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Moving up from Cardas Neutral ref to Golden Ref for headphone amp?

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2/3/05 at 12:37pm
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Would it be worth moving from Cardas Neutral Reference to Golden Reference as the Interconnects between my Headroom Max headphone amp and Ayre AX-7 Integrated amp.

My sources are Ayre CX-7CDP and Rega P9 TT with Ayre Phono Stage.

Thanks,


Jay
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post #2 of 3
2/3/05 at 1:12pm
Neutral Ref and Golden Ref are two different sounding cables. I wouldn't think of one being better than the other. I seem to remember that Golden Ref was pretty much specifically designed for use with Wilson Audio speakers. I could be wrong.

See here:
http://www.cardas.com/content.php?ar...ference+Series

That isn't the best link, but it's the best Ican find. I would call Cardas directly to discuss the differences. They are nice folks and are always willing to help.
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2/3/05 at 2:40pm
Both cables are very Neutral and sound the same at any length. Where I find the differences is this. The Golden Ref is a little more refined in the mids and highs and are a little more forgiving than the Neutral Ref. The Neutral ref is very unforgiving. And what I mean by this is that it is very revealing and if you have a lesser quality piece of equipment or if say a not so well recorded song is played these cables will let you know. I use the Neutral Ref cable for critical equipment listening. It helps me weed out where a week link is. It can also help me as I a mod a piece of equipment what the change I made was good or bad. It is a very detailed cable as I am sure you are aware of. The Golden reference builds on this detail but adds some nice flavor to the sound. So the Question should be do you want to hear the equipment or the Music. The Music, go with Golden Ref. The Components, stay with Neutral Ref.
Hope this helps.
Drew
Thank You. Drew Baird, P.E. Moon Audio 308 Chrismill Lane Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-649-5018 drew@moon-audio.com http://www.moon-audio.com
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