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Review: XLO 1.1 signature Interconnect

Category: Cables

I purchased a pair of Harmonic Technology Magic in January and was wondering how my previous reference cable the XLO signature would compare and purchased a pair of signature cables used for $250. Straight out of the package even though the signature wasn't used previously it was no contest especially in the bass the signature seemed to have another octave lower bass extension and considerably more weight and definition,the midrange is much more transparent compared to the harmonic cable which has a veiled sound kind of like a fog where you can't see or hear through clearly in this case. Their wasn't any sonic parameter in which the XLO wasn't superior to the harmonic cable. I'd assumed cables had been improved in the last ten years and the signature was completely obsolete by now. I was totally wrong.


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Audio Aero Capitol 24/192
VTL 450 signatures
Dunlavy IV
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MGD PCZ corner tunes
Brightstar air mass and sand box.

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gme109
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Hello everyone,

I've been using XLO 1.1 sig. ic's for about 5 years now. I love them and at the time they beat everything I put up against them. I'm also using XLO type 5.1 speaker cable. They too have speed, neutrality and image like nothing else I've heard. The only thing I've put up against them recently was an older design of Virtual Dynamics sig. ic. I liked VD's power cords so I thought I'd try their ic's. The XLO sounded a lot better to me. faster and a lot more neutral. Of course all cables are system dependent. It's good to hear that other people have compared an older design product from XLO to current products and the XLO came out on top. I guess newer doesn't always mean better.
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