Experience going from Morrow MA-1 to MA-3?

First things first, of course. Use TireRack?

I've been trying some different kinds of music, and old stuff from Ella Fitzgerald to Bob Dylan, and that extra detail really makes it enjoyable. It makes me want to upgrade the speaker cables now, but I need winter tires!

Runnin - for what it's worth, ordered an MA-3 IC today.

You get a hankering' to just try something different, Runnin, give Paul Laudati at Clear Day a call. He has a 30 day money back policy. Good guy to work with.

Hmm, I've heard good things about Clear Day cables, thanks for the tip. I know what you mean about metal domes!

OK. Thanks once again, Runnin. My system is posted. Silver per se hasn't been a problem. I'm using Clear Day speaker cables; in fact the Clear Days brought a huge improvement - as much as a major component upgrade, to my ears. BUT the Totems use a metal dome tweeter and don't cut bad digital recordings ANY slack (e.g., Hendrix - Bold as Love: Todd Rundgren - A Wizard a True Star being standout hard-to-listen-to examples from my CD collection). Component matching - cables being a component - is definitely something to pay attention to. Great feedback from you on the MA-3s. The current trade up program at Morrow is hard to pass up right now.

Harshness has been a pet peeve of mine as when I first got my current speakers I didn't realize they could be forward and bright sounding with the wrong electronics/cabling. I should say currently I have Paradigm Sig 6 version 2 speakers and Parasound (A21, P7) electronics with an Oppo 95 player.

I have pushed my system pretty loud with different tracks, and am quite happy with the sound, not hot sounding compared to the MA-1 at all. I'd say that the improvement over the MA-1 might be a touch warmer even. I talked to Mike Morrow personally(A very approachable guy who is willing to take the time for his customers) and asked him about brightness with the Eichmann silver RCA connectors. He said they wouldn't add any brightness over their regular connectors and he was right. That being said, if silver based connectors don't add any brightness, then the MA-3 with regular connectors wouldn't be an issue either.

No affiliation, but I respect a guy like that enough to mention it.

Hey Runnin - Thanks for the reply. That's nice to hear about the MA-3 stage depth. I tend to agree with you and believe increased resolution carries spatial cues that contribute to soundstage perception. I'm a little concerned however that increased resolution might come across as hot and harsh. Any comments about tonal balance of the MA-3 vs MA-1? Thanks again.

I had need of two sets of IC's in my system, and had a MA-1 pair and an MA-3. Mind you, I've got better than lamp cord for speaker wire too. I replaced the MA-1 for another MA-3 with Eichmann silver bullets, and I'm now getting a depth to my sound stage imaging that the MA-1 didn't permit.

I think the added detail is what provides this, and speakers that have above average resolution helps too. I'd suggest going for the MA-3 for this reason. I'm going to stay here, and maybe upgrade my Audioquest Type 4 speaker cable down the road. It's really nice too, but I'm willing to try the Rocket 44's.