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Cable for vintage Rotel tuner

Just got a revised and internally upgraded vintage tuner, Rotel RT1025. The tuner has to be reburned in, but it sounds really fantastic. The sound is detailed, has a good soundstage and is threedimensional. But it lask a bit of 'warmth', body and 'fullness' (which could be attributed to the burning in proces?).

My system is : Kharma speakers, Symphonic Line integrated amp and Nirvana SL speakercable (soon to be replaced by SX).

What (rca) cable would be a good match? I'm looking for a 'top end' cable, since I think radio is an equal source to digital and vinyl.

Thanks
mattheus
duane
189 posts
 
I don't know about radio being an equal to other sources at least in the US but a good warm cable would be Transparent. The best cable I have ever heard tyhat has more extention at both ends of the spectrum that the Transparent and is detailed without a hint of harshness would be Nobios. They make 4 levels and I have played with the bottum 2 and the top model. The bottom model sounds better than any Audioquest cable made which says a lot. The second one up in the line is 50% better than the bottum and I didn't realize how good the top pair was until I gave them back. (loaners) If you can't find Nobios look for a pair of FMS.
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mattheus OP
140 posts
 
Thanks Duane, I'll look at Gon for Nobios (never heard of it...). Did you hear this cable specifically with a tuner?

I'm listening to tuner through cable and this is rather good.

What type of Transparent would you recommend?
ratsb0dd
41 posts
 
Radio has about 12 dB dynamic range due to the multiband compression, limiting, and clipping done at the station. Not equal to even vinyl, though might be more enoyable due to the extra processing. Can't see the value in pricey cables here.

steve
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