Thiel Owners

pops,

It's been several decades since I last listened to any MIT cables. It looks like there aren't a lot of inexpensive options, even in the Heritage series. I'm kind of wary of the little electronic boxes that adjust the electrical characteristics of the cables, but they must do something positive or MIT wouldn't use them. Do the EVO 2 interconnects have a particular sonic signature?

jafant,

I've been reading some great comments about the Clear Beyond interconnects, but the price of a pair of 1m ICs is well beyond my budget ($3,750 retail). I've also heard positives about the Clear Cygnus, which uses some of the Clear Beyond's design principles in a more economical version ($790 retail for 1m pair). Between the Cygnus and and the Beyond is the Clear ($2,020 per 1m pair) and the Clear Reflection ($1,150 per 1m pair). The least expensive IC in the Clear series is the Clear Sky ($490 per 1m pair). I'm trying the Sky in my system right now, and it's pretty transparent so I'm noticing more detail than I'm used to. However, it does sound a bit bright and harsh on some recordings, and it also seems a little thin sounding because there seems to be greater emphasis on the high frequencies than the lower frequencies. I'm liking the shimmer on cymbals, but not the sibilance on some vocals. I may have to spend more money to get a little more fullness and naturalness on voices. The Clear Reflection may be my best option, but the Clear Cygnus may be a possibility if it has the musicality that Cardas claims.    

remember to let them burn in before making a serious evaluation.  i like the Clear Reflection a lot but did not evaluate others as my friend Bob did that for me.  I was using Analysis Plus and they were good but these seemed very relaxed and detailed and natural sounding.