MIT Speaker Cables

I know there is some love on here for MIT Cables with SDA speakers.
I have been looking around for some decent used ones.
I found 3 sets.

L/PC Squared $125
Terminator 2 $200
Terminator 6 $250

Are the Terminators $100 better than the L/PC and if so what is the difference between the T2 and T6 besides 4 ... ?

I have a Butler TDB 2250 Amp, driving upgraded SDA 2.3's if it matters. I'm using a Yamaha CR 2040 as my Preamp for now.

I'm not Dead Set (great album by the way) on MIT but people that know more than I on here seem to really like them.

$250 ish is my budget, but less is always better.

Thanks as always for any input.

Comments

  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,043
    My advice would be to save your money and use it towards a good preamp. You won't notice a difference in cabling when using the Yamaha receiver as a preamp.
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    edited March 2020
    Welcome to CP! I have lot's of MIT cables, started out with the T2's, and eventually upgraded to the Shotgun's. You are correct. Lot's of love here for MIT cables.

    Not sure about the L/PC's never heard of them.

    The T2's from what I read is the sweet spot of the Terminator line.
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
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    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
  • My advice would be to save your money and use it towards a good preamp. You won't notice a difference in cabling when using the Yamaha receiver as a preamp.

    I'm working on that as well. I'm in the process of selling a few pairs of spare speakers to fund a preamp which will be a whole other process... But I can't say the Yamaha sounds bad, the phono stage is really good and it certainly looks great but I figure it probably has some Sonic limitations.

    Staying around $1k for the preamp is my current budget. If anyone has Preamp suggestions please feel free to chime in.
  • verb wrote: »
    Welcome to CP! I have lot's of MIT cables, started out with the T2's, and eventually upgraded to the Shotgun's. You are correct. Lot's of love here for MIT cables.

    Not sure about the L/PC's never heard of them.

    The T2's from what I read is the sweet spot of the Terminator line.

    The L/PC look more like everyone else's cables without the box. I assume it's probably their lowest level cable but very little info on them on a Google search.
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,481
    No network box... Pass
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    edited March 2020
    Oh ok. 2 hundie for the T2's is not a bad price.

    Lot's of choices too for a pre less than $1K! Keep an eye on the FS thread! Always lot's of good stuff! I do most of my shopping there! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,043
    My advice would be to save your money and use it towards a good preamp. You won't notice a difference in cabling when using the Yamaha receiver as a preamp.

    I'm working on that as well. I'm in the process of selling a few pairs of spare speakers to fund a preamp which will be a whole other process... But I can't say the Yamaha sounds bad, the phono stage is really good and it certainly looks great but I figure it probably has some Sonic limitations.

    Staying around $1k for the preamp is my current budget. If anyone has Preamp suggestions please feel free to chime in.

    I didn't notice a cabling difference when I used my restored Yamaha C4 pre but I did when I moved up to a Mcintosh C33. The cabling differences were even more evident when I moved up to a 2 piece Mcintosh C100 preamp. I've had a few of the Terminator series and I suggest saving up a bit more and going for the Shotgun series.