MIT Shotgun Series S1, S2, S3
heiney9
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So once again I am surfing the 'net and getting my self in trouble by finding audio gear I don't need on special sale.
I currently have S3 speaker cables an S2 and S3 interconnect. Thinking of going all S1. Quite an investment and I'm not sure if the extra money spent over the S2 and S3 is really worth it.
Has anyone gone up the MIT ladder this way and noticed a big difference? I know there will some differences, but is it enough to pony up the $$$. I am a lifetime MIT user.
Any comments appreciated. Really on the fence here as I told myself after buying the EE Mini Max Dac Plus I was done upgrading for awhile.
H9
I currently have S3 speaker cables an S2 and S3 interconnect. Thinking of going all S1. Quite an investment and I'm not sure if the extra money spent over the S2 and S3 is really worth it.
Has anyone gone up the MIT ladder this way and noticed a big difference? I know there will some differences, but is it enough to pony up the $$$. I am a lifetime MIT user.
Any comments appreciated. Really on the fence here as I told myself after buying the EE Mini Max Dac Plus I was done upgrading for awhile.
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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Fixed it for youHello, my name is H9 and I am an addict.
So once again I am surfing the 'net and getting my self in trouble by finding audio gear I don't need on special sale.
I currently have S3 speaker cables an S2 and S3 interconnect. Thinking of going all S1. Quite an investment and I'm not sure if the extra money spent over the S2 and S3 is really worth it.
Has anyone gone up the MIT ladder this way and noticed a big difference? I know there will some differences, but is it enough to pony up the $$$. I am a lifetime MIT user.
Any comments appreciated. Really on the fence here as I told myself after buying the EE Mini Max Dac Plus I was done upgrading for awhile.
H9
But all kidding aside, with all the sales going on with MIT, I almost pulled the trigger about 8 times in the last 2 weeks. It's a hard call. I am sure after they are burned in for a couple of weeks, you will hear a difference but, is it worth the $$$$ difference? That will be the hard part. Only 1 way to find out!!!!Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's. -
Yes, I am an addict lately! LOL.
I could see upgrading to the Sx.3 series or MA, etc, but I just don't know if there is enough difference between S1,2,3 series to warrant the expense.
I just can't quite hit the "checkout" button!
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! -
LOL the 8 foot s1 have been in my "cart" for a few days. I'm in the same boat!Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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Ya snooze ya lose.....you 2 better snag them at that price instead of fence sittin'. Nothing ventured nothing gained as they say.HT SYSTEM-
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I have the 8' S1 set on the way - Just over $500 with shipping... Very anxious to hear them."Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow
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I popped on an 8' pair of Shotgun S1Speaker wires and 3 pair of Shotgun S1 i/c's over the past two years, bought them from J. Abrams at a higher cost than what MIT is offering now, but still at a good discount.
Absolutely NO regrets, the last set of wires I should ever need, any offerings that better the S1's really starts to hit "Diminishing Returns" on the investment.
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You don't have to sell me on MIT cables, I've used them for a long time. I was hoping people that had compared the 3 types might chime in as to whether the investment was worth it, or maybe shoot a little higher up to the next tier of products.
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! -
I have had S2 and now S1 speakers cables as well as S3, S2, and S1 ICs. Not a big difference, subtle but there. I'm in the same boat wondering if the S2 IC between my pre and amp is degrading the performance of my S1 speaker cables and S1 IC between my DAC and pre. Today, I do not think it is worth upgrading the remaining S2 IC to S1 IC, but then I also wonder if the S2 IC is throttling the goodness of the S1 speaker cables. Dilema, dilema, what to do....I hope the S1 ICs sell out quickly so I don't have to think about this more.
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Not a huge difference in noticeable performance between the S1 to S3, and they can be used together without problems. The bass articulation is improved slightly between the S1, S2, and S3 according to MIT documentation but no differences in normal hearing range above 64Hz for the speaker cables. I would not recommend using MIT speaker or interconnect cables With cables from other manufacturers as MIT cables work best together.
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I have the S3 and S1 speaker cables and the rest of my system is S3, I would say the biggest difference between the speaker cables is in the bass response..
I to have wanted to run full S1's in my system as I believe it would be better to run the full line as a posed to bits and pieces...
I'm just running the full line of S3's these days as I picked up a set of bi-wire S3's a few weeks ago..
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Agreed, the main difference is the S1 bass, which IMO is worth the money to upgrade.Political Correctness'.........defined
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