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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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mikesinger
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this is one interonnect that has come, gone, and comeback. i think that is the biggest compliment to a cable design.

it is very neutral with no short comings in my opinion. i dont hear the leaness in the mid that the stereophile review mentioned.

it is very coherent from top to bottom, images extremly well, and the bottom end is incredible.

i would be hard pressed to recommend a more "neutral & transparent" cable at the used price range this cable is at.

mike
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