Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!bellcore!ulysses!burl!clyde!caip!nike!ucbcad!ingres.Berkeley.EDU!jdi From: jdi@ingres.Berkeley.EDU (John D. Irwin) Newsgroups: net.audio,net.analog Subject: Re: need interconnect cable recommendations... Message-ID: <857@ucbcad.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Tue, 15-Jul-86 01:11:08 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbcad.857 Posted: Tue Jul 15 01:11:08 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jul-86 23:38:51 EDT References: <2107@orca.UUCP> <926@ihu1g.UUCP> <1225@uwmcsd1.UUCP> <476@copper.UUCP> <2419@umcp-cs.UUCP> Sender: news@ucbcad.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: jdi@ingres.Berkeley.EDU (John D. Irwin) Distribution: na Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 45 Xref: burl net.audio:6312 net.analog:979 All nonbelievers please type 'n'... I spent several hours auditioning cables this last weekend and was really amazed. I was listening on the dealer`s system which is quite familiar, having the same speakers (EHS Sopranos). I also used the power-amp I have at home, but wasn't able to tolerate its affect on the sound for the full time. Anyway, the biggest 'find' I found was MIT-330 interconnect. Boy, is this stuff expensive! $115 for a 1 meter pair. But it's really great -- I made more change in my system by putting in two of these babies then I did getting a new piece of equipment! (new CD player) I'm not going to say much more about the 'sound' of the cable -- please try it yourself -- do a little A/B with some cheap cables, say Monster Interconnects on a system you feel comfortable with. You'll love 'em! (PS: They're REAL transparent, but very capacitive -- they use double sets of cables. Multiple cables are the trademark of Bruce Brisson). Another of Bruce's creations is MIT-750 speaker cable. Using 5 parallel conductors for each polarity makes this sucker big -- most people call it 'garden hose' (it's not green). I liked it a lot but it was TOO transparent in the highs for me -- speaker cable is a lot a function of the speakers and amplifier used -- some cheap cable works great on certain combinations, and vice versa. I also got a chance to A/B the PS Audio CD-1 with my li'l Denon 1000. The PS Audio is the one AHC (I think) practically raved about in a past Sterophile. Anyway -- it's really nice. The sound is much less irritating in the highs than the Denon, and it has a MUCH bigger and deeper soundstage. It didn't have quite as much detail in the highs as the Denon though. The bass was deeper and better defined and placed on the stage on the PS player. Overall the frequency balance was better too. I would buy this player except for two reasons -- shipping time is apparently very long -- my dealer calls every day but can't get any. Also, CD players won't reach their zenith for a while yet, so I keep passing up good for better. Kind of ironic when a new player would probably make the most difference in my system. Oh well. Anyway, I'd be interested in hearing about other great and notsogreat new or old components people have listened to recently. Let's hear from ya! -- John Irwin (jdi@ucbvax)