both jayctoy & bluswan are correct with their assement of the mentioned cables.
most interconnects fall in the 2 camps:
1. warm / bloom / body ( ie. cardas )
2. fast/ imaging / revealing (ie. xlo)
despite many different opinions- there is connection between price and performance .
interconnects do make a big diference and combining different interconnects is not a bad idea.
interconnects matching is system dependant. the question is where do you want to take your system ?
i use xlo signiture II (revealing,incredbile bass and imaging) between my pre and amp.
good deals can be found...fatwyre has the xlo signiture II ( discolored seconds) for $295 meter vs $600. it is a pretty incredible cable that is transparent, neutral, fast and it clicks in my system.
between the cd to pre - i was using tara decade till i picked up a marantz sacd 8260. the decade was not a good fit, i needed something more revealing. the coinceident worked really nicely here. i am going to try another piece of xlo or maybe wireworld silver eclipse.
if you are looking to warm up your sound, cardas is a good choice. this is a warm cable however it doesnt have image specificity and the newer ones have a midbass bump. the tara decade is similar to the cards but images better imo. they are a slower, warmer cable with bloom.
transparent cables are a little pulled backed on top ( the plus, super, ultra) and is a very coherant ( pretty amazing cable in that regard)
BTW, the coincident is a nice cable also- very neutral with a little pulled back on the top.
i would try to expereiment with as many cables you can get your hands on and in different combinations. you might be surprised.
hope that helps !!
mike
most interconnects fall in the 2 camps:
1. warm / bloom / body ( ie. cardas )
2. fast/ imaging / revealing (ie. xlo)
despite many different opinions- there is connection between price and performance .
interconnects do make a big diference and combining different interconnects is not a bad idea.
interconnects matching is system dependant. the question is where do you want to take your system ?
i use xlo signiture II (revealing,incredbile bass and imaging) between my pre and amp.
good deals can be found...fatwyre has the xlo signiture II ( discolored seconds) for $295 meter vs $600. it is a pretty incredible cable that is transparent, neutral, fast and it clicks in my system.
between the cd to pre - i was using tara decade till i picked up a marantz sacd 8260. the decade was not a good fit, i needed something more revealing. the coinceident worked really nicely here. i am going to try another piece of xlo or maybe wireworld silver eclipse.
if you are looking to warm up your sound, cardas is a good choice. this is a warm cable however it doesnt have image specificity and the newer ones have a midbass bump. the tara decade is similar to the cards but images better imo. they are a slower, warmer cable with bloom.
transparent cables are a little pulled backed on top ( the plus, super, ultra) and is a very coherant ( pretty amazing cable in that regard)
BTW, the coincident is a nice cable also- very neutral with a little pulled back on the top.
i would try to expereiment with as many cables you can get your hands on and in different combinations. you might be surprised.
hope that helps !!
mike