That's one of the things got me scratching my head; i.e., the move away from silver coated copper which I always thought was a key contributor to MA cable's "sound". I'm also wondering about the quality of copper being used, not to mention economic drivers related to the re-design.
Morrow Audio re-design announcement: No more Ag coated Cu; Increased numbers of runs.
http://morrowaudio.com/announcement
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@fivechannelguy (and for @addyson815 ) - That's one of the things got me scratching my head; i.e., the move away from silver coated copper which I always thought was a key contributor to MA cable's "sound". I'm also wondering about the quality of copper being used, not to mention economic drivers related to the re-design. |
ghosthouse In addition to the issues you bring up, there is another I have been wondering about. If you look at the speaker cable old and new wire count for one channel (i.e. 1152, 1728 and so on), at what point would one thousand + solid core wires become a stranded wire - unless it is litz? The above aside, it would be good to hear how the newer version sounds. |
@maxima95 Bingo. I've had a similar question. The runs in all the various Morrow offerings ARE said to be individually isolated. How many runs does it take to become "Litz" or is there more to it than number of strands? e.g., packing density & geometry?? @mazian I have a few MA3 & MA4 interconnects with ETI bullet plugs as well as a pair of SP4 speaker cables. All original design. The system changed and my "hearing preferences" too. The Morrow wire got replaced. Of particular note, Cardas' all copper Parsec speaker cable is sounding very very good. While I know you can ALWAYS find something "better", am happy to report a complete lack of motivation for engaging in that search. Glad the new design Morrow speaker cable is working for you. Maybe one of these days I'll get the urge to try some. |
I thought I would post this to help clear up any questions. Note that we still use our SSI Technology, each wire strand is still individually insulated from the others. You can see the full design change page at: http://morrowaudio.com/announcement Our SSI Technology here: http://morrowaudio.com/about-us/ssi-technology Reviews here: http://morrowaudio.com/reviews Improvements Made to the Design: 1. Faster Production Time 2. More Runs of Wire 3. Progressive Smaller Gauge Individual Wires 4. Larger Total Gauge 5. Improved Dielectric 6. Lower Noise Floor 7. Solid Copper Instead of Silver Coated Copper |
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