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  • carwashguy
    carwashguy Posts: 131
    edited April 2011
    Got mine. Waiting for the new amps to arrive before I horse around and pull the setup apart.
    Living Room
    LSi 15
    LSi7
    LSiC
    LSiFX
    2 EPIK Empire
    2 W4S Sx-1000
    Monster HTPS 7000 MKII
    Parasound 5250
    Onkyo PR-SC5508
    Oppo BDP-95
    Pro-Ject RM 1.3
    LG 55 LED

    Bedroom
    RTi A7
    CSi A6
    FXi A6
    2 PSW 125
    Onkyo TX-NR1008
    Panasonic 60 Plasma
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,775
    edited April 2011
    I ended up with a spare 10 footer. Anybody need a center cable? Figured I'd start here before I posted a FS thread...
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited April 2011
    i'd take it actually
    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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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited April 2011
    cokewithvanilla wrote: »
    I'm just curious, but what benefit do spades offer vs banana? Only thing I can imagine is that maybe the tension on the bananas might diminish over time. I've never used anything but bare wire, so banana was just a lot more convenient.



    My ADS speakers will take bananas but they have to be offset or very short.
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited April 2011
    Got my MIT cables today. Can't tell any difference at all. Tomorrow I'll hook them up and see if that makes a difference. They look pretty solid but no more than the pair I bought off Amazon for around.....shoot I don't remember maybe around $20. I'm real proud of that little box.....makes me feel like a real audiophool. I like it so much I'm ordering another set for the coffee table.
    I'd hook them up tonight but I'm busy refoaming some 25th Anniversary Advents.........what a mess!
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited April 2011
    Got my MIT cables today. Can't tell any difference at all. Tomorrow I'll hook them up and see if that makes a difference.

    I think you need to plug them in first...:rolleyes::tongue:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    Idk if those boxes are in that place for a reason, but it really sucks for monitor speakers. that box weighs down the speaker cable and bends it... I think I am going to leave the thing hanging over the speaker to not put stress on it.... is my concern justified or am i retarded?
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited April 2011
    Put another pair in my shopping cart last night but forgot my password. Now I read they're out of the short lengths:smile:saved me some$$

    I got mine hooked up to my Monitors using an Adcom 555ll. There is a definite change in the hi end.......somewhat laid back. They've been playing about 4hrs. and the change in the top end is all I've heard so far.
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    Keiko wrote: »
    Well, since you asked nicely.... :rolleyes: :tongue:

    Not sure how your speakers are set up, but I use velcro ties to support my AVt2 cables. The EXps, I just let 'em hang. No issues.

    Haha

    Sounds good... I guess i'll let them hang, I might use the velcro option later if it bothers me enough
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited April 2011
    After a week of burn in I decided to do a little listening and compare with the IXOS cables that I've run since I bought the Rainmakers. I listened to The Eagles - The Very Best Of, Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road on SACD, and Spies - Music Of Espionage.

    I noticed two things immediately. The top end is definitely brighter with the MIT cables. They're not so bright that they're fatiguing, but they're more in your face. The second thing is the bass seems bloated and out of control on some tracks. Maybe it's me and I'm used to the leaner bass that I had with my previous cables. I can't remember it it's track 3 or 4 on the Spies CD, but the bass was overwhelming. It's normally very strong, but I was really shocked at what I heard.

    That's my quick review. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep the MIT cables in the rig or go back to my old cables, but at the least I've heard something different.
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    Can you better explain 'in your face'? Please use the images below to help describe the feeling:

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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited April 2011
    The third image looks the closest.
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2011
    I do believe we've had a steady stream of spam from these tools for the last few weeks
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Spades offer no sonic improvements but some like to just have them for having bookshelfs near the wall or they might prolong the life of the cables by taking some of the tension off the wire when its upspended by the banana connection





    My ADS need spade connectors or bent bananas. Straight bananas won't fit into the recess on the back of the speaker.
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • carwashguy
    carwashguy Posts: 131
    edited May 2011
    Out of two sets I was two banana plugs shy. Called MIT and they are sending along new ones along with the third set I bought.
    Living Room
    LSi 15
    LSi7
    LSiC
    LSiFX
    2 EPIK Empire
    2 W4S Sx-1000
    Monster HTPS 7000 MKII
    Parasound 5250
    Onkyo PR-SC5508
    Oppo BDP-95
    Pro-Ject RM 1.3
    LG 55 LED

    Bedroom
    RTi A7
    CSi A6
    FXi A6
    2 PSW 125
    Onkyo TX-NR1008
    Panasonic 60 Plasma
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