Talon Khorus question

It would be my real pleasure to welcome you, Don. I can imagine we would have a lot of a good and long conversation together. And many thanks for your kind offer too.
Suchart

Don--Thanks again. Yours is the only review I've found that compares the Khorus' with electrostats. Very interesting. To answer your question, the only two cables I've tried are Harmonic Technology Truth Link XLR's and Pro-Silway Mk II XLR's. The Truth Link's sound rich and warm, but the highs were rolled off, and overall, it made the speakers somehow sound like they needed further breaking-in. Switching to the Pro-Silway Mk II's opened things up and added increased detail and sparkle to the high frequencies. The warmth disappeared, but the music sounds very natural and open. I'm also using HT's Pro-9 Plus speaker cables. BTW, I visited Talon's factory last year when I happened to be in Salt Lake City on a trip, and they said that Harmonic Technology and Anaylsis Plus are two cables that they recommend. They also are developing their own line of cables with Shunyata (sp? ). Haven't heard any of their stuff, though.

Don & others, are you using silver cables? I've got Talon's Khite and ROC and I'm going to replace my cables now and have had some folks recommend all silver ICs, everything to get all the detail to the speakers. THoughts?

Excellent idea Kevin. I used an Audio Magic Clairvoyant, {silver ribbon} power cord on my souce component while driving the Khorus's and it worked wonders, rendering tighter image focus, rock solid bass and terrific extension up top. Definitely, I'd recommend others try some top quality silver cables, like SilverSmith, and Audio Magic with the Talons and report their findings.

Macm and Kevin - I'm currently using Cardas Golden Cross speaker cables. I also have a pair of Talon speaker cables (can't remember what they call this cable, the Helix or something -- they aren't labeleled; each cable consists of ten separately-insulated copper strand wires braided inside a black woven sheath). Not bad for a newcomer, though the GC seemed to me to be a bit richer and had better bass performance. Concerning Macm's experience with the HT Truth Link, I had a very similar experience with MIT 330+ II's -- they make the Khorus sound a little rolled-off and a little soft and less clear in the mids (like more break-in is needed). Not surprising since the Truth-Link and 330's have some similar sound qualities. The 330's did provide respectable detail, imaging and soundstage (though I suspect this would probably be the case with any decent cable used with the Khorus). The only other cables I've tried with these Khorus are Analysis Plus ICs -- a bit clearer and more extended up top, but not quite as rich or warm in the mids (relative to 330's). Still more enjoyable than the MITs. I have been wanting to try the HT Pro-Silway II ICs with the GC SCs to see if I can get more sparkle up top without sacraficing any richness in the mids. The Harmonic Technology Magic series must also work well with the Khorus since HT used this set-up at CES. (Did anyone get to hear this arrangement?) I've also heard Synergistic Research Designer Ref cables work very well with the Khorus, though they're a bit pricey. Mikeg - Thanks for the Aloia and Audio Tekne tip. I'll see if I can find somewhere to audition these products. I've been wanting to check out the Aloia stuff anyway. To all - please keep me posted on what cable configs and other gear you find to work best in your systems. Don