I'm studying MIT cables


How MIT ranking their articulation poles? I'm so confused; I need help. When I first bought an old pair Magnum M3 RCA, I was told that these were 12 poles and suppose to be higher than AVTs, CVTs and Shotguns but now I find that some of them are actually equal or even higher than the my old M3?
For example, CVT Terminator-1 RCA (12 poles), AVT MA RCA(16 poles) and the current Shotgun S1.3 (12 poles)

I really like how MIT cables sound, love'em actually, so please educate me which is actually better than my M3? I'm looking to upgrade in near future. Thanks all.
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Oops! Forgot to clarify that my enthusiasm for MIT Magnum M3 being a good value is for the price used, and only if MIT's unique auditory advantages fit your system's synergy and your preferences.
MIT Cable's explanation of MA vs. 2C3D can be found on their website under "publications" and then "articles." My take is that since home audio can't yet fulfill the entire "absolute sound," we choose amongst compromises. MIT offers two contrasting designs to meet market needs/preferences. 2C3D seemed to provide an audio perspective that is highly organized and placed the music sound field in a space between the speaker's outside edges and backward in a wide rounded rectangle. Music was expressed with great precision and it was easy to hear and appreciate the totality of a song's composition. At times it created the tipping point whereby I could hear and better understand the artistic merits of some complex music (some symphonies and jazz). It seemed to enhance the ability to hear more clearly the individual parts and the whole of a musical performance, simultaneously. If I was an analytical music reviewer, I would want this style of system as a tool for my work. This style of sound could help audiophiles who need to accommodate others in their home. The sound is detailed and active at lower volumes, isn't harsh or edgy, but rather has a sophisticated tidy character.
In my system "MA" cables create a bigger and more dynamically lively sound, much more presence, images are large and have body, and instrument timbre sounds more organic and naturally diverse. Of course "Your Milage May Vary!" I hope this helps.
I'm weighing in late here because I just picked up a set of MIT Shotgun S3's from Joe. I have to say that the whole "poles of articulation" sounds like complete BS to me, but then, I'm no engineer, just a lawyer, :). What I can't argue with, and what matters most, is that to ME, for whatever reason and because of whatever mumbo-jumbo, the MIT Shotguns have hit a sweet spot in my system, replacing my Cardas Golden Cross cables. So with my Focal Diablo Utopias and Plinius SA103 amp and a Naim NDX (all my music is on my server), there is some sort of synergy that just "sounds right" with the Shotguns. Don't know why . . . Just that it does! :)
Thanks! for sharing- Moto Man.

it is not difficult to better Cardas cabling, IMO. The brand is okay at best, at any price point.

MIT goes into and pulls off much more R&D if you ask me.
In the same vein, Transparent cabling rivals MIT more closely in this manner. I believe both brands can be "tuned" to certain other brands of gear. This is a no-brainer and offers better system synergy.
The impressions that you are hearing is better system synergy- the very aspect that we all strive to achieve!

Keep me posted and Happy Listening!