MIT S3

tonyb

You may, or may not know, I picked up some MIT S3's out of the FM lately for a darn good price too. Replaced the entry level MIT IC's I had going from the dac to the receiver.

The entry level ones were just dandy from the mids on down but didn't cut the mustard on the higher frequencies. The S3's.....yeah, another league kids. From the moment I hit play, it was frickin' obvious the S3's were miles ahead. Every aspect of the musical spectrum is 3 times better. Only in the lowest bass notes do I sense a tad bit of looseness...tad bit. Soundstage, air around notes, mids....all top notch. Like someone took their thumb off the end of the garden hose, music just flows. Big thanks to Chris for the great cables at a fantastic price.

voltz

Congrats on the purchase Tony!

It's still nice to be able to find something that can still "Blow your Skirt up!"

tonyb

Thanks man, though I've heard MIT cables before, it's always been in someone elses system, not mine. Mixed thoughts on them too as having those black boxes in the cable kinda went against everything I believed went into making a good cable. I'm also finding the middle setting on those boxes is the sweet spot.

Correct me if I'm wrong, those of you who use MIT cables, but your suppose to match the impedance of the cable with the receiving source ? Most receivers input impedance fall into that middle setting ? I'm guessing so judging by the sound.

tonyb

Let me add that with adding the S3's to the Cary dac seemed like a match made in heaven, a kinda vinyl like sound. These cables exploited all the characteristics of the Cary dac and made them more pronounced. These really caught me by surprise guys, wasn't expecting that much return for so little.

Who says you can't find good cables on the cheap ? lol

F1nut

Correct me if I'm wrong, those of you who use MIT cables, but your suppose to match the impedance of the cable with the receiving source ?

Correct, you want to match the input impedance of the piece the cable is feeding the signal to. That spec should be listed in the owner's manual.

tonyb

That's what I figured Jess, the receivers input is 47, so that covers either the low or mid settings on the cable. The mid setting sounds the best anyway. Really great cable guys if you happen to catch some on the used market. I think brand new back in the day these sold for 400 bones, and even used now Joe Abrams gets 275 all day long for them. When Chris put them up for a buck and a quarter.....the definition of "no brainer" popped into my head.

Man, the FM has had some killer deals the last 6 months. Have to jump on the stuff you need kids.

F1nut

Now you need some Shotgun speakers cables.

tonyb

Wouldn't mind trying them out Jess, just not at their going price. Pretty happy with the Strailey speaker cables right now, they seem to be conveying everything the IC's are sending their way.

Who knows though, sure has peeked my interest into finding some shotgun S3 speaker cables, we shall see.

F1nut

I think you'd find the MIT's work even better together as a system. Joe has some smoking deals on NOS S3's right now. Used separately, I think the speaker cables have a bigger impact than the IC's.

headrott

Jesse is absolutely right. I started with S3 IC's and another brand of speaker cables, and after adding the S3 speaker cables, it took it yet to another level in all aspects. Highly recommended Tony. Congratulations on the phenominal deal and getting a few more levels down the "rabbit hole".

heiney9

Tony,

I have Shotguns all around. One of the best investments I have made in the rig. If you can find a good deal on some Shotgun speaker cables, go ahead and pull the trigger. They are amazing.

I went from Terminator II's to Shotguns in all area's. I'll never look back.

H9

P.s Even the circus midgets approve

tonyb

Thanks Brock, and Jess for the comments. Yeah, I'll keep an eye out for a deal.

BTW, nice to see you posting again Brock. Check in a tad more.

heiney9

I check in everyday Tony, just not as active as before unless it's a thread worth commenting in.

H9

erniejade

F1nut wrote: »

I think you'd find the MIT's work even better together as a system. Joe has some smoking deals on NOS S3's right now. Used separately, I think the speaker cables have a bigger impact than the IC's.

Agree on Joe having some smoking deals on the S3 and S1 for not much more $. If you haven't delt with Joe yet, Call him. He asked about what equipment I was using to help match them up plus he offeres a 30 return policy.