They might be real they might be fake follow-up!

grimmace19
grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
edited February 2011 in The Clubhouse
Alright, though Carvcom won the MIT questionable interconnects for keeps, I want to pass along my other pair for a demo period because of the large amount of interest.

Heres the rules, I will allow the first 20 people who want to try them to sign up. I will ship the cables to the first on the list for a trial period of about 10 days and they must then ship them to the next on the list.

After your trial period please come back to this thread and post your thoughts. Compare them to the other cables you have used, and if you are familiar with MIT please state whether you think they are real or fake.

Please only put yourself on the list if you will follow the guidelines of around 10 days turnaround on the cables and that you will post your thoughts.


Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited November 2010
    In please! Happy Thanksgiving!!
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,220
    edited November 2010
    With the cost of shipping back and forth, For a few dollars more couldn't one just buy said cables??
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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited November 2010
    Sounds like fun. I'm in.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited November 2010
    Yes, they likely could Larry however the guy listed a whole mess of them and I think I'm the only one who got any and he hasn't posted more since... happy thanksgiving you negative nancy ;-)
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,220
    edited November 2010
    grimmace19 wrote: »
    Yes, they likely could Larry however the guy listed a whole mess of them and I think I'm the only one who got any and he hasn't posted more since... happy thanksgiving you negative nancy ;-)


    hehe!!

    I wasn't being negitive just wondering you pompus a$$hole!!!! lol. ;)

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well!!!
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2010
    I'm up for.
    Thanks
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited November 2010
    In please......thanks
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited November 2010
    Alright, the cables were shipped to Messiah yesterday.

    When finished please follow in this order by contacting the next on the list for their address.

    Messiah
    98Badger
    ben62670
    NotaSuv


    Everyone is still open to sign up if they want to give them a listen.
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2010
    I'll jump in and give them a whirl

    Thanks Grim

    Jason
    2-Channel - So far...
    Pre: Dodd ELP
    DAC: W4S-Dac2
    Source(s): Computer and Denon 2910
    Amp: Parasound HCA-1200II
    Speakers: LSi9s - Vr3 Fortress Mod
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited December 2010
    I received the cables today. I'll try to get them in the system tomorrow. I'll also try to get some pics up.

    BTW, Josh Mcdaniels is a Dbag!!
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited December 2010
    ^ Haha unfortunately the stamps covered up the Go Pack Go! I had written on there...
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited December 2010
    In, please!

    BTW, how much do we have to insure them for when shipping back and forth? Might help to give people an idea of how much it might be to ship these around...

    But, regardless, in!

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited December 2010
    Because I was too lazy to go to the actual post office I slapped 8 stamps on the padded envelope and they made it from Denver to Chicago... Shipping should be around 3 dollars and because even if they are real they are only EXP3's I don't need insurance on them. I paid 12 bucks for 2 pairs and I'm not worried about shipping damages.

    Now with that said I don't expect anyone to keep these and say they got lost in the mail haha.
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited December 2010
    The Bears got smoked by New England, but the Pack got beat by the Lions lol. :rolleyes:

    Anyway, whoever is next pm me and I'll get them sent out to you.
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited December 2010
    messiah wrote: »
    The Bears got smoked by New England, but the Pack got beat by the Lions lol. :rolleyes:

    Anyway, whoever is next pm me and I'll get them sent out to you.

    What did you think of the cables?

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited December 2010
    Updated List:

    Messiah - Finished and sending
    98Badger
    ben62670
    NotaSuv
    Punk-roc
    dbaldus
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited December 2010
    Re-Updated List:

    Messiah - Finished and sending
    98Badger
    ben62670
    Punk-roc
    dbaldus
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited January 2011
    Sorry on the delay guys, I was out of town for the holidays. I also need an address to send these to. My fault on that, my pm box was full. It's cleared out now, so please 98badger send me your info. I sent you a pm a while back, but didn't get a response. As for the cables I thought I should put up a bit of a review. Since we don't know if they are real (as in made by MIT) or not, I didn't think it would be fair to compare them to my Kimber Heroes which I know are authentic, so I swapped in some cheapo regular old ic's for a week, just to get a baseline to go off of. They are the cheap kind that come with audio equipment, so I figured that's about as low as it gets. After getting used to those, I swapped in the "MIT" ic's. There was a definite improvement in overall sound, with everything being quieter between tracks, and with more depth and clarity when the music was playing. I still prefer my Heroes, but they are an improvement over stock cheapies, especially at the price point. As far as build quality is concerned, they seem to be built pretty well. If I had to guess, I'd say that they are probably authentic. Thanks again to Grimmace, and yeah I guess the bears sucked more than green bay last week!
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,494
    edited January 2011
    Where did this fake MIT cable idea come from? I've not heard any buzz around the net about fake MIT cables. Time to stop this nonsense.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Where did this fake MIT cable idea come from? I've not heard any buzz around the net about fake MIT cables. Time to stop this nonsense.

    The idea came from MIT of course.
    A word about counterfeit cables:
    Bruce Brisson created the first purposefully build high-end audio cable and has been making the world's finest audio interfaces for over 25 years. In that time, there have been many cable makers who have attempted to imitate his technology and performance. Imitation is the highest form of flattery! Recently, however, entrepreneurs abroad have begun counterfeiting vintage MIT Cables products, representing them as genuine. These reproductions contain no MIT technology.

    http://ww2.mitcables.com/warranty.html
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,494
    edited January 2011
    Interesting, first I've heard of it. To me, it doesn't make sense to make fake MIT vintage cables as there cannot be much money to be made when all is said and done.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited January 2011
    Are these vintage cables? Didn't see a model listed above.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited January 2011
    They might be real they might be fake follow-up!

    When I clicked on this, I thought we were going to discuss other things. Like what comes out on a nice sunny day in California.:smile:
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

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    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Interesting, first I've heard of it. To me, it doesn't make sense to make fake MIT vintage cables as there cannot be much money to be made when all is said and done.

    Yeah, I'm not sure why anyone would bother to counterfeit 60 dollar cables, but I guess it happens. They are the exp3 interconnects.
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited January 2011
    F1, the idea came from me being the only one to receive these as a buy it now price on ebay for around 8 dollars. I along with like 4 or 5 others on the board bought them but as far as I know I'm the only one who got 2 pairs of them.

    I preferred their sound to the audioquest cables I had, but there was even a larger improvement what I bought some T2's that I know are real.

    I karma'd my other pair and then wanted this one to float around to see what others thought.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited February 2011
    98badger I believe you were the last to get these... a month is far longer than 10 days so please get ben's info and send these on their way.

    And please post your findings.
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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited February 2011
    grimmace19 wrote: »
    98badger I believe you were the last to get these... a month is far longer than 10 days so please get ben's info and send these on their way.

    And please post your findings.

    I never recieved the cables. I'll shoot messiah a pm and make sure he sent them.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited February 2011
    Wow, fantastic how these things work ... ship them to one person and never get moved along... I see why the other MIT demos didn't make it.
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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited February 2011
    Got a PM from Messiah and he should be shipping the cables out. I will try to be prompt with my eval and send them on to the next person asap. I want this to be a success so as many people as possible get to try them out. I'll post results as soon as I give the cables a fair shake.
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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited February 2011
    Still have not recieved the cables. Messiah's inbox is full at the moment so I can't get a response from him. If he sends them to me, I will pass them along to the next person on the list. Otherwise, please take me off the list. I'm tired of waiting.
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