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Interconnect with great dynamics and bass slam ,

I recently purchased some Cardas Golden cross sepaker cables. They replaced my Dh Lab Q10s. I replaced the Q10s because i was getting some upper mid freq brightness.
I have Golden Cross interconnects from preamp to amp and from cd player to pre amp. The sound is very smooth and detailed .The bass and mid bass is not as authorative or as tight. The highs are better - more detailed and smooth.
The problem is the sound is almost too smooth the bass is kind of rounded off now .The sound is less dynamic.
My Question is.
Is there an interconnect that could give me back that great bass and dynamics of that i had with the Q10s, without the harshness i was getting. I think i would like to keep the Golden Cross speaker cables and try changing the ICs. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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jmcgrogan2
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04-10-13: Audiolabyrinth
@ Tbg,, Thankyou, My I/c was $15,000.00 a meter, The Taralabs zero gold! cheers!

Audiolab, remember when you said that you did not think that a speaker or cartridges price had any relation to how good it sounded? The same can also be said for cables. A $15,000 cable does not necessarily sound better than a $1600 cable anymore than a $15,000 cartridge sounds better than a $1600 cartridge. Money and sound quality do not walk hand in hand in any aspect of this hobby. :)
tbg
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Audiolabyrinth, I was perplexed with what you were saying in your post. Is Jmcgrogan2 right? I'm speechless.

I have heard of many guys who are selling cables that cost them many time more than the basis CT-1, not the Enhanced($2800 first meter) or Ultimates($4900 first meter), after heard them.
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jmcgrogan2
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Norm, Keith is relatively new here at Audiogon, and he is not familiar with your past experiences, which I have a lot of respect for. He has a burning passion for Tara Labs cables, which should explain his enthusiasm.

The CT-1 design sounds intriguing. The only cables I've heard before that used magnets were the Virtual Dynamics, which I really enjoyed the tonal qualities of, but did not care for the soundstaging. I see that the CT-1 doesn't use magnets, but magnetic conduction. Can you compare the sound of the HF CT-1 to some other cables that I may have heard? Stealth Indra, PAD Dominus, K-S Emotion, Jade Hybrid Gold, etc.
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@ tbg, Hi, I am serious that I do have a $15,000.00 retail a meter I/C,,, seems you got a little confused, No, I would never sell my profound state of the art cable for any high fidelity cable!,,,I would like to here them, you seem like a gentlemen and you are passionate about high fidelity cables!, will you tell me more about them?,, I hear good things about them here on the gon,,, what have you compaired them to TBG?, and what price points are in question here with the compairisions? thankyou much, cheers!
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audiolabyrinth
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@ tbg, Hi, jmcgrogan2 is correct about I am new to the gon, however not to the industry! I have heard numerous cables!many years of them, no, I have not listened to the cables you speak of, I would love too thou!, my thing is I know what the best available cables are out there, consist of about 6 or 7 brands, there is no best!, however there is a handfull of best available!,, I do not need to change cables ever! for what?, I am happy with what I have!,,,regarless, I am interested in the cables you mentioned out of the love of audio and always wanting to learn! cheers!
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