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morrow ma1 interconnect

This is a review of this low budget interconnect. The Morrow MA1 is one of the worst peace of junk i ever heard! Sorry to say it but it’s the truth. And, all that about the burn in process is nonesense. I believe in burn-in, but these cables don’t. I sit down to listen to them after 120 hours and they sounded terribly thin, lightweight and bright. These cables do not have any body at all in the vocals and no weight in the low frequencies. Even the highs sounded very thin. They did not change much after 600 hours!!!! All that compared to my budget interconnect king Atlas Equator MKII. I returned them for a full refund. Very annoying sound and a big disappointment.
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noisebilly OP
34 posts
 
Actually, many others have reported that morrow cables have a lightweight thin, bright sound.
kisawyer
24 posts
 
I have two pairs of the MA-1 interconnects in my system. One set for the CD player, and the other running to the amplifier.  I've had these cables for over a year and they are well past the recommended burn-in time. They produce a beautiful rich deep sound stage and are very musical.  Yet...I am frustrated because at times they sound horrible.  It seems to be intermittent.  Some nights they sound great, and other times they sound muted. Has anyone else experience this intermittent issue?  My system: Audio Research SP-1A preamp and Dual 75 amp, Dennon CD player, KLH Nines speakers (double pair).

bigkidz
3,330 posts
 
Just a question, did you burn them in by letting them play continuously or intervals?  I found that break in works best when you run for 18 hours on and 6 hours off.

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falconquest
1,108 posts
 
I use MA-4 balanced interconnects and SP-5 bi-wire speaker cables in my system and couldn't be happier. There has been much discussion about the quality of power based on the time of day you listen to your system. I'm wondering if your problem has more to do with variations in power quality vs. the interconnects. Since you only use MA-1's, what type of power cable are you using?
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noisebilly OP
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There is no other problem. These just sound bad just like Nordost cables.....and so many others......!!!!!! Extremely thin, light, bright. No body or warmth in the mids and no weight in the lows. Even the high frequences sound unnaturally thin. These cables, Morrow and Nordost cannot make a difference between highs, mids and lows. It's like they can only understand the high frequences. People use these cables to fix a problem in their system. If your system does not have a problem and sounds close to neutral and natural, you shall hear instantly that these cables sound terrible and very problematic.
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