Before purchasing, you should definitely see if you could borrow the silver interconnects that you're considering for an in-home audition with your audio system, because system matching with silver cabling is a requirement. If you're not careful, silver cables can easily tilt your system toward the bright side of things. The one time I did venture to try silver in my audio system, they ended up being a little bit too sharp for my taste. In my current audio system, the only silver cabling I use is, one cable (power cable), that's a hybrid silver/copper cable, with excellent results. However, when it comes to interconnects, high quality copper XLRs have pretty much always been my go-to interconnects. I would say that, quality copper XLRs would be the safe bet for you, as well. Happy listening.
Neotech vs Stager silver solids
Hello
I need 2 XLR IC from Dac->Preamp->Amp.
my setup is:
Sonus Faber Electa Amator 1 speakers
Atmasphere MP-3.2 Preamp
Audio Research Reference 75SE amp
Teddy Pardo DAC
I thought between Neotech NEI 3001 or NEI 3002 I have experienced guy to make me the cables, with the Neotech xlr connectors.
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Stager Silver Solids.
I want to keep the sound timbre lush but accurate and fast, without adding too much color to the speaker which already has it own signature, so I think maybe something netural will be the best.
any other suggestions, budget is around 500-600 for both cables.
thank you
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I am just the guy to answer that! See my recent thread here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/a-cable-too-perfect I used a different Neotech wire, but I did prefer it over the Stager silvers. |
Typically I buy highly reviewed audio equipment. This gives some assurance of sound and build quality. Components must be of the right flavor as well as excel at performance. Interconnects are even trickier, since there is a real question of synergy. So, I would recommend choosing from highly reviewed main stream interconnects. Also, trying before you buy. The cable company has a lending library so you can find the right brand for you. Buying among the hundreds of off brands in an attempt to save money can easily satisfy you while performing poorly. You have a lot of good components... I’d take your time and verify what you put in is optimal. I use Cardas, DHLabs, Transparent and Audio Quest as my go to... but it is very system dependent. I have all Transparent on my system today. |
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