Acoustic Zen Absolute Copper vs. Cardas Clear interconnects
I currently have the Cardas Clear interconnects and speaker cables in my system. I demoed several AES cables from The Cable Co. and the Acoustic Zen Absolute 110 AES/EBU cable won the shootout.
Has anyone compared the Acoustic Zen Absolute Copper interconnects with Cardas Clear interconnects? I would like to hear your impressions and this includes any Acoustic Zen speaker cables vs. “Cardas Clear” speaker cables too. At some point, I would like to demo the Acoustic Zen cable loom from The Cable Co., (e.g., Hologram II or Absolute speaker cables). I’m on cruise control with HiFi purchases for a little while, however, I like the Absolute 110 AES cable so much, I might want to pursue the Acoustic Zen interconnects and speaker cables at some point.
I know I have to demo the cables in my setup to form my own opinion, but I’m interested in your impressions if you’ve compared the aforementioned.
Thanks in Advance!
Appears you already know the answer to your own question. When it comes to cables, I've found its almost pointless to compare with other people's systems, rooms, speakers. Best to use CableCo or a local dealer to try it, as you are considering now. People hear differently, so that's a gap too, in consideration.
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@decooney I couldn’t agree more, but it’s always fun to hear some insight from the community who may own the product of interest. There have been times where there is the same theme going around about a product from hifi reviewers and actual owners. That still doesn’t mean the product will be the same in your system, but a consistent positive or negative about a product could have some validity to it. I experienced that with the AGD Productions class D amps. Most reviewers and owners spoke highly of them with similar adjectives. They are everything that I read about them! Thanks! |
@dbt Sorry, I read your post a little too quickly and made the assumption it was about AES cables. I have a VPI Super Scoutmaster turntable, Skyanalog Ref cartridge, Allnic H-3000 phono stage, Berkeley Reference 2 DAC, Audio Research 5SE preamp, PS Audio BHK 300 mono blocks, and Magnepan 20.7 speakers. |
@pinwa You have a nice system and I bet those Maggie’s sing! Thanks for sharing! |
Hey, another guy with Maggies, Acoustic Zen Absolute XLR's and speaker cables - I can relate 😉 Yes, we have to try ourselves as one person's dark is anothers bright- different amps, different speakers, different DAC's, rooms, and yes ears, but we are all on Audiogon forum here reading everyone elses impressions and opinions, right? I would rather read a few forum posters experiences than a "professional" review. @audphile1 found the AZ Absolute speaker cables too dark, yet I am trying a different power cable on my amp to get a little more darkness and warmth, as some tracks are a little too "high frequency tipped" based on my setup, and I'm hoping the Hurricane which is arriving tomorrow adds that and a little body to the mids- @audphile1 and @ghdprentice talked me into it- peer pressure! |
