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Wilsons with Cardas or JPS?

I have Watt puppy 7s and just read in HiFi Plus that, in addition to Transparent, Cardas are a synergistic match. Anyone have experience with Cardas Golden Reference and Wilsons? The rap is that they are not particularly transparent. Does that problem (if it is) not apply when matched with Watt Puppys?
A cable that seems to have alot of fans as a window to the source without edge is JPS, esp. Aluminata. Anyone tried them with Wilsons? I have heard a number of cables and have heard v good results with Transparent, for example. What I don't like is an edgeiness that can come certain cables with a rep for transparency when paired with the Watts and a revealing CD Player (I have the Bel Canto PL 1). For example, to my ears Nordost cabling, when used from phono thru to Watts are great, but lose flow and become edgy when used from CD to Watts. I have heard this problem regardless of amplification which has included Spectral, Naim and McIntosh tubes--so take that out of the equation. With this as background, anyone have thoughts?
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khrys
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As I said, Cardas GR and W/Ps are inherently musical and satisfying but with the more linear and extended frequency response of the 7s over the 6s and again with the 8s over the 7s I could hear more information at the frequency extremes but it rolled off sharply, truncated prematurely to my ears. And the upper midrange began to deviate from a pleasant "presence" to a bit of a glare.

So I began trying different cables as GR had been constant in my system for many years. When I tried Audioquest Sky IC/Everest spkr., it was a revelation. There was so much more detail and dynamics and the frequency extremes were extended by at least a clean octave. But though the Cardas midrange sweetness was not there, the genie was out of the bottle.

So I have no doubt that GR is limiting my system and I am looking for cables that combine the strengths of GR and the AQ. FWIW Nordost Valhalla was one of my least favorite auditions and the only Purist cables I like are not in my price league.

So my current short list includes JPS Aluminata, Synergistic Research Tesla and Virtual Dynamics.

Speltz may be my destiny!
gpgr4blu OP
1,082 posts
 
Khrys----You hit my problem on the head. I have heard better detail, soundstage and extension on certain cables but they usually lose some beauty and musicality in the mids. Is wanting it all too much to ask? I have just placed an Indra between my cd and pre and its character is the most neutral and holographic I have ever heard. The detail and dimensionality are astounding. So far, the mids are not so much edgy as lacking slightly in weight. However, I'm told the cables need 100 hours break in and I've only given them 8 so-----there's much more to go. Out of the box, they are the best ICs I have ever heard. I would gladly trade the slight loss in weight in the mids for the enormous gains elsewhere. Let's see if they develop into that "everything I could ever want cable". But rest assured I am on a cable hunt and intend to listen to JPS Aluminata for comparison.
leica_man
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I have cables that for me seem to "do it all" and they're on your short list. The new Synergistic Research Tesla Series have the most usual combination of strengths I have ever heard. Detail, extension, air, mid-range warmth, layering, "bloom", speed, and a holographic presence beyond my wildest dreams. I currently have the Accelerator interconnects and Precision Reference speaker cables but I'm thinking of upgrading to Apex (even the Apex cables are much less expensive then my previous cables).

If I sound over the top it's because, for me, I've found the Holy Grail. These cables are an audio miracle.
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