OK. I cut my cable in two, (ART monolith), got rid of the jumpers and be-wired the cable to my Proac 1SC and yes, just like the Stereophile review on same, I perceived some added overall clarity and a little shift in perspective and tonality.
Yet, the overall impression a get, when attending a concert in Montreal was reduced, but more importantly, the expressivness, brillance and sublety of atmospheric moods on witch the Mendelsohn violon concerto was builded an appreciated for, became suddenly inaccessible, to say the least. The be-wired version, gave me sound that where dis-jointed or dis-associated with the musical intent of this particuliar genre of music, that I know now, and the salesman must have knowned then....
Yet, the overall impression a get, when attending a concert in Montreal was reduced, but more importantly, the expressivness, brillance and sublety of atmospheric moods on witch the Mendelsohn violon concerto was builded an appreciated for, became suddenly inaccessible, to say the least. The be-wired version, gave me sound that where dis-jointed or dis-associated with the musical intent of this particuliar genre of music, that I know now, and the salesman must have knowned then....