Airy and transparent, a little warm, good midrange, loud and clear.

A little harsh and coloured at frequency extremes ( High frequency ).

The Prism 22 is a resonable price mid-range interconnects, its solid core technology sounds attractives and the cables itself look solid too. The pac kage even came with all the technical datas concerning this product, the best is that it even have a name cards with the QC''s stamps endorsed on it. The sign of serious quality control. I''ve read through magazines e.g What''s Hi-Fi and Hi_fi Choice about various interconnects and cables, compairing them ( various bland names). They came into two main categories: A) Goertz Alpha Core series, Tara Labs, Audio Quests. B) Van Den Hul, QED qunex, Nordorst Blue heaven/ Red Dawn. I''ve auditioned and used those cables above-mentioned in my system and one factor I noticed is that, there are literally two main group of manufactures, the British and the Americans companies. Most of the British cables are highly recomended by What''s Hi-Fi/ Hi-Fi Choice, but in comparison it is those cables from the American companies tha stands out against their British Compatriots. For examples it is the Goertz and Tara Labs that wins here, they are bigger in diameters and are solid cores. The others are just multi strands cables and looks thin. This shows that the American companies are using more materials in their products and also the prices are more reasonable in contrast to the British Ones. On conclusion, this is only my personal views and I hope no one will feel offended. Last but not least, the overall performances of a systems does not only depends on the cables, the components will play a more important roll.

Similar Products Used:

Goertz Alpha Core - Copper/ Triode Quartz M1 - Silver, QED Qunex 1, Tara Labs Bi-Wire cables, various non bland cables.

Looks cool, makes me feel happy.

price?

Well, my friend gave me these interconnects. Oooohhh! I though, these cables will definitely make my system sound better! I put these "things" between my CD and X-cans headphone amplifier. And then I listen... and listen... and listen... I was getting tired... and I didn't hear nothing special. My own handmade cable sounds exactly same. I thought that these super-hyper cables and differencies between these "wire" are total nonsense. But then suddenly I understand the idea of these interconnect cables. The idea is feeling. When I see my cool looking prism cables I feel good. I feel that there's something special on those cables. I can't hear the difference, but I can feel it when I see my cables. Feeling is very important factor. If i put normal cheap rca-cable between my cd and amplifier, it will look stupid, but if I put good looking "high-end" cable between my components it will look cool, and make me feel good. That's the point THE FEELING. Now all my cables are cool looking cable. And still I can't hear the difference, but I can feel and see it.

Similar Products Used:

Several handmade cables etc...

Price, good balanced sound, soundstage

Not the best at frequency extremes

The Tara Labs Prism 22 is an entry level cable that will give owners of modest systems a taste of what good interconnects can do for their sound. The Prism 22 is much better than the Monster Cable Interlink 400 and CD cables, especially when it comes to imaging and soundstage. I consider the Prism 22 along with Audioquest's Jade the 2 best economy interconnects I've heard. While the Prism 22 isn't quite as capable at the frequency extremes as some of the more expensive Taras or Audioquests, it still does a good job. Highly recommended to anyone looking to upgrade from el-cheapo generic and Radio Shack type interconnects. A good value for the money.

Similar Products Used:

Monster Cable Interlink 400 and Interlink CD, various cables by Tara Labs, Esoteric Audio, Audioquest and Signet

It sounds better than the cables that comes with your system.

The sound is very dark and there is a lack of detail.

Taralabs Prism 22
This cable is definitely better than the cables that comes with your system. But there are some drawbacks.

When I buy new equipment I always compare the new sound to the sound I get through my Sennheiser 580 headphones. The sound in them is extremely detailed and very natural in the sound, just as I like it.
The Prism 22 is not detailed at all. They make the whole sound field messy and you are not able to distinguish the instruments from each other. They also makes the sound very dark as there is a total lack of detail in the treble. The Bass is very muddy and dominates the sound a lot.

I replaced them with Cambridge Audio Pacific, and instantly there was a change in the sound image. Everything improved and best of all the CA Pacific is cheaper than the prism 22. CA Pacific is very detailed and sounds far more detailed and is definitely a better buy.

The major drawbacks comes when the cable is placed between my CD player and pre amp. When the prism 22 is placed between my pre amp and my power amp they does not colour the sound in the way as described above. There the sound is acceptable and less dark.

I would not recommend this cable. You can easily get better cables for less money.

Similar Products Used:

Cambridge Audio: Pacific
Audio Quest: Jade

I've tried a variety of cables (Monster Cable, StraightWire, Luminous Audio, and finally WireWorld) in my complex system, and gave these a shot. These have a problem: they lose the bottom-end (bass) extention, and detail that other cables deliver, and they choke the dynamic range some. I replaced these with WireWorld Atlantis II's, and the musical improvements to my system were HUGE! I'm dumping my Tara Labs cables..... (and DON'T recommend them!) You can do MUCH better than these.

Changed from a Monster M350 to Tara Lab PRISM 33.I notify the BASS become much more solid and deep. While I found that the mid range and HF become weaker and thin. The Sound like a little bit artifical............

The Tara Labs Prism 22,33 and 55 are all pretty good bargains i've found. I've bought them for family andfriends who would otherwise have kept on using the skinny black wire that came with their stereos. The Prism
solid core speaker wire is also a fabulous bargain at $1/foot or something.

Good sounding cables for the price. I am using these cables with Denon,Adcom and vandersteen equipment. They have good highs, smooth midrange with
a touch of warmth and good bass. I have used other cables around the same
price range and think the prism 22's are the best for the price.
Very satisfied.

Super cable for the money, does everything well a touch of warmth to the music.

Changed from a Monster M350 to Tara Lab PRISM 33.I notify the BASS become much more solid and deep. While I found that the mid range and HF become weaker and thin. The Sound like a little bit artifical............