I Am A Believer ...The MIT Mania

Sumerian
Sumerian Posts: 490
edited September 2013 in Speakers
When i initially started this Audio journey, i built a budget system and everything was in budget but i never regretted any choice/decision i made.

I still think my AVR and my speakers were good for the money

One decision i really regret now is the Monoprice cables though they are cheap

I regret that i thought all cables same.... Like a freaking frog in a well.

With the recent speaker upgrade i wanted to jump out of that well and explore the new world ... Thanks for F1Nut for pulling me out...

"buy MIT and thank me later" so here it goes .....Thanks Jesse!.


i am close to that 200 hours of burning my shotgun S3 speaker cables with my LSIM's....

instead of using all sorts of adjectives to describe how much i liked them let me just tell you guys that I used my last few hundreds (of my audio budget )to place order for Shotgun S3 RCA cables to connect High end HTPC to AVR.

High price items may not mean high quality but high quality items never comes cheap ..... PERIOD (.)


and yeah i am giving my Monorpice cables to the folks who purchased/purchasing my old speakers He He :evil:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited September 2013
    I'm glad they are working out for you.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited September 2013
    Another lost soul has found the way.
    Reverend Jesse pulls another from the depths of audio despair!
    Congratulations
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,121
    edited September 2013
    High price items may not mean high quality, but high quality items never come cheap ..... PERIOD (.)

    Very true . . .

    My MITs should be here today. I'm really geeked!

    G
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited September 2013
    Yup waiting on my RCA's

    Decided to uprade all the IC's and Cables before getting any new components.

    I wish i have enough dough to get a MIT cable for surrounds too.
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited September 2013
    Good hear they worked out for you.

    As far as using the MITs for the surrounds? Man would that be a lot for surround cables...

    Have you considered other ways to improved the rear? What about trying to pull off that last bit of surround performance compairing the LSiM702 f/x to the 703's on the sides? Or go full 7 ch?
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited September 2013
    WLDock wrote: »
    Good hear they worked out for you.

    Even though its been ages since I've heard an MIT cable and have yet to hear the Shogun S3's IMO, I think using them for the surrounds would be the very last thing I would do (if at all) if all else was in place and I was bored and had extra cash on hand. I think I would want to see how much better I could create a more enveloping surround experience. Before I spent that much on surround cables I would have to try the LSiM702 f/x vs. the 703's on the sides in a 5 ch system or try a 7 ch system with the 702's on the side and the 703's in the rear....to see if I could pull off that last bit of surround performance.

    Agree with you... some time in near future i am thinking of going with (douglas connection or signal cable for surrounds) which ever offers a decent disocunt for Polk members.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,329
    edited September 2013
    Sucker!!!
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

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    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited September 2013
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Sucker!!!

    For ?!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited September 2013
    Enjoy. A friend's daughter is in her second year at the "real" MIT, you know, that relatively unknown Science and Engineering school in Cambridge, Mass.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited September 2013
    Sumerian wrote: »
    Agree with you... some time in near future i am thinking of going with (douglas connection or signal cable for surrounds) which ever offers a decent disocunt for Polk members.

    Both offer the same discount percent off IIRC and I believe (but don't quote me) its 10%. Are you looking for speaker cable and interconnects for your rears, or just speaker cables?
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited September 2013
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Both offer the same discount percent off IIRC and I believe (but don't quote me) its 10%. Are you looking for speaker cable and interconnects for your rears, or just speaker cables?

    Just speaker cables for surrounds only
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,320
    edited September 2013
    For your surrounds I would keep it simple

    http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-12-AWG-2-Conductor-Speaker-Cable-Raw-FZ122.htm

    http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-TSTSB60Ag-Silver-Plated-Banana-Plug-Connector-Pair-FZTSTSB60Ag.htm
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited September 2013
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    For your surrounds I would keep it simple

    http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-12-AWG-2-Conductor-Speaker-Cable-Raw-FZ122.htm

    http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-TSTSB60Ag-Silver-Plated-Banana-Plug-Connector-Pair-FZTSTSB60Ag.htm

    Wow that is almost close to Monoprice cables price...
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited September 2013
    Sumerian wrote: »
    For ?!

    He's joking with you. Larry uses MIT cables as well.
    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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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited September 2013
    F1nut wrote: »
    He's joking with you. Larry uses MIT cables as well.


    Unfortunately for me i miss the jokes on the forums... I think i need better cables in my head LOL.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,329
    edited September 2013
    f1nut wrote: »
    he's joking with you. Larry uses mit cables as well.



    ;-) yep!!!! LOVE "EM"
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited September 2013
    Sumerian wrote: »
    Wow that is almost close to Monoprice cables price...

    Yeah, if you DIY using his connectors and speaker wire its about monoprice price wise, but much much much better sound wise :).

    Give him a call, he's a great guy and he can give you the in and outs of his cables, but I like em myself....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited September 2013
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    but much much much better sound wise :).

    ...

    Ok so it has three times better quality than mono price ? LOL.

    thanks for the advice will ring him up.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited September 2013
    Sumerian wrote: »
    Ok so it has three times better quality than mono price ? LOL.

    thanks for the advice will ring him up.

    At least :biggrin:. Cant say enough good stuff about both him and his cables :smile:. Personally I prefer his spades over banana's.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited September 2013
    Doesn't Doug use Canare?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited September 2013
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Doesn't Doug use Canare?

    Nope, Furez
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited September 2013
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Doesn't Doug use Canare?

    Only on these: http://www.douglasconnection.com/Custom-Made-Canare-4S11-11AWG-Speaker-Cables-DCC4S11.htm
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited September 2013
    I also had my "enlightenment" moment with MIT. I jumped on the Exp2 sale and hooked them up to my old RTi A7's and was in love.

    I would have kept them but I did not care for the laid back top end that I got out of them on my LSi's after I had to consolidate systems. I decided to keep my Signal Ultra's that I found to be more neutral.

    Sadly, my surrounds are still hooked up with Monoprice wire...

    I need to take the time to just order the Douglas wire and be done with it!
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited September 2013
    I snagged the same MIT Exp2's for my HT and think they're great bang for the buck. I agree the top end is laid back and I think it balances out the Rti's perfectly, but see what you're saying on the Lsi's. Congrats Sumerian glad to hear you're liking them, those S3's are definitely nice cables and you did your research on that system. I bet it sounds great!
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  • RamZet
    RamZet Posts: 792
    edited September 2013
    I am using MIT AVT2 interconnects on my 2ch setup. I am not using them on the CD player. I did a side by side with my CD player using Liberty Inter-flex and thought it sounded better. However my turn table, USB DAC, connection form pre amp to amp are all using the MIT.
    Maybe some day in the future I will try their speaker cables, but for now its out of my budget.

    I think the people who say you cant tell a difference are just using speakers/amps they think are good but are not or maybe their hearing isnt as good as it once was. I am not using them b/c I like to spend money or b/c they are super fancy. I am using them because they have a better sound than standard cables. I am 100% happy using Hosa and Liberty interconnects/speaker cable. But if something sounds better, im using it.

    Dot let anyone say that you wasted your money on cables.
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,121
    edited September 2013
    I'm pretty sure my speaker cable journey has ended . . . with MIT
    I went up the standard food chain to thicker and thicker wire. Then, I went out on a limb and picked-up MIT AVT 2s
    Instant and significant improvement from the first song . . . I just upped-the-ante and am not looking back

    I highly recommend a listen . . .

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    Source Lumin U1 Mini into Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC
    Pre Cary SLP-05
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    Rythmik F12
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  • ravaneli
    ravaneli Posts: 530
    edited September 2013
    Sumerian wrote: »
    When i initially started this Audio journey, i built a budget system and everything was in budget but i never regretted any choice/decision i made.

    I still think my AVR and my speakers were good for the money

    One decision i really regret now is the Monoprice cables though they are cheap

    I regret that i thought all cables same.... Like a freaking frog in a well.

    With the recent speaker upgrade i wanted to jump out of that well and explore the new world ... Thanks for F1Nut for pulling me out...

    "buy MIT and thank me later" so here it goes .....Thanks Jesse!.


    i am close to that 200 hours of burning my shotgun S3 speaker cables with my LSIM's....

    instead of using all sorts of adjectives to describe how much i liked them let me just tell you guys that I used my last few hundreds (of my audio budget )to place order for Shotgun S3 RCA cables to connect High end HTPC to AVR.

    High price items may not mean high quality but high quality items never comes cheap ..... PERIOD (.)


    and yeah i am giving my Monorpice cables to the folks who purchased/purchasing my old speakers He He :evil:

    another one bites the dust. Bring your cables to my house and take a seat with eyes blindfolded and try to tell them apart from my monoprice. Nobody can recognize MIT cables without eyes.
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    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    But as in all things your perception is your reality.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited September 2013
    And..the first thread crap...usual suspects....

    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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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,002
    edited September 2013
    yep.....first post in 6 months and it's to crap on someone's parade. Classy....
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited September 2013
    Must be a slow day at AVS and AH

    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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