Spectral/MIT

katharina: spectral and its dealer network recommend the use ONLY of mit cable with their electronics. the use of any other wire is strongly discouraged, since it may (presumably) cause frequency oscillations that will damage the gear and even void the warranties. for additional information, you may wish to do a few searches on audio asylum and read some of the other threads on this site, if you haven't already. good hunting. -kelly

Laugh Laugh. The Eidolons are very very overrated with what
ever they are with, Spectral or otherwise. A box is a box is
a box....... Now with Electrostatics, now you are talking.
Big ole' Electrostatics(not hybrids like Martin Logans), Spectral electronics are fantastic!!!! Maggies are another excellent choice for Spectral, but you need the oomph. I recommend the DMA-200 and the DMC-10 preamp(used). Great combo: a pair of DMA-50s in mono mode and DMC-10 are also excellent values. The DMC-10 and DMA-50s make my Acoustat 2+2s really come alive!!!! It is a shame the Audiokinesis guy does not carry them with his Sound Lab M1s; I think big electrostatics and Spectral would make a great combo. I own ARC too, good 6550 tube amps are also a good combo for electrostatics and Maggies. As far as cables are concerned, the older SPectral stuff sound great with just about any good cable, just experiment. Avalons are salon fluff,STAY AWAY!!!!!!!

Hey Kelly - Since the start of my high end "obsession" I have become increasingly desensitized to the prices of this stuff. While I'm sure the Boulder gear is as amazing as they say, they have raised the price bar into the stratosphere. It's a place I best not go. So I will just have to resign myself to my humble little Spectral/Avalon/Accuphase system.

czapp: let's not get unctuous here! your system is anything but "humble." too bad, tho, that you, like me and any number of other folks i know, were deluded into buying "salon fluff" for speakers. we coulda bought some big ol' electrostatics like the ever-popular acoustat 2+2's. but then, my ears get hot real quick having to wear those earmuffs. BTW, Boulder is adding (somewhat) less expensive stuff to their line, starting with the 1012 pre/dac, which i'm buying to replace my accuphase dc-330. - kelly

Kelly
No offense intended. I think its just envy