Are MIT Cables all that?

PolkClyde
PolkClyde Posts: 662
edited January 2012 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I just received the shotgun S3 Speaker cables, 8ft brand New, n the box. I understand it will take about two weeks for complete burn in.my new neighbors may not like me,from hearing all this music everyday,non stop.Guys,will there really be a sonic difference after the burn in? Because I DAM sure here a difference now,WOW. Are MIT Cables all that? You dam right they are. :) Reeltrouble1,we need to talk.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2011
    You'll also benefit using the S3 IC's. Running all MIT's make a big difference IMO.
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited February 2011
    I got those S3 IC's as well,brand new in the box an another pair on the way.those costly little rascals.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,663
    edited February 2011
    Yeah, they get even better after they burn in. Enjoy!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,311
    edited February 2011
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    You'll also benefit using the S3 IC's. Running all MIT's make a big difference IMO.


    Very True IMO!!!! my MIT's are here to stay!!!
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited February 2011
    PolkClyde wrote: »
    Are MIT Cables all that?

    Yes.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
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    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited February 2011
    All that, and more.
    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

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  • Beta
    Beta Posts: 267
    edited February 2011
    Why yes. They are!
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2011
    Yes they will improve after burn in but I find like most things if what I replace is better than that what was previous I hear an immediate improvement and it only gets better.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    I can't wait to get my hands on some MITs. I've got Signal Cable ICs and Audioquest speaker cables on my 2-ch rig, and 100% Monster on my HT rig (I get an employee discount on Monster, so no poking fun :tongue:), but want to upgrade to the MIT stuff when I've got teh moniez.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,092
    edited February 2011
    Opinions vary. No MIT's here.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,092
    edited February 2011
    I'll take the chips all day long...you can keep the MIT's.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,197
    edited February 2011
    Are MIT Cables all that?

    Yep, end of story :wink:

    H9
    "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 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited February 2011
    The Shotgun IC's weren't a synergistic match for my rig, so I sold 'em.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited February 2011
    I guess there's always the em0 --> m0nster --> b0se route.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2011
    MIT is a first rate institution of higher learning. I've always wondered how MIT cables could use their moniker? No contest?

    Of course I'm partly pulling your leg, but as an academic it's hard for me to process a cable company calling itself MIT? And this has 'nothing' to do with the quality of their product which I have no reason to disbelieve--it just seems presumptuous. I've read some white papers that explain what the ideas involved are but I've never heard the cables myself--at least I don't think I have. You never know what everything is at PolkFests?

    I realize that MIT cables does not refer to Mass.Institute of Technology. But isn't that what anyone, educated, immediately thinks of when he/she sees MIT?

    Just call me a cranky academic curmudgeon who got up on the wrong side of the bed today!

    In any case, I do hope to get my ears on these cables someday.

    cnh
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited February 2011
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    I'll take the chips all day long...you can keep the MIT's.


    MIT's are much better what I had before.
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,092
    edited February 2011
    PolkClyde wrote: »
    MIT's are much better what I had before.

    As long as you like them...that's what counts. I had them, heard them, sold them!! No great loss in my book.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited February 2011
    MIT's didn't do it for me either. I would however like to give them another shot in my system since all the changes made from last time. Synergy is a ****.
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited February 2011
    ben62670 wrote: »
    MIT's didn't do it for me either. I would however like to give them another shot in my system since all the changes made from last time. Synergy is a ****.

    Hey,they better do it for me,"smile" after spending all of this money on them. My entire rig are MIT S3's.No,but seriously,it seems like the sound-stage has widen,even before the complete burn IN. I can't wait to hear how the Adcom GFP-750 sounds through them.I should have it Thursday.
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2011
    depends on your system, and what flavor you're after.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,856
    edited February 2011
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Opinions vary. No MIT's here.

    none here either....well there was at one time.....but as stated before its all about synergy and when I changed equip they just didnt do it for me, went a different direction and am very happy now..
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2011
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    none here either....well there was at one time.....but as stated before its all about synergy and when I changed equip they just didnt do it for me, went a different direction and am very happy now..
    You wouldn't want MIT I/C's between your source and W4S integrated due to redundant impedance correction networks/buffers.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • angelsfann02
    angelsfann02 Posts: 589
    edited February 2011
    I just got my Mit cables, and so far they sound nice even without full-in. Bass is tight and highs cleaner. I have tried monster z, audioquest type4, monoprice 12gauge etc. Now just waiting for my Mit interconnects. From what I have read, having all Mit wiring takes it to another level....
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2011
    congrats angelsfan02.

    I found the speaker cables and ICs between the sources made a huge difference. Pre and amp not so much so from what I remember but they are in there none the less.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
    edited February 2011
    Face wrote: »
    You wouldn't want MIT I/C's between your source and W4S integrated due to redundant impedance correction networks/buffers.

    I run balanced MIT shotguns from my Wyred DAC-2 to Wyred STP-SE to Wyred Amp and they sound excellent. In fact, I started with non-MIT balanced cables and soon replaced then with the MITs which sound much better.
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  • chargerman426
    chargerman426 Posts: 419
    edited February 2011
    Has anyone ever seen some MIT made network boxes that are meant to make any standard speaker cable in an MIT cable? I had seen it in the past was wondering if anyone had tried them.
    If life had more tubes it would be a lot smoother.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2011
    FWIW. I noticed the greater difference on Bluray and SACD. The dvd and cd playback didn't change much. Not my cup for the latter but if I were to dedicate Hi Res I would consider the M3 line. I can't honestly afford the silver speaker wires as of yet so I guess thats the point of limitation.


    That being said...I've never in my life had anybody say my stereo DIDN'T rock so I guess I've done ok so far.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited February 2011
    MIT cables are great, but they are subject to issues of synergy like any other piece of gear. In fact, I was told by Bruce Brisson of MIT that the network cables don't work well with Wyred4Sound amps because MIT networks conflict with a technology used by W4S, which irons out some of the inherent issues with B&O power modules. This conversation came after I called MIT to report that my Ultra Speaker cables and ICs sounded better than the MIT Shotgun S3s.

    Interestingly, I sold most of my old MIT cables because they didn't work with my old W4S amps, but I kept a pair of ICs. I placed them between my DAC and Headphone amp and the results were silly sick.
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  • angelsfann02
    angelsfann02 Posts: 589
    edited February 2011
    I just like being honest. I take the advice and equipment reviews from polkies seriously, so I like to endorse products that have worked well for me. For those of you on the fence about buying Mit products, dont worry as its been my experience that they have excellent resale value!
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
    edited February 2011
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    MIT cables are great, but they are subject to issues of synergy like any other piece of gear. In fact, I was told by Bruce Brisson of MIT that the network cables don't work well with Wyred4Sound amps because MIT networks conflict with a technology used by W4S, which irons out some of the inherent issues with B&O power modules. This conversation came after I called MIT to report that my Ultra Speaker cables and ICs sounded better than the MIT Shotgun S3s.

    Interestingly, I sold most of my old MIT cables because they didn't work with my old W4S amps, but I kept a pair of ICs. I placed them between my DAC and Headphone amp and the results were silly sick.

    Interesting, Face mentioned issues with MIT and Wyred gear as well which really has me thinking now. Maybe I have some performance gains ahead of me if I go back to my Audioquest cables. It was strange that I tried the Mogami balanced ICs and the rig did not sound good at all. I switched to the MIT balanced ICs and my system has never sounded as good. It also sounded great when I was using MIT unbalanced cables. I see some experimenting needs to be done here. If the B&O power module is the issue, maybe I should just replace the cable between by pre and amp with a non-MIT?
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