have relied heavily on Transparent and MIT over the years. Other cables have been hit or miss, but MIT always delivers!!
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Price of what cables Rootie??
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Just buy what you want and enjoy....keep the psychobabble for the shrink!
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WTF?? What a bunch of wackanoodle doodles! In even a mediocre system, a music lover can hear what great cables may offer. Assuming of course that the material used for playback is fairly well recorded.
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iTunes Rez is 1/2 CD quality! In other words, it sucks. Steve Jobs? No. Tidal or Deezer is far better. Cables do make a difference in a system where you can discern a difference. Fidelity must be at a certain level to hear changes in Q. Bottom line is explore and have fun till you hit the sweet spot where all you care about is listening to the music and NOT the gear. |
There are still mysterious happenings coursing through the audio ether between components and our subjectively unique perceptions.
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Fired up my Rift Cherry Signatures this morning with new MIT Matrix HD 36 Proline IC’s and HD38 speaker cables...wowzer!! So warm, liquid and dynamic with tremendous bass weight and midrange fullness. Not even broken in...amazing. Makes me appreciate my Krell Vanguard and Yamaha Reference CDP even more. So involving and most of all they transport me to another place:))
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Pics are updated on my system now Carmenc! |
Maybe it would be easier if I told the story of my first truly high end system. New baby, new house and of course I convinced my wife we needed a proper stereo system! $40k later, I came home with Levinson separates and Dunlavy SC-5’s, all connected with Transparent Ultra cabling. After a week of break in time, the system sounded awesome....should have stopped there actually! At some point I thought, there must be a cheaper cable that can deliver just as good a sound so I could use the profit to try and upgrade my systems components (which were already Reference caliber). Well, what a mistake that was...couldn’t listen anymore, it was that bad. Many years later and much audio money exchanged to try various gear and alternative cables, what do ya think I learned? Some cables can make or break a great system. Secondly, if you have great gear you should probably keep it and resist the urge to try other so called, improved gear...at the top, it’s all pretty great stuff! As for the most rewarding listening experiences I’ve had, I would say that my systems always sounded the most like live music when either Transparent or MIT cables were used. Everything else, to various degrees, may have sounded ok on short sessions, but over time the ear can detect subtle anomalies that can cause you to realize that wire really is wire! Unless of course the cables are truly dealing with aspects of signal transmission that degrade the sound. The difference is quite dramatic and involving. |
One of the things I find extremely curious about much of the commentary on topics like these, is that the lack of first hand experience with much of what is discussed is shocking. It’s easy to be smug and resolute, or satisfied in ones own ignorance when your experience is limited. It is not helpful to expound on topics if ones experience is using zip cord and then going hog wild by trying Audioquest or Kimber. That’s meant in jest of course, but really folks...if you haven’t lived with a good cross section of what’s available then you have very little understanding of what can be achieved. I have owned a ridiculously large number of cable designs over the last 30 years, and yes, I even had Fulton Gold Speaker Cables (look those up boys and girls)! Can someone be happy with conventional cable designs that offer slight differences in their ability to alter the frequency response you hear? Of course, people love affordable bland products (usually high in salt). To gain a truly realistic experience however, requires innovation, combined with a love of music and an understanding of audio reproduction. A lot of what is peddled in the realm of cables is nonsense indeed. Cryo treatments, hyper pure metal, various ways to align the conductors and insulation materials etc... Do they all make a difference? Sure, but only minor deviations in the resultant experience and definitely not worth the money. As it turns out, the original big High End cable companies were on to something that could significantly enhance the audio listening experience. Ironically, they would become the whipping posts for most of the next gen cable companies that evolved and expanded following the newly tapped “Money Trail” that was discovered! The only real significant ground being blazed today is in wireless or digital technology. For me, MIT and Transparent cables still perform to a higher standard under most conditions in most systems. Of course, as is the case with Homo Sapiens, your perspective may vary.
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Bida bida..uh, that’s all folks! |
Looked it up...very funny! |
cd318....that whole video is a joke, right? |
I think the ears of the evaluators should be as much in question as the cables themselves! So much going on in our primate brains in addition to variable cochlear quality. |
@cd318 Great article! I have found that understanding something or believing in a products principles does not always make for the best results. Only through experience and experimentation can one find sonic alchemy. |
Trying out an Anticables Ref PC now! |
Thought I would have speaker cables last weak but won’t see them till next week, however the REV50 XLR’s are burning in nicely! Using a free pair of Audioquest Rocket 33 BiWire cables my B&W dealer gave me for now. Very open, spacious and dynamic...starting to relax and sound more natural at 100 hours. They really do take 2 weeks till they approach their full potential. The 802D3’s really let you hear every little change made in my system. |
...also getting an AC-2 REV HG Power Cord for trial from Joe. Going to see what it can unleash from my Krell K300i! |
Another week until all new MIT REV cables arrive! Ugh |
The REV 50, 60 BiWire’s and AC2 cables are settling in....so far they are delivering a very large soundstage with great depth and image placement. Tonality is coming in line with instruments true voicing. Detail is achieving balance with warmth and atmosphere....more time needed. 2 weeks/24hr break in time is minimum for proper evaluation. My gut is that they will achieve ideal balance in Another week or so....upper register tones are settling down and opening up to a more natural and organic presentation! Easily Oracle level performance ....more atmosphere will come with increased low level dynamics and more realistic tone. Also dealing with component vibration control which is an art in itself. Great cables for SOTA performance at far less than some other high end cables. |
