I liked the MA4s interconnects so much, that I've ordered a pair of MA6 with the March sale. I may return the MA4s, or keep them and use somewhere else. I was comparing the MA4s with Anticable 3.1 (both XLR from PassXP-15 phono amp to Haloint) and the MA4s had the detail of the Anticables, without the treble glare, right off the bat with almost no break in. So far, I'm really liking them. Hope the MA6 are an improvement over the MA4. The MA6s are the most expensive interconnect I've purchased so far, even on sale, but hey, I got a bonus from work burning a hole in my pocket... : )
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I guess I am an audioholic, since my last post I have upgraded no less than 3 sets of cables in my system. A stock power cable, the speaker cables(I got new Audioquest Rocket 44 biwired for over half off) and the cheap USB cable all got upgraded.
And now I’ve ordered a second pair of MA5 with silver Eichmanns at the sale price. 18” length from pre to amp. I need one more upgraded power cable, and I’ll probably take advantage of the Morrow sale for this too.
Then I plan to enter a 12 step group! LOL
on going from MA4 to 6, I’m going from 3 to 5 to get a bigger count increase in signal wire too. I haven’t talked to Mike on this but I did notice an improvement over the MA3 feeding the amp. |
I find that Morrow's cables are best for lower current needs, phono cables and interconnects. Once broken in of course, they sound quite good at the omnipresent sale pricing that you must take advantage of. They are clear, clean, and revealing, ideal for feeds to my preamp. I like that they are very lightweight and flexible which makes using them in my rack easy. I use these for everything leading to the preamp. Level 4-6 seems to be the sweet spot for value vs. pricing. For the premium and entry levels they don't compete as well IMO, but their trade in policy does make upgrading less painful. I suspect every customer of their premium cables worked their way up. I use Cerious Technologies for my custom IC (17') to my amp, speaker cables, and power cables. |
Alright, you all've convinced me, I took the plunge and ordered a pair of MA2's. Will report back.
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Mine are probably 3 weeks or more off since I opted for the 10 day break in. I'm going to have MA5 from cd player source to amp. I've swapped in Ascend Sierra 2 speakers with the ribbon tweeters for more detail over the Totem Rainmakers.
We'll see what Morrow can do. |
I want to know if the "break-in" process is reversible…if you prefer the sound of the cables before break-in, they will simply descend into the broken-in sound and there's nothing you can do to stop that except unplug them, at which point there can be a sort of disconnect. |
lee maze. sorry for the late reply. Been very busy with numerous things and tied up with a few more diseased minds like fsonicsmith on a separate thread about cheap tube amps from China.
The Morrow cable is far better than the Nevergreen from AQ. I could not hear a difference between stock IC's that come with a component or that cable. I know that AQ makes some very good cables but that entry level one is not one I would recommend.
Have the 1.1's going strong now and they sound fine. Good detail in them. |
It's possible to have too much detail. If that French Horn doesn't back off I'm driving to the venue with a tennis ball... |
dr morrow = a lot more insulation, and less copper. I guess it can sound different. |
So the MA5 came in, and I used the break in service for 240 hours. They’re only 18” long as it’s connecting components in close proximity( Nad C565BEE and Parasound P5). Sound is quite good, with more detail and separation over the MA3 it replaced.
with my Rainmaker speakers, I’m wondering if they’ll be able to fully reproduce all the detail, and what speakers would be a good upgrade path if I stay in the Totem family.
Another thing. Oddly enough, my Schiit Bifrost multibit sounds better with non Morrow cables. The Black Mamba II from Audio Advisor, to be specific, just sounds nicer than the MA3’s. This cable uses Audioquest perfect surface copper +, with silver plated RCA plugs.
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213runnin. I've learned to own more than one kind of IC's for this very reason. What sounds good with one component may not work as well with another. I will be ordering another pair of Morrow IC's later in the year once I determine which pair I can afford. |
I like Morrow cables, and am currently breaking in a new 1.1 that is 1.5 meters (needed more room for my Schiit Loki) and it already seems to be working fine, although Morrow claims I need 400 more hours of break-in. They're giving away a free 1.1 IC now (Morrow did that before) with the purchase of, I think, anything, and I took advantage of that when I bought a pair of balanced ICs from them a while back. I also don't think purchasing their "break-in "service is as much fun as not as I like experiencing the "breaking of in" myself…a learning experience from which I've learned one thing: They're great sounding cables right out of the box…literally…they come in a box... |
My first set of >Blue Jean Cables arrived yesterday. MA-3’s. Quickly connected my Lounge to my amp and I must say, wider soundstage and a crispness I had not yet experienced. I played again the first record I played on the MA-3’s and then switched back to the BJC’s I was using before to compare again. definitely not placebo.
Looking forward to the big payoff and ordering another pair when I am able to again. |
Is it me or should Morrow should change their name to “break in” cables. Every thread for the past 7 or 8 years talk about this long tedious break in. Who wants to do that? Really. One should plug and play. A little opening up should be expected. However, one should not pay and then have to go thru a space shuttle procedure checklist for weeks before enjoying. In one thread, people were actually talking about the burn in reverses if not played a while. Others saying you should “re burn in” when moving cable to a different component.
Listening to music should not be this difficult |
With all due respect to @dorkwad's comments above, most of which I agreed with, I used to have Morrow MA4's and were pretty happy with them. However I bought some Teo GC's - tempted by the promise of amazing performance - and spent about 400 hours burning those in. They sounded distinctly worse than the Morrows so I eventually sent them back and put the Morrows back in. |
If balanced interconnects are on your mind, let me know.
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@aberyclark one common theme from peoples experiences with these cables is that they sound good right away, and then they seem to sound better later on. The later on part may be our imaginations, or our brains getting used to their particular signature, but I think it’s the initial impression that is most important. If you’re curious buy a set and try them - if you hate the sound out of the box then send them right back - they won’t change so much that they become different cables IME. |
