Has anyone else tried DNM solid core cable?


I used to have $4,000 Kimber Select speaker cable, $1,800 Kimber Select and $2,000 Nordost Tyr balanced interconnects. Why does this $15 a foot (yes, that's fifteen dollars a foot) cable sound more neutral and like live music than other "high end" cables that I've tried? I listen to live classical/jazz about 5 times a month. The DNM cable brings me closer to that then the others. How about you?
devilboy
DNM Cables are a real sleeper in the audio cable business. I have been exclusively using DNM for the last 4 years. I picked up my first set of unterminated precision speaker cables from Simplifi Audio to use in my Lowther Medallion 2 Horns. I had purchased the cabinets from a guy in Salem MA, and got the Lowther DX4's from Lowther America. I rewired the internal wires with the Precision wire and replace Crimson speaker cable with the Precision. WOW everything dramatically improved. It was one of those sit up and notice moments.

I'm currently using factory terminated DNM Stereo Speaker wire on my Shelby + Kroll Monitors. The Stereo version is made for speakers with a sensitivity <90db. The Stereo wire is a gauge or two thicker to handle higher output amplifiers.

Very important if you purchase the wire unterminated be very careful not to kink or crack the wire. This will cause severe problems in playback.

I'm also using DNM HFTN IC's they run about $500.00 a 1m RCA pair. Seriously look into these IC's, very neutral, and transparent. The music just flows like there is no cable at all. Also the best most tuned bass of all the many cables I've tried.

R

Very important
The musical coherence of the Dnm is what sets it apart. I bought some nordost heimdall 2's. More bass, faster, more transparent yes yes yes. However a chocolate cake ain't always tastier when it is bigger, sweeter, creamier or More salty (yes cakes do have salt 😜)
The Dnm is something you can listen to more easily and have a way of delivering music in a calm and insightful way that just works. The nordost is utterly exhausting at times.
First, cable price is no indicator of how good a cable sounds. It is likely more related to the physical thickness of the entire cable system, which often is some wire, layers and layers go whatever, and some nice techflex

Years back I obtained some DNM interconnect- the price was right (free). Found them to be quite good, but not out of the ballpark great. They were quite relaxed and did nothing wrong at all. No idea what I eventually did with them. FWIW, I generally use shielded ICs.Â