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Volume Control

I have changed one interconnect recently namely a Cardas Golden Cross. After the cable swap I can turn up the volume to a much louder level without being annoyed. I found new life on disks which I thought they were bad sounding before. Anyone who has some idea or share this experience? I listen to pop music generally not the heavy metal type occasionally crossover to light classic.
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hifiman5
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Not too surprising to hear that the Golden Cross enticed you to turn it up! The Golden Cross has a consistently "warm" sound in almost any application. Don't take that as a slam....some systems that have gone too far to the detailed, revealing side benefit greatly from such a fine cable.

Just curious, did you put the Golden Cross on your digital source?
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hifiman5
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That is interesting as the Golden Cross is used by many audiophiles to tame the upper midrange and treble of digital sources that are all too often "hot" in those areas.
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hifiman5
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Agreed Opus88!

All it really takes IMHO is listening to live unamplified music to hear that sort of brightness is not what one hears from real instuments! As my daughter is a college music major I am treated to frequent live musical performance that "calibrate" my ears to the "real thing".
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Hoi,

Enjoy the new-found musicality of your system using the Golden Cross. If the music sounds "real" to your ears and supplies you with listening pleasure, then just sit back and enjoy!
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