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• Cardas speaker cables & all the others
• Cardas Neutral Reference Speaker Cable; 2.5m Pair
• Cardas Audio Neutral Reference Phono Cable Review
• UK online shop Cardas Neutral Reference Speaker Cable-2M Pair B grade special free shipping
• Cardas Golden Reference XLR Interlink and Speaker Cable
• Neutral Reference Speaker
• Cardas Neutral Reference Review

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Cardas Audio Neutral Reference Biwire (Spades) 10ft/3m pair Speaker cables

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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Apr 26, 2 93 San Diego, CA. I'm currently using multi-bundle Litz speaker cables 7.

As there's a lot of POP music I enjoy listening to along with oldies it's a constant source of irritation having to turn down the volume just to tolerate the sound. Electronic distortion equipment mis-use by studio engineers, lack of headroom, high IM distortion, etc.

Disproportionately, to my ears. On good source the soundstage is very detailed, and balanced from top to bottom. Individual instruments in the same acoustic range are clearly distinct from each other. I stumbled upon some older Cardas Hexlink V speaker cables in the attic that I had used in the 90's and decided to try them as a comparison. They have a very 'colored' sound different recordings tend to have a similar tonality with what appears to be a LF 'bump' in bass response around Hz, but most importantly, the HF is decidedly subdued and tainted with what sounds a bit like playback head mis-alignment in a tape recorder.

It has a 'pitch' to it that influences everything in the top two octaves. The soundstage is still pretty large and detailed, and it's definitely easier to listen to problem recordings, but on good recordings there's more of a 'distance' from the music and it's difficult to 'hear into'. At first I figured it was just that these cables were old, and I was considering picking up a used set of Cardas Golden Reference cables.

But as I researched these cables more I found many complaints from users about the Cardas coloration some call it voicing. Some like it, others really don't -- at all. So my question is about the sound of Cardas cables. Do they all have a distinct 'sound' to them in varying degrees like that I have described? Only those who have used many different types of cables on a high resolution system need respond.

If all you have used is Cardas, you probably love them as it is a nice 'sound'. I really don't want to spend more money on cables that aren't significantly better than what I have. Any thoughts or comments about this? I can't help but think I can do better than what I have Apr 20, 11, 31 New York City. But since they were sitting around, I'd let them play for 24 hrs and then relisten. Also I find the Cardas and most cables must be left still and uncoiled for around 50 hrs before listening.

One characteristic that I hear with newly uncoiled cables is that the imaging and staging is fuzzy. And I'm sure others here will tell me I'm crazy or have I listened blind. You be the judge. That said I try to find the most neutral cable out there eg. The one that works the most in all systems rather than one locks in with one system.

The latter is great if you stick with one system but if you change,then you're always looking for new cables. I also try to stay with Cu since I find that all the Ag cables have an edge and hyper detailing. Great maybe if you have a dark, slow system and need some get up and go. That have a wide variety of experience with different cables and will lend cables for listening are a must! MylesBAstor said:. Bill Hart Well-Known Member. May 11, 2, 3 I used the Cardas Golden Reference shortly after I switched to the Avantgarde horns, in part because they were recommended by Jim Smith, who was the Avantgarde distributor and a guy with good ears.

They sounded very good, open and wide range, but I think I improved the system considerably when I switched all cables to Kubala's cable speaker, IC and power cords. I don't have experience using the Nordost, but from everything I've read, they can work the kind of magic you want: if you use their cables throughout and you let them break-in.

My understanding is that they sound pretty bright until they have settled down, and also have a house sound, but that they share certain characteristics that enable you to use different grades of their line with success. Others who have hands-on experience can better advise. Used cable seems to be a sensible way to go, given the price on some of these suckers these days. I'm just past 48 hours of active run-in on these Hexlink speaker cables. They're pleasing to listen to, but the tainted HF character is still very much there and still seems like it is hiding or obscuring detail.

This allows me to listen to music I would not normally tolerate, but at the expense of detail and neutrality exposed in well recorded source. The key question here is still pending; Do all Cardas speaker cables have this coloring as I've been reading? Anyone know? Bill, which series of the Kubala line did you end up using? Dec 12, 3, Reno, NV. It's interesting how many Nordost "haters" post on the various Internet audiophile forums; are they somewhat like the Wilson "haters", who it seems to me feel a need to disparage a brand typically held in high esteem?

Sep 6, 5, Seattle, WA www. I have used many different speaker cables in what I would consider to be a high resolution system, so I guess I might venture a response. In the Cardas line, the one I keep going back to are the Neutral Reference. I find them more natural than the Golden Reference. I also like the Tyr speaker cables one down from Valhalla from Nordost.

From the requirements in your OP, those two would be the ones I would try. Lee Well-Known Member. Feb 4, 1, Alpharetta, Georgia. Their rhodium maggie pins are the best I have seen. Bill, to me speaker cables only the Golden Reference sound a little too rich - like a Steinway suddenly grew a couple of inches and began to sound like a Bosendorfer, or a female singer got a little more busty.

It's an effect that many people like, but as a loudspeaker designer, I could not live with. However, please note that I'm an advocate of the correct interface between amplifier and loudspeaker - not bigger is better. I didn't think that the Clear worked with my speakers. You have a good amplifier and a speaker with a single 15" woofer and hence would need an appropriate interface, not just a bigger more expensive cable.

Thus my suggestion of the Tyr and the Neutral Reference. May 30, 18, 2, Portugal. Gary, Do you have experience with the new Tyr 2 Loudspeaker Cable? Some people have suggested it is better balanced than the Valhalla.

Pierre New Member. Jun 18, 45 0 0 Denmark. I have for a long time been a Cardas "hater" I had the same issues as you, the where to colerfull in the sound, everything sounded the same. But i have seen the light Cardas Clear! And the dont coler the sound like GR or NR.

And they are quit nice in my setup. Pierre, Denmark. Gary, how would you describe the differences you hear between Clear and Golden Reference? I can't help but think the Golden Reference would be one heck of a lot better than the Hexlink V I'm currently testing, if for nothing other than being twenty years newer.

I have a pair of Golden References coming for evaluation so it'll be interesting to hear the difference.

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Cardas speaker cables & all the others

Why high-frequency extension, capacitance and picofarads go hand in hand regarding:. The sonic benefits are not only for cymbals, triangles, brass instruments but for violins which produce frequencies as high as 40 kHz. The high-frequency extension is needed in order to have a more authentic harmonic structure, which enables us to hear leading edge transients and the decay of musical notes. Otherwise the leading edge details of mid-range and bass notes sound dulled. This is also measurable with square waves, where high-frequency attenuation of ultrasonic and audio band frequencies causes distortion known as overshoot and ringing of the square wave. Part of the reason that TARA Labs interconnects offer the listener more high-frequency extension than any other cables in the world, has to do with our extremely low capacitance measured in pico-Farads or pF. Even though this technology exists in all our interconnects, our flagship cables; The Grand Master Evolution interconnects offers a clear example of just how far we have taken this technology. For a more detailed description of the importance of this technology, this can be explained as; For every doubling of the capacitance, the high-frequency bandwidth is reduced by a full octave, thereby high-end audio interconnects in the marketplace manufactured by the most well-known and respected audio cable manufacturers, such as Nordost, Cardas, Stealth, Crystal, Transparent, MIT, Kimber, etc, have capacitance numbers that are typically in the low double digits or slightly lower than 10 pF in their extreme top of the line audio cables.

Cardas Neutral Reference Speaker Cable; 2.5m Pair

It is often said that the magnitude of difference cables will have on your system depends on where they are located. Digital connectors are said to have less effect on the sound than interconnects between source and preamplifier. Those are supposed to have less effect than interconnects between preamplifier and amplifiers, which are said to have less effect than speaker cables. You get the idea: Digital interconnects should have the least influence on sound quality, speaker cables the most. I wasn't sure if I believed that, but I thought I'd check out this theory in the context of this review.

Cardas Audio Neutral Reference Phono Cable Review

LOG IN. Cardas is certainly one of the most established cable companies in the industry. They are meticulously constructed. Cardas painstakingly terminates their cables in a time-consuming fashion with special solders, to optimize signal integrity and to seal out all air, for both sonics, and so the copper never oxidizes. Cardas does not feel silver is able to bring the musical results that copper does. Cardas elicites strong opinions.

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Always a fan of Cardas, Went to the Clear reflection speaker cables awhile back. Boom, a nice improvement across the board, I really hear a diff. Good stuff. Nice choice. I have half a rack of Quadlinks.

Cardas Golden Reference XLR Interlink and Speaker Cable

LOG IN. I know the Reference series is considered to have less of the traditional house Cardas sound. However, I've read many differing opinions that leave me in the dark as to what they sound like.

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Tested here are the XLR interlinks and single ended speaker cables. XLR interlinks 50 cm version versus 4-meter version — in short. Faster and more nimble than Golden Cross this cable is neutral and detailed but still very musical. This cable is absolutely not dry or otherwise clinical. Nor is it over-creamy or slow but the transients are ever so slightly rounded off compared to older Cardas cables such as the Hexlink Golden 5C. From memory, the 50cm pair I had years ago sounded faster and more precise.

Cardas Neutral Reference Review

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A good speaker cable speaker wire to our American friends can't make your system sound better than it really is, but it can and should ensure that every last drop of performance makes its way from your amplifier to your speakers. Conversely, a poor speaker cable can definitely make your system sound a lot worse than it really is, so it's absolutely worth budgeting for decent cabling when buying or upgrading your system. Fail to do so and you'll end up with cheap, poorly made cables that will waste the talents of the expensive kit on which you've just forked out. The same goes for the cables connecting your electronics so make sure you invest in decent audio cables too.