Review: FIM, & Manley Neo Classic 250 Gold Cables, Speaker cable
Category: Cables
REVIEW MANLEY NEO CLASSIC 250 With FIM GOLD SPEAKER CABLES
The match with the Manley amps is surpassing all my expectations! Today my new speaker cables arrived. The FIM (First Impression Music) Gold cables. The match with the Manley amps is much more than I ever expected. What a Great cable! It is not cheap, but it is worth every penny of the cost of admission.
This is a Grand Slam, Dunk, Touch Down, all in one. The FIM is the BEST sounding cable to my ears that I have ever had in my system.
I have previously owned the Nordost Valhalla, HMS Grand Finale, Jenna Labs, Synergistic Resolution Research cables. I have owned Jeff Rowland Model 5 and 7 amps, the Kora Cosmos amps to name just a few.
The FIM has the detail of the Valhalla, the smooth mid-range of the Jenna’s, with all the bottom end performance of the Synergistic. Instruments sound like they are playing live in my sound room. I find myself talking to the voices in the music. After excelling in all those areas the music still sounds like live music. All these qualities are there, with the cable cold out of the box. I plan to put them on my cable cooker next week. The Manley Amps have about 50 hours of burn in time on them, another 50 hours and I should hear even more of the wonderful qualities of these amps. Now, I just have to listen to the music.
Associated gear
Speakers:
Kharma
Ceramique 1 W/ 1.1 Driver Upgrade
Genesis 900 b Sub Woofer
Electronics:
Manley Neo Classic 250 / 100
Monoblock Amplifiers
Audio Aero
Capitole Mk II 24/192
CD Player, DAC, Pre Amp
B & K
1000 Balanced Tuner Pre Amp
Cables:
Jenna XLR Balanced Type Signal Cable
1 1/2 m (pre amp to power amp)
FIM, First Impression Music
High Energy Conductivity 8’
(Speaker Cables)
El Rod 2, EPS 3 Power Amp 1 ½ m, (Power Cords)
1 EPS 2 CD/DAC/Preamp 1 ½ m (Power Cord)
Synergistic AC Coupler 1 ½ m ( Tuner )
Cary Cary High Definition Interconnect RCA 2 M (Tuner to Amp)
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I have previously owned the Nordost Valhalla, HMS Grand Finale, Jenna Labs, Synergistic Resolution Research cables. I have owned Jeff Rowland Model 5 and 7 amps, the Kora Cosmos amps to name just a few.
