MIT S3 Shotgun XLR's

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
edited February 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
I was looking for a set of these to go fully balanced with my DAC since the rest of my cables are Shotgun 3's.

So I called Joe Abrams (who I purchased all my MIT's from) just to see if there might be a set still around, well to my surprise he had a set of NOS, I was very happy..

Well I got them yesterday, opened them up to take a look, and I was quite surprised to see that the XLR's have plastic housings, the two sets I purchased a few years a go have metal housings, the plastic housings really give these expensive cables a cheap look..

I know they won't perform any different, just a little disappointed that MIT opted for them considering what one pays for them. Hi-END cables should have a HI-END look IMO...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited February 2014
    But....how do they sound ?
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    edited February 2014
    +1
    My feeling exactly
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited February 2014
    Well of course they sound great!!! LOL!!!
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited February 2014
    That's strange. All the pairs of the XLR I have had all had metal. Do you know when they changed it? Mine were all s3 line so that's odd to me they would have changed.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited February 2014
    I agree, if your paying a premium then they should have quality materials involved in the construction. Why would they change it to plastic?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited February 2014
    I've never had use for the XLR IC's, but all the Shotgun RCA IC's and speaker cables I've had or have seen have plastic housings, which I don't think look cheap at all.
    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."

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited February 2014
    Larry, have you got the CAD program running to design new metal boxes yet? :cheesygrin:
    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."

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited February 2014
    F1nut wrote: »
    Larry, have you got the CAD program running to design new metal boxes yet? :cheesygrin:

    Has anybody tried wrapping the boxes with aluminum foil? Ala the A-1 interconnect "baked potato".
    Carl

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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,761
    edited February 2014
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Has anybody tried wrapping the boxes with aluminum foil? Ala the A-1 interconnect "baked potato".

    It will protect you from aliens or so I'm told...
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited February 2014
    Well, what can you say? Margins are slim for these cables companies so they have to cut a few connectors.
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited February 2014
    I don't think that is the case with MIT. Last year they had a huge price hike on their entire line. For example, the Shotgun S1.3 balanced is now $2899.00. When I bought mine a few years ago it was around $1600.


    http://www.mitcables.com/available-online/shotgun-s1.3-balanced-interconnect.html
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