They are ALL just wires with minor variations in performance compared to MIT. The newest Matrix HD series is stunningly musical with extreme low level detail and tonality beyond reproach. Most of all it presents the music as a living breathing organic creation with all the dimensions and dynamics intact. You will feel like a kid again, listening to your first, best high end stereo:O) I have the HD 60 biwires and the HD23 IC's plus AC2 PC's.
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Over the years I now beleive the dielectric matter as much, if not more, to the final sonic presentation. My jawdrop brand, and with which I have recabled both ICs and speakers cables, is Mapleshade. They offer a 30 day money back return policy. After trying them I had those "aha" moments and with fellow audio friends also listening; it was a no brainer to keep them. |
My eye opener was switching speaker cables from Nordost Flatline II to the new Purist Audio Design Musaeus. I didn't believe the hype about cables... thought is was total BS. Convinced myself that some ICs were better sounding than others but never REALLY heard a difference. These are like a floodgate of good sound has opened. The Nordost was obviously the weak link in my system. |
I recently heard a cable loom of Zensati cables at a show. The kit was good, mainly Gamut, but the sound was peretty astonishing. You can't really judge a cable under these, circumstances, but they seem quite exceptional. Even the entry level are nearly out of my reach, but I will be trying some soon in my system. |
Jcote: I disagree. Everything in a system has a signature and an effect on what you hear. Not just speakers, amps etc...but cables, vibration platforms and even rooms. Every single thing in a system AND the room it's in, has a sonic signature. You could even take a complete system, equipment cables and all, and put it in three different rooms and likely get three different sounds. Swapping cables is no different. |
My computer audio system consists of an Asus Laptop feeding iTunes Lossless or Internet Radio stations to a Peachtree Audio MusicBox(DAC-Integrated Amp)driving Sonus Faber Toy Monitors.USB I/C was an Audioquest Forest.I've always felt drums & cymbals were slightly veiled until just yesterday when I pulled the Forest & installed a Silnote Poseidon Silver Statement USB cable,BAM!Right out of the box the veil was lifted & low level detail has increased slightly! Anyone still in the cables don't make a difference camp can eat my shorts! |
LessLoss Anchorwave Loudspeaker Cables. I went from Kimber 4TC to these LessLoss Anchorwaves: Jaw dropping indeed! They may be 6 times the price of the 4TC, but they perform preferably (to my ears) to even the highly praised Siltech 770L, and, the Siltech's cost almost 4 times more than the LessLoss Anchorwave cables! I'm also a fan of their Anchorwave interconnects. A very similar story there, too. |
Not IC's or speaker cables but jumper connectors for my integrated. DIY using Neotech 21ga hookup wire and Neutrik/Rean RCA plugs. Plugged them in and hit play on the transport and was stopped in my tracks on the way back to my seat. Just two pieces of three inch wire and a pair of inexpensive RCA plugs. I now fully appreciate wire now. Soon I'll be ordering Neotech IC's from Take Five. |
There is a magic sonic hologram at the end of the tunnel that is thrilling when you hear it on perhaps one third of recordings. Cables are part of this. The only instance of "jaw dropping" relative to cables I have ever heard were with the first listening to the original High Fidelity CT-1 cables. The effortless and sweetness of the top end lead to the thought that these were clearly different. Watch it with these cables, however, they are a very slippery slope, as the more recent issued series are clearly better and more expensive. |
Tara Labs The One: Went from Tara Labs RSC Air One speaker cables (on ESL panels) to The One (INCREDIBLE on ALL levels). Went from Monster Sigma Retro XLR IC to Tara Labs The One XLR IC (bass amp) and the improvement was staggering. Totally squared off the rear of my sound stage into a truly believable venue into the music. |
I've tried or owned my share of cables over the years, but the ones I keep coming back to are Jena Labs. They're the most finely balanced cables I've had in my system. While there may be things out there that do this or that a bit "better" (read: mostly differently) the Jenas just organize all the qualities of a great cable into the most coherent presentation I've experienced in my home. Maybe not jaw-dropping in the sense that they scream for your attention, but just simply excellent. |
If you are into DIY - give these a try.... Power Cables... http://www.image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.html Interconnects... http://www.image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.html They are outstanding - but only if you use the recommended parts - any other parts may degrade their performance. Enjoy |
My experience is that I find the KLEI zFLOW33 ICs and KLEI zFLOW22 SCs are jaw droppingly good cables ... http://kleinnovations.com/klei-zflow33-ics-by-steve-reeve/ http://kleinnovations.com/klei-zflow22-scs-by-steve-reeve/ |
Just installed my new MIT Oracle 3.5 Prolines which now incorporate MIT's latest advancements with the 2C3D tech. No other interconnect I have ever heard or owned has struck me as sounding absolutely faithful to the sound of real instruments being played with everything that goes with it...the overtones, the air, the space and voicing...all there and in a vast dynamic soundscape with pristine resolution! Don't try them...if you do you will need to take a second mortgage😉 |
