Mit cable vs audioquest mt blance?

billynguyen80s
billynguyen80s Posts: 4
edited July 2010 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Hi
i'm going to get a pair of cable speaker for my system, but i dont know what should i go for between the Mit cvt, shortgun s3...vs the audioguest mt blance ( right now in my mind).....so anyone have any idear?
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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited June 2010
    Well, what are you looking for?
    I mean are you just looking for the better cable? Any lengths...
    Have you tried audiogon.com?
    They usually have people selling really nice cables.
    Have you tried ready any reviews on them?
    Receiver
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    Speakers
    Polk Audio Monitor 50s
    Subwoofer
    Klipsch KSW-100
    Cables
    AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
    AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
    AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
    AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m

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  • billynguyen80s
    billynguyen80s Posts: 4
    edited June 2010
    im just wanna get a better cable. right now im using the audioquest rockfeller for my system( lsi25 & lsic) in 10'ft lenght. so i need a new one should be the same size.....and yes, im on audiogon
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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited June 2010
    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?cablspkr&1279930539&/AudioQuest-Mont-Blanc-6ft-Like


    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?cablintr&1281476450&/Mit-shotgun-s3-

    Are these what you are looking at?

    I would personally just keep those cables unless there is something wrong with them. I can't see you getting anything extra out of those cables, I read reviews on them both but without hearing them side by side...
    I dunno.
    Maybe someone that has listened to them both will drop a link?
    Receiver
    Harman Kardon HK 3490
    Speakers
    Polk Audio Monitor 50s
    Subwoofer
    Klipsch KSW-100
    Cables
    AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
    AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
    AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
    AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m

    Alienware X51 R2
    PS4
    Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,193
    edited June 2010
    The MIT's will give you better sound, never fails.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,245
    edited June 2010
    Audioquest in my opinion is a much better cable.
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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited June 2010
    I vote audioquest as well. Have never heard MIT, but my rocket 33s are amazing.
    Receiver
    Harman Kardon HK 3490
    Speakers
    Polk Audio Monitor 50s
    Subwoofer
    Klipsch KSW-100
    Cables
    AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
    AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
    AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
    AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m

    Alienware X51 R2
    PS4
    Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,272
    edited June 2010
    PerfectCreature wrote: »
    I vote audioquest as well. Have never heard MIT, but my rocket 33s are amazing.

    Now that's funny.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited June 2010
    Haven't heard the AQ's you're referring to, but I had a chance to demo the MIT Shotgun S3's and all I can say is wow. I was floored.

    The MITs have my vote.
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  • billynguyen80s
    billynguyen80s Posts: 4
    edited June 2010
    the reason that i wanna get another pair of cable is that i have 2 system in home. i wanna get a good sound for another one which is the focal profile setup (908s, 918s cc908 and sw908 and it go with the pioneer elite sc09 i just added recently) in my home theatre room .
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited June 2010
    billynguyen80s wrote: »
    the reason that i wanna get another pair of cable is that i have 2 system in home. i wanna get a good sound for another one which is the focal profile setup (908s, 918s cc908 and sw908 and it go with the pioneer elite sc09 i just added recently) in my home theatre room .


    Well - keep us posted! :)

    I have a set of Rockefellers on my rig from my Integrated Amp to my B&Ws - big step up from standard speaker cable.

    So, if you do get the MITs - I'd be very interested to know if you compare the Rockefellers to the MITs and what you hear.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited June 2010
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Well - keep us posted! :)

    I have a set of Rockefellers on my rig from my Integrated Amp to my B&Ws - big step up from standard speaker cable.

    So, if you do get the MITs - I'd be very interested to know if you compare the Rockefellers to the MITs and what you hear.

    Never mind - picked up my own set of MITs... ;)

    Full report upcoming....:p

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • billynguyen80s
    billynguyen80s Posts: 4
    edited June 2010
    :p glad to hear that......that was quick
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2010
    Just got my MIT Shotgun S2 speaker cables.

    Holyyyyy crap....the magic boxes are frickin' HUGE!

    They are like a xmas fruitcake in size!

    I gotta figure out how to support them from my wall mounted bookshelves - ah well - should be an interesting weekend.

    MIT Shotgun S2s vs Audioquest Rockefellers.......more later.....did I mention the magic boxes are HUGE?????

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2010
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Just got my MIT Shotgun S2 speaker cables.

    Holyyyyy crap....the magic boxes are frickin' HUGE!

    They are like a xmas fruitcake in size!

    I gotta figure out how to support them from my wall mounted bookshelves - ah well - should be an interesting weekend.

    MIT Shotgun S2s vs Audioquest Rockefellers.......more later.....did I mention the magic boxes are HUGE?????

    I will be getting some MIT speaker cables around September. What are the measurements of the boxes?
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I will be getting some MIT speaker cables around September. What are the measurements of the boxes?

    9"x 3 1/2" x 2 3/4"

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2010
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    9"x 3 1/2" x 2 3/4"

    Thanks. Also, are the boxes at the speaker end, or amp end of the cable? How far are they away from the end of the cable?

    I currently have my speaker cable suspended from the wall, and would like to do the same with the MITs.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Thanks. Also, are the boxes at the speaker end, or amp end of the cable? How far are they away from the end of the cable?

    I currently have my speaker cable suspended from the wall, and would like to do the same with the MITs.

    Boxes are 24" from the speaker end. They aren't heavy, surprisingly light for the size, but dang they are big!

    I'll probably suspend them from my B-Tech wall mounts - secured by a zip tie.

    Not sure if I can hide them ....too high up to be behind my component cabinets and too big to shove behind my bookshelves.....hmmmmm

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2010
    Okay. Thanks for the answers, Now I can start planning for mine.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • Beta
    Beta Posts: 267
    edited July 2010
    A few folks in past posts made mention of the size of the boxes on the Shotgun speaker cables. I didn't pay much attention to it. I was expecting them to be about the same size as the boxes on my S1 ICs.

    When my S1.3 speaker cables arrived last week and I opened the package, I actually laughed when a saw how big the box is. "Xmas fruitcake in size" is a good description.

    They are big and challenging to hide. However, they are not heavy. My S1.3s are biwired. Once I achieved a solid connection to my binding posts, I have not had any problem with them suspending from my speakers.
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