I would look at VDH Audio for parts, and check with MIT on what it would take to re-terminate your spade connectors. If it's not much of a job, you might consider doing it yourself.
Best regards,
Dan
Best regards,
Dan
Biwire fix
My uncle has been downsizing and gave me a pair of mint condition B&W Matrix 801 S2s.
He also gave me a box containing really thick (wide diameter) biwire cables called MIT2, and some really thick and stiff power cords from demo shows years ago. There was also a black box (Maughanbox ListenUp) for bass augmentation. He and two of my other uncles were contributing editors in the 70s for a while and even published in the Absolute Sound when it was the size of a thin Reader’s Digest book.
The B&Ws are pre production eval units he ended up purchasing after one of his demo shows. Lots of cables and power cords have "For Demonstration Only" labels.
The spade connectors on the MIT2 biwire amplifier end are smaller than normal. They are too narrow to fit on the binding posts at the amp. They actually fit around the posts on an old Forte 1A but not the Hegel or my Ampzilla monoblocks.
Is it worth it to switch for larger spades? Anyone familiar with this cable from the past?
I would rather not have to purchase 2 pairs of speaker cables (or even one pair if jumped).
So anxious to hear them!
Thanks everyone!
He also gave me a box containing really thick (wide diameter) biwire cables called MIT2, and some really thick and stiff power cords from demo shows years ago. There was also a black box (Maughanbox ListenUp) for bass augmentation. He and two of my other uncles were contributing editors in the 70s for a while and even published in the Absolute Sound when it was the size of a thin Reader’s Digest book.
The B&Ws are pre production eval units he ended up purchasing after one of his demo shows. Lots of cables and power cords have "For Demonstration Only" labels.
The spade connectors on the MIT2 biwire amplifier end are smaller than normal. They are too narrow to fit on the binding posts at the amp. They actually fit around the posts on an old Forte 1A but not the Hegel or my Ampzilla monoblocks.
Is it worth it to switch for larger spades? Anyone familiar with this cable from the past?
I would rather not have to purchase 2 pairs of speaker cables (or even one pair if jumped).
So anxious to hear them!
Thanks everyone!
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I think you’ll have better luck with VH Audio, than VDH Audio. You can probably just send them to Chris and pay him to re-terminate. https://www.vhaudio.com/ Might be just a lot easier and just better to try these out. https://www.amazon.com/Canare-Speaker-Cable-Premium-Bananas/dp/B01N9N2UA3 Haven’t looked up your cables but I believe MIT cables are a litz cable where each strand is insulated with some type of an enamel insulation that requires a very hot iron to solder... I’m guessing not a job for an amateur. If Chris is willing to do it I’m sure it’s not going to be cheap due to the labor. Check into the Canare link I included. Don’t bother with buying a biwire set as it’s better to just use jumpers. Blue Jean Cable is another good source for Canare and they’ll help you on jumpers as well. By jumpers I’m referring to a real short cable and not the metal straps on the back of the speaker terminals. http://www.bluejeanscable.com/indexmob.htm |
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