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Anyone compared any MIT Oracles to 850 CVT Refs?

I have Spectral electronics with all MIT cabling and was considering upgrading the speaker cables to my Avalon Opus. I'm currently using MIT 850 CVT Refs and have read and heard good things about the Oracle series cables and was wondering if anyone out there has first hand experience with the differences.
ucmgr
detlof
1,899 posts
 
The man from Overture is right on the money. 'twas only after I replaced the 850s with the Oracle V2 (V1 I could'nt afford), that my Spectral DMA 360 monos started to really sing! It was a spectacular step forward in all the important parameters. Obvious, not subtle. Cheers,
drarmi
29 posts
 
I totaly agree with both of the previous replies. I recently replaced my 850 refs with Oracle V1 Prisms and it was a major upgrade (Spectral DMC 30 / Spectral DMA 360's.)
ucmgr OP
173 posts
 
Thanks everyone. I currently have a Spectral DMA-150 Series 2 coupled with a DMC-20 II preamp. As you all know, the Oracles are quite pricey to say the least. What makes these cables upgradable, where all the other MIT stuff gets aoutdated almost every other year or so?
flex
292 posts
 
On price, check with Joe Abrams through Audiogon. He may be able to locate a used or demo Oracle at a better price than new cables will cost.
The cables are upgradable because they are modular. The cable detaches from the network box, and so in principle can be mixed and matched with future upgraded network boxes. Or you can move up the Oracle line by buying just the next level box. Or change cable lengths and keep the box, etc.
I also agree that the Oracle is the best MIT [speaker] cable I've heard.
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