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Merlin vsm mme owners, Cardas cabling Question.

HI, just purchased an used pair of merlin vsm mme,replaced my Von swheikert VR3, my Question is, why cardas cables are so critical for this speakers, had cardas cables before, speakers and interconnect, and heated the sound of those cables, very muddy and slow, bass all over the place,coulnt'pull them out fas enough,
my preamp is joulet electra 150mk11, and I'm really scare to spend $3000,or more on used cardas GR,cables,now I'm using KCI silk worm with analysis solo cristal I/C, sounds good, but a little thin, great midrange, but not full body sound, that I'm acustom to, what will cardas bring to the table , in this situation.

your coments wil be apreciated;

thanks:

Cheers:
juancgenao
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9rw
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I followed Bobby's advice and bought Cardas Golden Cross speaker cables and interconnects and the Merlins did indeed sound way better; however, when I got a pair of Dunlavy SC-IV/A's and then switched from Cardas to Acoustic Zen it was actually startling. The speakers just got a whole lot quicker, more revealing and the soundstage improved by about 100 percent.

And, oh, by the way, John Dunlavy knew a little about speaker design. His speakers were among the best when it came to measured and perceived performance. He just wasn't the best at marketing his product, which were big and looked pretty ordinary -- not what many audiophiles who care about looks instead of performance are seeking. Good luck, Juancgenao.
martykl
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Juan,

I own VSMs. They sound very good with a wide variety of cables/amps/sources. However, ownership of this particular product puts you in a circle of folks who are so passionate that some embrace certain cult-like rituals, among them strict adherence to system matching commandments. Bobby P, the owner of the company is enthusiastic, vocal, and a frequent poster here. He has his preferences (naturally enough), but these seem to take on great philosophical weight and meaning among the coverted. My advice: experiment away. Some very unorthodox combos work very well, including (GASP!, oh no!) solid state amps. I am sure that Bobby's annointed components work well with VSMs, I'm also sure that they are not the only such components. Just don't limit yourself to the dogma.

Marty
usblues
1,217 posts
 
Can't go wrong with Cardas cables,also Anti-cables,YMMV,Bob
juancgenao OP
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will follow Bobbys's advice, not just because he is the designer, but because those speakers, managed to win over 60 best of show, witch is no easy feast, using recomended cabling, will be foolish not to follow thru with recomendation:
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stringreen
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I was recommended to use Cardas with my Ayre components....after all, Cardas even manufactures the Ayre cables. As it turned out, Cardas cables were absolutely awful - closed in, grainy, dead sounding. You absolutely MUST try all cables in your own system to hear what they do or don't do....they all sound different in different systems.
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