I am sick of cables

Argyro, you have every reason to be absolutely fed up with this high price crap and voodoo of the month club approach to marketing cables. I've had upwards of $30K rigs and everything else in-between with tons of different equipment both tube and SS. Recently I put together the most cost effective system I could that would still convey the essence of my favorite music. Well, I traded my fancy cables for a pair of Wilson Sophias...a great start right! Then I went with my favorite integrated, the Krell 400xi (don't even bother with the new S300i). Next I needed the best CDP I could find for around $2K. I bought a used BAT VK D5 24bit (msrp $6000)...after a few days I realized just how dated and wrong sounding this player was. Sold it, and then I came across an advert for the newest Sony SCD XA5400ES for under $1500...well, after checking out the specs and securing a good deal, I figured what the heck, I'll bite! Next, I wanted to get as close to the sound of some of my best systems wt previously overpriced cables. I remembered trying a pair of Monster Cable Z200i IC's (soon to be discontinued for sounding too good) and thinking they sounded better then my MIT Oracle V2.2 IC's. I also remembered a friend of mine telling me that the Monster Cable M2.2s speaker cables were designed as well or better than the Transparent Ultra/Reference spkr cables...they also have the same networks in them! I bought both of the Monster products, hooked up my system and immediately heard music being made that was so far beyond anything I had heard before that I just smiled and spent the whole day digging through my CD collection for epipheny after epipheny:) I owned the Transparent's before...the Monster M2.2's and Z200i combo was better and lest you think I'm easy to please, I've been know to dump $15K components right after I bought them if they did not deliver on the promise of the reviewers and manufacturers. Expensive anything is not necessary if you know what you are after...it just takes wise purchases and alot of experimentation.

Kijanki, I had the cables available for a couple of weeks after the setup, so I had time to decide whether I would cash them in or look elsewhere. Synergy can be a large part of any system, and tastes vary, but something clicked big time with the Monster cables mentioned. One caveat, I held on to my pricey PC's...MIT Oracle AC 2 for the Krell and a Transparent MM Reference for the Sony. Providing pure power is not something you can skimp on I'm afraid:) By the way, I still have some MIT Oracle V1.1 IC's around for comparison as well as the Cable Co. Library of cables which I have used to decide on cables...the only way to know is to have something in your own system for an extended time period.

I owmed a pair of Dunlavy SC-V speakers (my first high end speakers). To be fair, I think Mr. Dunlavy's experiment was padded, given that the only variable was the individuals own psychology and bias. Everything makes a difference and all of it has a worth best determined by it's owner:)

Bravo Sns!!

OH MY GOD!!! I got my hands on a new MIT Oracle V1.2 Proline IC for my system (front end CD/SACD)and I must say that I have NEVER HEARD ANYTHING as transformative in any system...ever!! This isn't subtle folks, this interface does what no other cable I have heard, owned or demo'd or could ever imagine any other cable doing...words cannot convey the majesty and awe inspiring beauty that this cable enables my components to pass along. Any serious audiophile NEEDS to at least demo this IC asap in their system just to realize what is possible..Joe Abrams at Equus Audio can help anyone interested in hearing beyond the ordinary:O)

I'm confused at Bar81's statement...the revelation is not that the cable cost alot and that I think it's great, even though both are true. I have owned MIT Oracle stuff up to V2.2 level and Transparent Reference XL. The revelation is in just how much better the V1.2 IC is compared to any other high priced IC's I've owned or demo'd, irregardless of price. In the end however, we are on the same page...I think?

OKEE DOKEE!

How long do the Oracle IC's take to FULLY break in on a front end connection Bar81?

Thanks Bar81, I thought it sounded like it was taking longer than the paperwork indicated. It's been almost a week of constant play and it is just starting to exhibit the characteristics of what MIT claims to occur at day 2.