help with full system cable overhaul


The time has come to address my cable situations. I've got a motley crew of hand me downs and grab bag buys: synergistic research designer ref ICs, NSB master link IC and PCs, analysis plus IC (phono) and speaker (oval 9 jumpers on speakers), transparent ultra voiced for tube on my speakers, and some random shunyata venom PCs.

I feel like I put a lot of thought into my system, except I was irresponsible with cables and just got what was around or a good deal. Some of the cables I feel are outclassed by the components. I guess I feel more comfortable starting fresh with one brand (within reason) so I can then have a starting point to evaluate everything. I listen to rock, folk, jazz, classical and electronica. I prefer immediacy and organic sound to ultra-precise (but don't want a syrupy sweet sound) . So what brands and models do you think would be a good place to start?

My system is mac mini w/ mhdt Havana dac, aesthetix janus pre, bat vk-250 amp, Dali ms-4s, and soon upgrading mmf-7/shelter vinyl rig to clearaudio performance/Lyra helikon.

Budget is around 2,000, used.

Thanks!
mimberman

Showing 1 response by fplanner2000

I concur with seeing what the Cable Company recommends and trying that first - pretty much nothing to lose if you end up buying cables through them. Having said that, I also concur with the Synergistic Research choice. They have a wide array of products at different price levels and for me, it was the perfect fit into my system after searching a numbers of years for the right synergism (sorry...) I couldn't be happier with their cables and I have gone through a number of pretty expensive others to get to this point.

The most important thing - HEAR THE CABLES IN YOUR SYSTEM. Also, as far as you specific questions, a good Synergistic dealer can recommend several cables at different price points that will fit your applications. You might also call Synergistic - they are usually very helpful with cable matching and can also recommend a few dealers, if you don't already have one.