What's the difference btw AZ Satori and Hologram?


I've heard rave reviews of the Acoustic Zen's line of cables and am thinking of getting a single run pair of either the Satori or Hologram for my speakers. What are the sonic differences between the Acoustic Zen Satori and the Hologram? Is it a case of one being warmer or airier? The Satori is reknowned for its neutrality and bass dynamics. Is the Hologram even better since its price more? Or are they entirely different with different purposes for different systems.
rths

Showing 2 responses by gpalmer

Rths, the first thing is that the Holograms are two cables in one for folks interested in biwiring. They have a heavier cable for the bass and a lighter cable for the treble. This is the reason why the prices are so close for the single and biwire versions.

I would like to tack on a few questions to Rths'es. I am finally getting around to getting my cabling up to snuff and was curious about the Hologram. My system is as follows:

Pioneer38A with full ModWright mods
AZ Silver References (analog)
MC2 = Zen (digital)
Sunfire Theater Grand 2
AZ Silver References (vertically biamped) or AZ Matrix References into
2 Sunfire Cinema Grands.
Main and surround speakers are Legacy Classics with a Legacy SilverScreen 2 as the center channel.

I have been thinking about using a modified pair of the holograms for the mains but I'm not quite sure how this would sound with the center channel. The Classics cross over at around 120 Hz, but the SilverScreen crosses over somewhere around 2.2K. This would mean the low end cable for the Holograms would be carrying the signal up to around 2.2K for the center channel, while it would only be carrying up to around 120Hz for the mains. Is there anyone who has played with this and can give me some feedback on it?

Greg
Heh, I can just tell this thread is going to wind up costing me money! :-) The hologram sounds more and more interesting. Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Greg