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I saw AG member's post about "the best cables" sold directly. What about Anti cables?

 I have just bought a pair of speaker cables from Anti-Cable, the  3.1. model I don't have a lot of time on them, but so far  I am NOT unimpressed.. The sound is centered between the speakers, but there is little to no sound staging  left or right. The mid-range seems a bit deeper and detailed,

I tried an Isotec system enhancer which I have used in the best for system cleansing, and had mixed results, After, the hour long level 1 treatment, the system sounded more natural and flowing   However, thinking I could speed up the burn-in  process of the Anti cables, I ran the disc. The results were worse.The sound was worse, despite some retention of the mid-range performance of the previous day.

I have seen great praise for these budget cables in various reviews.; They supposedly take 100 hours to burn in and strut their stuff , but sound staging and imaging seem limited.. My speakers are the Golden Ear Technology model 7. They are generally a fine sounding speaker with many sonic virtues for their price. of $1400 

Need some feedback of other Anti-cables owners or former owners about these cables.

 

Thank you, S.J.

 

sunnyjim
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jjss49
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i tried them quite a while back, thought they were just ok

tuberist
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Sunny, your experience mirrored mine. I had the interconnects also. I have been using a Triode Wire Labs loom for a few years and recently added their Ethernet cable. Very satisfied

sns
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Tried them many years ago, this after trying a multitude of cables from Cable Co. lending library over many years. I thought them ok at price point, no freq. anomalies, lacking somewhat in transparency/resolving capabilities, not bad for what I'd consider budget cable.

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twoleftears
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I think the design principles he follows are more interesting than the results obtained.  Still, I note that Jim Salk seems to use them at all the audio shows.

cd45123
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I think the 3.1 is a solid offering. It’s extremely clear, but it’s also flat, so has very little sound signature of its own. I really appreciated their 3.1 power cable. The higher level interconnects have been a mixed bag.

Paul is a really good guy, very easy to work with. You could do a lot worse than anticables.

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