which interconnect cable w/ playback designs mps-5

i just (last night late) got the 1.5m pair of 'zeel' BNC cables and they are installed. first impressions are positive (certainly nothing negative percieved....but it's early). i had been using the $13k Transparent Opus MM2 1.5m RCA and i also have the $4k+ Valhalla 1.5m RCA to compare.

ask me (or i'll post something on my system thread) in about a month and i should be able to give you my impressions of the zeel interconnect between the PBD and the dart.

i really hope they are in the ballpark with those 2 'uber and ultra-uber' cables which will allow me to sell something to fund my other excesses.

of course; the Opus is amazing and the Valhalla only slightly less so.

I use Stealth Indras with my MPS-5. They have that last bit of clarity and openness in the bass and liquidity and body in the highs that is subtle but very valuable (to my ears, at least).
A close second are my Kubala-Sosna Emotions. All of my cables are RCA terminated. This was also the case with former CD players.

Radioheadokplayer,

I own the darTZeel amp and preamp combo and added the Playback Designs MPS-5 this past June. At the same time I purchased a 1.5 meter zeel BNC cable(s) for the MPS-5 interface to the darTZeel preamp.

I also own a pair of Transparent Reference MM and a very current version of the Stealth Indras, both single ended.

Had I not owned the Transparent and Stealth cables, and was then able to audition all three before making a purchase, I personally could not justify ten times more the price (more in the case of the Transparent cable) over the zeel BNC ($600.00 for 1.5 meter pair) in my system.

In my system the zeel BNC is the primary interface used. I do (from time to time) insert the Transparent and Stealth cables for something slightly different. They are both very good cables in my system and I do not have plans of selling either of them.

As a suggestion, before investing the $600.00 for the zeel BNC, you can purchase rather inexpensive 50 OHM/BNC cables that will give you an idea as to what you can expect from the Playback Designs 50 ohm BNC interface to the darTZeel preamp. I did this (amp to preamp) when I first purchased the darTzeel machines and the "zeel" BNC was not available from darTZeel. Later I added the zeel BNC to interface the amp and preamp which added a valued sonic improvement.

One last thing that I would share with you should you try the BNC interface. The BNC input you choose on the darTZeel preamp will require some break-in time as was suggested to me.

What is the weight and dimensions of the MPS-5, I have one on the way and I need to start thinking about shelving and isolation.

Now you guys have been using the Zeel BNC interface to the Dart-Pre for the last few weeks how do they sound compare to your hi-priced inter-connectors.

mps5:
wxhxd(inches)= 17.1 x 3.5 x 16.7
weight=29 pounds