Another vote for Blue Jean Cables. All my Balanced Cables are from Blue Jean Cables.
I have several of their RCA ICs and a pair of Anti Cables ICs. The Anti Cables are about 3 times the price of the Blue Jeans but still not outrageous as some cables get. I have tried many cables over the years having worked at a few high end audio shops giving me access to cables that I would never even think about buying due to their unbelievable cost. It is my opinion that Monster Cables are ALL advertising and hype. And guess who is paying for all that advertising? It comes to a point that as long as the cable is properly constructed and made from proper materials, they all do the same thing with the rest being snake oil. The biggest sonic differences I have heard over the years are how different cables act with specific equipment. What I mean by this is that interconnects tend to have a signature or speciality. Due to how frequency affects how a signal travels on wire/strands one cable will seem to sound different from another due to how they differ in construction. So the construction can cause a cable to sound bright, dull, muted, depending on what frequency the cable construction favors. This can actually help by matching a cables signature to help benefit how a pre-amp and amp sound together. My suggestion is borrow as many cables as one can from his local dealer to see what works best in ones system rather then go by brand or price. Obviously there is a point at which interconnects are drastically interfering with the sound/signal due to poor construction and poor material choices. Above this are cables that are being as neutral as is possible which I consider proper cables. And above these are the ones that go so far beyond what anybody can hear and are outrageously priced. So in the end, find the cables that sound good for you in your system. Not what some advertising or salesman say you need or are the ones to go with. The test at the dealer is to have them do the blind testing with you switching the cables for them to get the sell. If they will not go to this length to sell the cables to you, then stay away from those cables. Also if they agree and can't 'pick' the superior interconnects 75% or more of the time, again stay away as its all advertising hype. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78593 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
