I 'm bought (with a 3 week return trial) a pair of the Cardas Golden Reference i/c, still breaking in (100+hours) and it is sounding very at ease compared to the Highwire i/c. The Cardas is not detail shy amd like other Cardas users might attest to, the bass performance is bold and convincing. The sound of the Cardas compared to the Highwire has more more weight overall and it has a neutral sounding mid & HF. Yes, I could live with this type of sound & I can foresee it can be very addictive once it is fully set in and hopefully the sound will open up alot more.
Unlike Babybear and others, I do not find the PS Audio Statement power cords or i/c roll off the HF and as usual it will be system dependent. I do find there might be some synergies between the PS Audio & Cardas cables. Both brands seems to have a solid LF performance but the Cardas (at least the GF i/c IMO) seems more transparent in the mids & HF. I 'm tempted to try more GR i/c but I think I wait a bit more and/or until I 'm convinced that the 1st pair of GR is suited.
On another thread, I mentioned I have tried the AQ Mont Blanc speaker cables & it was not a good match with my system. The MB gave me alot of details but it was too clean and at the verge of sounding bright. The Cardas Golden Cross was a much better match & was clearly an improvement after being in my system for a couple of days. Both MB & GC speaker cables were already run-in by their dealers.
Any other comments are welcome.
Unlike Babybear and others, I do not find the PS Audio Statement power cords or i/c roll off the HF and as usual it will be system dependent. I do find there might be some synergies between the PS Audio & Cardas cables. Both brands seems to have a solid LF performance but the Cardas (at least the GF i/c IMO) seems more transparent in the mids & HF. I 'm tempted to try more GR i/c but I think I wait a bit more and/or until I 'm convinced that the 1st pair of GR is suited.
On another thread, I mentioned I have tried the AQ Mont Blanc speaker cables & it was not a good match with my system. The MB gave me alot of details but it was too clean and at the verge of sounding bright. The Cardas Golden Cross was a much better match & was clearly an improvement after being in my system for a couple of days. Both MB & GC speaker cables were already run-in by their dealers.
Any other comments are welcome.