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Review 3 of 15
Price Paid:
$200.00
from executive stereo TO Summary:
First off,it may be a tad unfair for me to review these cables after moving up(to XLO Reference),but I have done alot of listening around lately,hence the change in perspective.
Those with Solid State systems will find these to be a fine match in a mid-priced set up.Tube folks,like myself,may find them a bit of a disapointment.
The main reason is the lack of extension they provide,mainly in high frequencies(but also in low-end,but not to the same degree).
Most solid state amps are way too bright.Most people wrongly equate this "brightness" with "detail"....and lots of folks wonder why they suffer from listening fatigue.It's the harshness of solid state highs that are giving them the headaches,literally.These cables can tame those highs,with very little loss of (real) detail.
That said,the mids are pretty damn fine,and the sound is generally quite open,tho i wouldn't call it tranparent.
For that reason,unlike a few other reviewers have said,these are some of the more forgiving I have heard,meaning they are less likely to expose system faults.
Tube amp users will most likely find these cables way too soft....very warm and fuzzy(tho not really fuzzy,just soft at both ends).
Extreme high-end SS users may not like them either,as thier equipment comes closer to warmer sounding tubes.....but then they wouldn't be shopping in this price range,cuz these are not expensive.They are great value,and rival many of equal price,but have limitations.
Used with>>>
ASL q1003/vintage Eico ST70
Arcam FMJ
Triangle Celius
XLO reference Speaker cables
Prism lab Speaker cables
Blue Circle AC conditioner
Racked on granite. Strengths:
Very reasonably priced
They add nothing.... Weaknesses:
...but they do go soft at both frequecy extremes,just a lack of energy,nothing nasty. Similar Products Used:
XLO Ref2(the winner!),Cardas,Audioquest(several models),and a bunch of others too
dull to remember.
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