I opened both MIT and Transparent netwks

Over the last 10 years, I have opened the Transparent Super, Ultra, and the Musiclink. interconnects, and the reference digital cable (no network on this).

For MIT I opened the Terminator 3, MI 330 Series 2, and T3i digital cables(this one only had one element- a resistor or an inductor- I can't remember).

I don't remember which model NBS I opened. It consisted of 2 covered bundles of copper wire, one for neg and one for positive. Each bundle had 2 isolated covered wires, twisted around each other. Each bundle was twisted as well. A foil shield with a drain wire. I have also heard that NBS uses Belden wire, but this does not preclude them from getting excellent results. It is said that you are paying for the ingenuity of Walter Fields and his proprietary geometry, not the cost of the cables- at least on the higher priced models. I am pretty sure, that they don't use Belden for their higher priced cables.

I have also opened various Harmonic Tech cables- these are really constructed very well, however the spade to conductor weld which is crimped and then welded is poor due to the large diameter wires.

Troy

Any one ever cut open an Oscar Wiener? I am affraid to ask what's in them ;-) Seriously though, please let us know if you ever gut open Synergystics Research's Designer Ref. speaker cable. Refering a recent about the SR des. ref. cable, I was wondering how long it would take you to cut the thick cables.

Troy: I think its great that you opened them and especially great that you posted that info for us!! thanks .... Frankly I don't like the muffled sound of Transparent cables and would rather get all of the music to my speakers. I think that "quiet background in between notes" people rave about is due to the "network" rolling off the highs (thereby reducing the hiss). I'm more interested in how natural the music sounds during the notes! (I prefer NBS cables.)

Troy, I always wanted to know the contents in the boxes. Well, you've answered most of our questions. Well done!

Troy. thanks for the quick response about the NBS cable construction. It corresponds to what I imagined from inspecting the ends of the speaker cables--where the "2 covered bundles of copper wire" exit the colored external mesh-sheath and enter into a rubber shrink wrap until the spades. Yes, "each bundle" of my speaker cable has "2 isolated covered wires" twisted around one another, like you say--that can be concluded without taking the cable apart. Do you remember the material used for the cover of each bundle? Was it silver, as implied by some NBS copy? And can you describe in more detail what you mean by a "foil shield with a drain wire"? Were there any irregularities in the "proprietary geometry" (did the weaving of the two copper wires have any knots in it)? As a would-be cable surgeon, I thank you for the results of your costly examinations.