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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.
grey9hound
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@ waxwaves, Whats up?
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I have Analysis plus Solo crystal loudspeaker cables great cables very well balanced and competes very well with cables much more $$.the single crystal Is no BS it gets out of the way of the music ,No graininess whatsoever.
I have a Silver digital cable,silver Umbilical cord and silver usb, all hiend stuff very good and detailed except on a bad cd with Silver interconnects
Can be a bit peaky in the upper treble region.
I switched to the Same Analysis plus solo crystal oval interconnect,
After using the MIT-hd23 $1600 + interconnect!Cardas clear,and Accoustic zen reference-2 .the solo Crystal was a hair smoother but lacked nothing
Detail bass, or soundstaging in fact I feel it gives a deeper presentation
And pretty sure footed and fast. Analysis plus said the latest Solo crystal
Over the last 2 years is a bit more refined and faster.i totally agree.
And at retail $550 one of the best bargains in all of Audio Srajan 6 moons fame stated he likes this better then the silver oval ,more depth. Everything
As allways is system dependant .Highly Recommended !!
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What was the issue with Krell I missed that?
I bought their newer 550I integrated ,the 1unit had a transformer grounding issue. I had it for a month. Their tech support sent me another unit,
When I was satisfied ,I called UPS and they payed shipping also.
I was more then surprised ,great service. And this integrated is miles better then their 300 .read the Hifi News review ,it is spot on .just because it was
Made in China ,means not much .it has mostly Japanese parts and I they QC the whole unit for a battery of tests before it leaves in Orange,Ct.it Can compete with equipment of much more $$.
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Wow!, I cannot believe My friend Grey9hound's thread came back to life!, I want to read what more audiophiles post here, interesting subject.
ballhog
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In my humble opinion having had the Absolutes, I believe the Thales interconnects to be better. I have them and the Thales speaker cables which are easily the best I have heard in my system now and probably will never need to change from them.
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