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Cardas Golden Referance XLR/IC's w/SS equipment

I would like to hear from you if you have experience using Cardas Golden Referance IC's with Soild State Equipment. I am using Mark Levinson Equipment and Electrostatic speakers. Looking for detail as well as musical. Also please comment on the Cardas Golden Referance speaker cable in said set up. Would this be a good match with equipment & speakers?
electrostaticman
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tabl10s
1,096 posts
 
I used them with a Plinus SA100 mk 3 with no problems.
brianmgrarcom
1,317 posts
 
I just recently purchased a Cardas Golden Reference 0.5 XLR interconnect to run from my Meridian 508.24 CD player to my Levinson 383 and I am VERY happy with these cables, very good purchase. Prior to the Cardas I was using a LAT IC-200 Mark II, also 0.5 XLR.

I believe there are many good produacts out there. I have no hestitation recommending this cable.
scon90
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I am using Golden Reference speaker cables between Pass Aleph monoblocks and Sound Lab electrostats. They work very well in this set up.
electrostaticman OP
59 posts
 
Has the CGF cables taken the edge or fatigue factor out of your SS set ups and maintained the hidden detail which your ss equipment reveals?
bwhite
807 posts
 
Removing the fatigue factor and edge from solid state (or from systems in rooms with poor acoustics) is exactly what Cardas cables are good at. It is a very punchy cable - and quite fun to listen to. It will add weight and presence to solid state gear without sacrificing the detail you are accustomed to. Tones are very natural and well balanced.

In my previous SS systems, Cardas between the preamp and amp worked best... Nordost Quattro Fil is a good match for the Cardas (the two sonic signatures work well together and sound quite natural) when used between source and preamp.
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