Does Oceilia cables or Sunny cable sounds anything close to MIT cables? |
hi lowrider, thank for the info! does it(silent source) have a wide soundstage and coherence in placement of orchestral instruments? meaning the sound from instruments are image well and easy to follow, not smear nor hazy? thanks again. |
Many thanks! lowrider. that's what I wish to know. There are many good cables around, but my music are predominantly pop orchestral so my taste are rather to "sit 6 to 8 rows before the grand stage" when listening, imaginary of course. other good cables some tends to make the music emanating from the backstage sounds vague,(hazy /veiled) lose micro dynamics or feel too distant to even hear the notes clearly (sound mono instead of stereo like) of course, I have not audition cables costing over $2k, there may still be surprises! |
Hi, anyone has anymore brand of cables to suggest? I guess it must be very difficult and requires deep technical knowledge on signal transmission (through various alloys)so to get the induction, capacitance, resistance correct, with years of research. So far, i haven't seen any cable manufacturer spend so much time and money on R&D on cables except MIT . |
hi kacz,
yes, i know it is better to have as few components\parts in the signal path to attain best possible sound as what the recording has to offer.
i did compared with Nordost, Audience, Siltech, XLO, Audioquest and some other cables, but they did not have wide stereo layered soundstage. MIT do not tame the high freq glare either, in fact Audience interconnect has muted the harsh upper end. So that's why i'm searching for cables which sound similar to MIT (perhaps even surpass it) without the box.
My system isn't dull or bright. i have Simaudio 750D, Lampi Gen5 DAC, Atmaphere pre, YBA 1 power, Martin logan ESL, Isotek power conditioning, and custom balance power filter, quite neutral i guess.
i just prefer the wide layered soundstage musicality because my collection of music are re-dubbed pop orchestral and cinematic soundtracks. Velvet like harmonics isn't important to me. In fact i'm looking for cables that can "color the presentation/ portrayal " of music to like listening in a grand hall, not jazz club or choir in a chamber hall(because my music isn't suppose to be play live in such places). i am hoping other cables (without the boxes or filters) can let me hear more clearly of those sounds produced by instruments that was at the back of the stage which tends to sound vague/hazy(lack of microdynamics ). hope the description of my taste in music explains why i started this thread.
Thank you for sharing your experience too!
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Hi pops,
it's Magnum MA full loom |
Pops, i'm trying to get some demo cable from Silent source, Lowrider had recommended it which sound similar to MIT. Hopefully, this cable without the added filters would let me hear more clearly of those small vague signals(& background instruments) in the recording, i'm prepare to trade some bit of the wide soundstage for this clarity. |
i don't listen to small scale music, solo, quintets, vocals, jazz, chamber music do not interest me, hence, timbre accuracy is not important here. i don't need to hear the difference between clarinet and flute , horn and trombone, oboe and cello but i need to hear every individual note coming from every instruments. thanks |
hi Bo,
with due respect... with your extensive experience and understanding of cable properties (characteristics), can you recommend me cables that would let me hear music as if i'm in a grand hall listening to the majestic sound produced by full scale orchestral or big concert (pop/ R&B modern music)?
i don't wish to hear exactly how the recording is made because often it is done in a (big?) recording studio instead of a grand stage. i want big open sound with clarity, pinpoint imaging yet with separation and musical energy, not the congested sounds from a recording studio. Thanks |
Pc123v, i have never heard MH750 , so I'm unable to give any opinions. This MH750 maybe a branch off the spectral high speed broadband cable series, but I'm guessing only.
Bo, i agree with you that each cable due to its engineering design have their own characteristics, strength and weaknesses. But you're missing the point here. You are seeking TRU-FI, and I'm seeking to build my own sound base on my preference/taste. The music event doesn't have to be faithfully reproduce in a accurate manner so long as it has the sonic presentation that touch my emotions. Different people interpret music in different ways, what sound to you as inspirional may sound terrible for me. You had successfully influence some clients who may not know what they want or what touch them emotionally. But i know what i want in a musical presentation even if it could sound wrong to you. i.e, usually a pianist would be playing in centerstage, with other instruments backing up because the piano is in the limelight. But i don't like hearing panio in the centrestage, instead i wish the harp would sound more clearly because its music notes are soft and easily get "cover up" due to its locaton at the rear stage.
So MIT cables may not fit your needs but it sure fit mine to a great extent. Unless you tell me audioquest have the same wide, layered big sound as MIT , i wouldn't consider Audioquest or PAD, no matter how precise or the separation of instruments that these brands are able to delineate. Nevertheless i thank you and on behalf on other Agoners too, because you also offered your deep understanding on audioquest cables too. |
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