I enjoyed reading both your reviews on TA MM2 Ultra and Reference cables admiring your ability to articulate their impact on your system. Well done! I too have been testing out Ref MM2 ic and sc having Ref w/MM ic and sc in my system comprising of B&W 800D, Mac MC501 amps, Levinson 390S cdp, and Pass P preamp with somewhat different results. I had upgraded my cable from older Ultra to Reference late last year enjoying the richness, detail and more lifelike tonal balance Reference brought to my system. I had been driving the 501s directly from the Levinson 390S but sought to bring back my Pass P for a little more warmth and the use of multiple sources. So it was with great interest that I read your review with Ultra MM2 and proceeded to borrow one Ref MM2 ic and sc to test their qualities and see if my system would benefit from upgrading my cables and add another Ref MM2 for the Pass.
I did not have the opportunity of keeping them in my system for the last month but had them initially for a week followed by three 3 day weekends. My conclusion IMHO was that there is a lone penalty among a whole load of improvements that MM2 clearly demonstrates. I feel that I am loosing that quality of richness that my old Reference brought to my system. Granted that MM2 totally outclassed MM1 in all the ways you have so artfully stated but does that richness return after 400 hours? Richness may not be the exact term I am referring to but perhaps it can be called weight. There is IMHO a certain amount of thinness in MM2 and for chorals, individual voices are lost in the very smooth presentation of MM2. Is this the result of my system which would require a VTL 7.5 to correct? Thanks for listening.
I did not have the opportunity of keeping them in my system for the last month but had them initially for a week followed by three 3 day weekends. My conclusion IMHO was that there is a lone penalty among a whole load of improvements that MM2 clearly demonstrates. I feel that I am loosing that quality of richness that my old Reference brought to my system. Granted that MM2 totally outclassed MM1 in all the ways you have so artfully stated but does that richness return after 400 hours? Richness may not be the exact term I am referring to but perhaps it can be called weight. There is IMHO a certain amount of thinness in MM2 and for chorals, individual voices are lost in the very smooth presentation of MM2. Is this the result of my system which would require a VTL 7.5 to correct? Thanks for listening.