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  1. #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazjam View Post
    Suddenly the thread turns sinister...Geoff's here!
    Well it could have been anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Must be the new cable from Colin
    Not from Colin no.
    Tried a few times...but unfortunately to no avail.

    Frequent the American forums more nowadays, and stumbled across a very highly thought of cable company called Morrow Audio?
    Been using their interconnects and XLR digital cables for the last year or so, best I've heard and as good as I'm ever gonna need in my system.

    Took a punt on their speaker cables after reading lots of glowing user reviews...just want to get off the merry-go-round and know I'm getting the the best out the kit I've invested in, stick a fork in it and call it done.
    Their speaker cable range is here, I have the SP7.
    http://morrowaudio.com/audiophile-an...es-and-jumpers

    Not the cheapest, but Interconnects and speaker cable: job done.
    Last edited by Gazjam; 30-06-2018 at 10:08.
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    Ipad Roon Remote.
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Well it could have been anything.
    True 'dat.
    AC POWER
    Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
    AMPS
    Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
    SPEAKERS
    Wharfedale Evo 4.4
    DAC
    PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
    TURNTABLE
    Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
    PHONOSTAGE
    Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
    DIGITAL
    OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
    MUSIC PLAYBACK
    Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
    Ipad Roon Remote.
    Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
    SPEAKER CABLES
    Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On
    "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
    INTERCONNECTS
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    Barry

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    Salty...yeah.
    but happy to make do with toast n beans for the rest of the month.

    Worth the spend so far, and thats fresh out the packet.
    Who says cables dont make a difference...

    Work hard, dont gamble or piss it up a wall...but I do love me music.
    Honestly, a ten seconder...crikey.
    Last edited by Gazjam; 30-06-2018 at 01:36.
    AC POWER
    Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
    AMPS
    Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
    SPEAKERS
    Wharfedale Evo 4.4
    DAC
    PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
    TURNTABLE
    Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
    PHONOSTAGE
    Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
    DIGITAL
    OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
    MUSIC PLAYBACK
    Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
    Ipad Roon Remote.
    Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
    SPEAKER CABLES
    Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On
    "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
    INTERCONNECTS
    All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables

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    Nice one, Gaz. Life's too short eh, mate? Enjoy yer choons!

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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

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    A lot of VPi folk use Morrow Audio cables so I am sure they must be good. I would try one myself if I hadn't bought the SPOTFIRE which has been the best cable I have tried over the last few years.

    Hope it suits your system Gary, if not sell it half price to me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    A lot of VPi folk use Morrow Audio cables so I am sure they must be good. I would try one myself if I hadn't bought the SPOTFIRE which has been the best cable I have tried over the last few years.

    Hope it suits your system Gary, if not sell it half price to me!
    Unfortunatly James, it seems to...sorry mate

    Flexible and unassuming (but quite heavy) cable, 120 runs of very thin individually insulated silver plated copper, 2 spades amp end, 4 speaker end.


    Chunky gold plated copper spades, get the impression you could tow a car with them, rock solid.

    Opted for spades over banana plugs as after looking about online, the general opinion seemed to be that spades give a more solid connection, bananas better suited to cable that gets taken in and out often for convenience.

    Plumbed these in, few nips of an adjustable spanner later and they aren’t going anywhere.

    Soundwise, I’m hearing more of what my system can do now, particularly the new Dac.

    On first listen...wow....but maybe a little lean sounding in the low end compared to the TQ?
    I’d found that cable a great match for my kit, but on comparison a little bit bloated sounding in the bass.
    Great scale and detail, particularly on classical, but the low end was a little thick sounding giving the impression bass detail was slightly muffled.

    In my experience new cable takes time to burn in and Morrow stuff is notorious for taking a LONG time, so see what happens.
    Sanity checked what I was hearing and plumbed the TQ back in..hmnn, or rather Oh dear.

    Im hearing more of what my setup can do with this cable and that was what I wanted, to know I was getting the most out of the kit I’d invested in.

    Job done, colour me happy.
    Just wanted to share with the group.
    Last edited by Gazjam; 30-06-2018 at 10:09.
    AC POWER
    Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
    AMPS
    Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
    SPEAKERS
    Wharfedale Evo 4.4
    DAC
    PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
    TURNTABLE
    Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
    PHONOSTAGE
    Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
    DIGITAL
    OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
    MUSIC PLAYBACK
    Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
    Ipad Roon Remote.
    Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
    SPEAKER CABLES
    Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On
    "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
    INTERCONNECTS
    All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables

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    They do say that TQ is high capacitance and so rolls off the top end, making the overall sound seem fuller and bassier. So if your new cable is more 'normal' it is going to sound leaner but more truthfull to the recording.


    Noticed the same thing with amplifiers, as you get better amplifiers the bass gets leaner but really it is just the lesser amps adding a load of stodge to the sound.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    That was my thought too Martin.

    Sounds going to change a bit over time as the cable beds in though, so no final opinion on it yet.
    Just gonna play music and enjoy it, the rest will take care of itself.
    AC POWER
    Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
    AMPS
    Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
    SPEAKERS
    Wharfedale Evo 4.4
    DAC
    PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
    TURNTABLE
    Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
    PHONOSTAGE
    Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
    DIGITAL
    OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
    MUSIC PLAYBACK
    Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
    Ipad Roon Remote.
    Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
    SPEAKER CABLES
    Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On
    "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
    INTERCONNECTS
    All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables

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