Best cable for Graham 2.2

you can read a comparison of the Hovland Groove 2 with the Graham IC-70 on the 10 Audio website: http://www.10audio.com/graham_hovland.htm

I have not listened to the IC-70 but I did own one of Graham's earlier cables. The Hovland, which I do own, is considerably better. It is also a considerable improvement over the Cardas Golden Reference which I also had for about a year. Another very good phono cable is the XLO Signature. Its a little stiff, so you have to be careful which turntable you use it with, but this, and the Groove, are my two favourites. I have tried a few silver cables, most notably the expensive ($1,000) Nordost phono cable, and I did not like them at all. Then again, I have never heard a silver interconnect or speaker cable in my system that I paricularly cared for. Obviously, YMMV.

Cello, the Dominus is Purist's top of the line, and more expensive than the Venustas. The three Ferox-filled models are Museaus, Venustas, and Dominus.

Thanks everybody

Larry, for my 2 cents you can take Cleopatra52's comments as read. He's one of my two Graham-owning correspondents and in my experience utterly reliable. I'll see if the other gent has anything to say in the next few days.

Since this topic has interested me greatly I decided to call Purist last week.I have long considered whether it would be worth moving away from the ic-70(which was far superior to the ic-30,in my set-up).As M Fremer has had the ic-70,for a while,and still uses the Hovland,I figured there might something there,yet the Purist stuff IS supposed to be great.My conversation was basically me,asking to be given a good reason to move away from my ic-70.

Basically the gentleman started by trying to sell me on the Dominus,which was claimed to be better,and weighing in at 10 lbs,for 1.2 meters.He claimed to have my arm and cartridge,yet kept proclaiming the benefit of the SIX THOUSAND DOMINUS.

I indicated that I could not afford the Dominus,as I did not win the Jersey Lottery,of 250 million,on Friday.Drats!!At that point he switched by stating the Venustas was "95% as good as the Dominus"!Yet he also stated that it was originally designed for digital,but made a fine arm connect.

Truthfully,I wanted a reason to convince myself to start becoming interested in the Purist stuff,yet after being given NO quantifiable reason to develope any interest,I just let it go.

There is NO reason any cable of 1.2 meters can justify "six thou".I have a client who is a large mfgr of cabling,and I won't repeat his sentiments,here.

My take is that all these cables are good,yet to make any move means an A/B comparison.Also,I figure Graham wants to sell his cabling,and would not make "dreck" to mate with his arms.

Just my opinion!!sirspeedy70680@earthlink.net