Speltz anti-ic's vs Nordost QuattroFil

Wish I knew about the Speltz, but you certainly get speed, attack, refinement, soundstage etc with the Quattro Fil, no doubt about that. The key problem I have with it is it strips some of the warmth of the real thing away and in my systems made me less interested in sitting down to listen to the music. But it sounds like the Quattro Fil may be right for you given the need you expressed.

Some months ago, I auditioned the Quattro, Transparent Super, and compared them to my established Kimber KCAG. My sys in part consisted of LP-12, ARC LS-15, Mag 3.6., and Manley 250 mono's. All cables were xlr. To my surprise, Transparent was the choice because I felt it delivered a more acoustical sound from top to bottom than either the Kimber/Quattro. The reference instrument/artist was Milt Jackson on vibes, Ray Brown on bass, Mickey Roker on drums. I now have transparent super throughout my system. All are quality products and expensive so listen 1st.

I'm replacing a pair of cardas golden reference with Speltz. They have a 30 day return demo, so its really no risk and the cables far outperform their price.

I have a couple of the Speltz cables in key positions in my systems and would say they are warm sounding cables. I'm pretty sure the Nordost are less warm sounding.

So for your application, I vote for SignalCable Silver Resolution wiring.

I wouldn't necessarily consider the Speltz anti-ics warm or warmer. Although they are perhaps slightly more full-bodied than other similar performaning ics.

I've compared the Speltz'ics to other cables that were performance competitive to the Nordost Valhallas (but not the QuatroFil) and the Speltz were easily superior.

In fact, thus far, there is only one ic that I've heard that is better performaning than the Speltz anti-ics and that's the Audio Teknes, which is what I currently use.

Funny thing about this hobby, the SignalCables Silver Resolution Plato mentions weren't even in the same performance league as the Speltz ics in my system. And I highly regard Plato's opinions. Especially when it comes to amplifiers.

-IMO