TransParent Cables vs. Others

I used Transparent Ultra and Reference interconnects and speaker cables for many years, until I tried the Ensemble line of cables last year. I have replaced all my expensive Transparent with the far less expensive Ensemble. Bass is smooth, definitely not boomy (which I too hate), mids and highs are sweet and detailed. You can find Ensemble cables for sale used on this site for extremely good prices; for instance, a 1 meter pair of Ensemble Dynaflux (their highest end interconnect) is listed for sale for $350 (retail $850). Masterflux is the next level down from Dynaflux, and it too is very very good. I recommend trying the Ensembles and just listing them for resale if you decide you like what you have better. You don't list your associated equipment, but I use Ensemble on tubed gear.

Check out Discovery's line of cables and also Analysis Plus Oval 9s.

Definately love the Transparent Ultra xl Phono grade cables.. I use them for my solid state system.. very big improvement over the Mit cvt 330s I had...
For a tube system, I love the Alpha core interconnects..
They are inexpensive and sound wonderfully open and warm but not too boomy in the bass. Worth a shot for a 100 bucks...
Transparent and Mit are the main interconnects in all of my systems....
Good luck,
Joe
Custom Audio LLC

I use and love transparent refernce. I think they are they best you can get for the $$'s. With that said, cable are one of the most subjective things you have to wonder about. What sounds great to me and my set up may sound bad in yours. You have to try be you buy here....

Transparent makes great cable, but so do several other companies. I have used Cardas and liked it a lot. Most recently though I have been using Purist cables. I have done reviews of several of their best cables if you are interested. The bottom line for me is: they sound better than anything I have ever heard in my system.

If you have the oppurtunity to audition them, I do not think you would be disappointed. Every time I moved up in the line I thought it was the best cable ever. Unfortunately I have not always been able to afford them. Good luck!