The truth-link is a good choice. You should also try the HT Pro-11 or Pro-9. The other alternative is the NBS classic series. Good luck. |
Audition Cardas if you can and call the people at the Cable Co. as they will recommend a cable(s) that you should audition. |
I used to own a pair of NHT 2.5i speakers. They too were very revealing and on the bright side. I found the NBS Monitor IV speaker cables and interconnects helped reduce the brightness. |
Transparent Ultra, Ultra XL, and Reference are also dark, warm sounding speaker cables. They are usually available at way off retail on Audiogon.
Sarah |
Cardas gold cross or Harmonic Technology Pro 11 or 9 are both very neutral and warm |
i have not had experience with some of the other cables mentioned but i own two cables which i think would smooth out your sound while remaining detailed---the audioquest type 2 and the stealth premier copper--the audioquest is very cheap unterminated as well as terminated-i purchased mine terminated from audio advisor.com--the stealth is much more expensive and is compared by the manufacturer to the cardas golden cross and can be found at stalthcables.com i beleive-sometimes youll also see them at auction here on audiogon. |
If you seek speaker cables that are warm and full bodied here are some very good choices.
Synergistic Research
Cardas
Ensemble
Harmonic Tech
NBS
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As far as I've heard, Nirvana has a very worm "black" background and it's very friendly to the tube outputs |
Try Monster cable M1000mk3 Great bass smooth warm highs. Cheap on the 2nd hand market. |
you don't mention your source electronics. some of your brightness may be coming from your digital frontend. it'd be a shame to use cables as tone controls, only to need another change if you upgrade your dac, transport or player. - kelly |
Analysis oval 9 (very warm), followed by acoustic zen sakura. I have heard the harmonic tech stuff will warm things up a bit too. |
Cornfed raises a good point; your brightness may well be considerably upline. There are a lot of other avenues to explore; you may or may not have done that? Please refer to my recent post regarding a member with harshness complaints: I offered many suggestions there which may be applicable to your situation as well...
http://audiogo5.iserver.net/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&999201613&2&3&4& |
Although I've never heard Cardas speaker cables I would consider them based on reputation. I own a pair of Golden Cross interconnects and they are very warm.
I also own a biwired pair of Analysis Plus Oval 9, and yes they are very warm too. They have the added bonus of sounding much fuller than most silver cables. |
Cardas.My buddy thought his Krell too bright and they were just the trick.Not for everyone and not as detailed as others but very lush. |
Here are the other sources in my system: Rega Planet CD via truth-links to a Continuum Audio Window pre (built by Coda/Innersound) via truth-links to the SFS-40. I don't think it's the Window, I can't identify any sonic signature to it other than "neutral". Ears more trained than mine will call the Planet digitally harsh, but I find it to sound very dithered and somewhat analog-ish. Great suggestions everyone, thanks so much for posting. |
I don't think it is the Rega either, maybe the size of the room??? I read the whole thread but I forgot, did you mention the speakers? Could just be synergistic combination that doesn't want to work. |
Hello Kt 88. My system is totally different now. Love what I'm hearing. Still running the Planet and a Heybrook TT2 table, a DIY passive pre and a pair of VAC PA160 mkII's, through Mirage MRM-1 Reference Monitors. Still running Truthlinks, switched to a pair of Transparent Super Bicable XL's. I'm now listening in a nearfield position and it's soundstage city. From your user name, I'm guessing you prefer the sound of kt-88's. I'm in the same boat. My VAC's can run several different output valves, but the kt-88's are my favorites so far. I've tried el-34's, 6550's and kt-90's. None of them did it for me. Later this year I might try some 6L6's. They are inexpensive, as they are typically used in musical instrument amps. I'm running Golden Dragon kt-88's, but want to try the JJ Tesla kt-88's. All in good time. |
Cardas Golden Cross will warm you up. Not the best stage or detail but forgiving. |
I have always found Purist Audio to be very warm and maybe even dark. The Elementa is affordable, well built, detailed, yet warm. These are about 80 -85% of the Colosus sound for a fraction of the cost. |
Treat your room and get some MIT T-2's |
Cardas cables especially golden cross are warm .
look for builders one beginning with a Z using Duelund Copper
oil in cloth jacket very warm respectable detail. |
Supra cables can do the warm thing very well and they won't break the bank in the process. |
Just a wild guess... the OP probably decided on speaker cables, about 15 YEARS ago! Just sayin'. |
And 15 years ago, the OP picked the canare 4s11, because it is 11awg, it has a warm "sound", and it clearly was the better choice because it was less than a dollar a foot! OP wasn't fooled. |
