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djmika
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Hello Gentlemen,
I recently aquired a pair of Aerius i's. I've been an audiophile since I was 13 and after hearing the Sequel II's in a local retailer's shop years ago I've always wanted to own a pair of ML's. The Aerius' have not dissapointed! But I have a problem...
I'll start by listing the associated equipment:
-Primare D 30.2 CD Player
-Canary Audio CA-801 Signature (Dual-Mono Preamp w/ outboard power supply)
-McCormack DNA-125 Power Amp
-Wireworld Eclipse V Interconnects
This leads to my question... I am having a more difficult time finding speaker cables that work well with my system than I would have imagined would be the case. I recently purchased a new set of Audioquest Rockafeller 9' shotgun to bi-wire cablesAudioquest Rockafellers . After break-in they accentuated the already lush lower midrange in my system. The problem was, the bass was sloppy and the top end was very dark, or rolled off. Finally, after waiting long enough to make absolutely sure they were completely broken in, I called the dealer who sold them to me and aranged to return them. I replaced them with a pair of Harmonic Tech Pro 9-Plus 15'Harmonic Tech Pro-9 Plus (what the dealer had as a demo), also shotgun to bi-wire. The differance was night and day. The bass is much tighter, the highs are extended and smooth, the soundstage is wider and deeper and image location is "tighter." The problem is that at times the midrange sounds rather recessed. Vocals can sound small and distant with some recordings. It's bad enough that I can't get past it. My only guess is that could be attributed to the deviation in wire guage between the low and high pass cables. The low pass cable is visibly heaver guage than the high pass and with the ML's lower than average high pass-450hz, and more complex load coming from the panel I thought this could be the possible culprate. While the dealer has been fairly patient, I have been warned that my next cable will be the last.
So, what cables have you more experience (than myself) ML owners experimented and succeeded with? Bi-wire or not, and if so is a deviation in guages between low and high-pass okay? I appreciate any assistance/advice you all can offer.
Thanks In Advance,
Micah
I recently aquired a pair of Aerius i's. I've been an audiophile since I was 13 and after hearing the Sequel II's in a local retailer's shop years ago I've always wanted to own a pair of ML's. The Aerius' have not dissapointed! But I have a problem...
I'll start by listing the associated equipment:
-Primare D 30.2 CD Player
-Canary Audio CA-801 Signature (Dual-Mono Preamp w/ outboard power supply)
-McCormack DNA-125 Power Amp
-Wireworld Eclipse V Interconnects
This leads to my question... I am having a more difficult time finding speaker cables that work well with my system than I would have imagined would be the case. I recently purchased a new set of Audioquest Rockafeller 9' shotgun to bi-wire cablesAudioquest Rockafellers . After break-in they accentuated the already lush lower midrange in my system. The problem was, the bass was sloppy and the top end was very dark, or rolled off. Finally, after waiting long enough to make absolutely sure they were completely broken in, I called the dealer who sold them to me and aranged to return them. I replaced them with a pair of Harmonic Tech Pro 9-Plus 15'Harmonic Tech Pro-9 Plus (what the dealer had as a demo), also shotgun to bi-wire. The differance was night and day. The bass is much tighter, the highs are extended and smooth, the soundstage is wider and deeper and image location is "tighter." The problem is that at times the midrange sounds rather recessed. Vocals can sound small and distant with some recordings. It's bad enough that I can't get past it. My only guess is that could be attributed to the deviation in wire guage between the low and high pass cables. The low pass cable is visibly heaver guage than the high pass and with the ML's lower than average high pass-450hz, and more complex load coming from the panel I thought this could be the possible culprate. While the dealer has been fairly patient, I have been warned that my next cable will be the last.
So, what cables have you more experience (than myself) ML owners experimented and succeeded with? Bi-wire or not, and if so is a deviation in guages between low and high-pass okay? I appreciate any assistance/advice you all can offer.
Thanks In Advance,
Micah