[Ctn]

Hi guys,

Are any of you familar with Cardas interconnects?
Are they any good?
Which Cardas's are good?

They are reasonably priced here in Oz

 

[ServinginEcuador]

Cardas Neutral Reference. Review and comments by the jude man himself:

LINK

Great price, and great sounding IC according to many, although I have no personal experience with them. Just passing along the info.

 

[JMT]

The Neutral References are just that, very neutral and unforgiving in my opinion. I have experience with:

1. AudioQuest Vipers
2. Zu Varials
3. DH Labs BL-1 Silver Sonics
4. Outlaw PCA

BTW, neutral and unforgiving in this case is a good thing.

They show up frequently on Audiogon for great prices. MSRP on a 1 meter pair is $500.00USD, but you can usually get them for around $300.00USD, sometimes a bit less.

 

[Calanctus]

I'm using the Neutral References as my only variety of interconnect, basically because of good reviews including Jude's and the fact that there's a lot of them out there, so they show up used on Audiogon quite often. I like them; they pass lots of detail.

 

[Ctn]

Thanks for the replies guys

I can get the neutrals for about US$150 for 0.5m.

Have you tried Golden Cross?
Its only a few bucks less than the neutrals.

 

[vwap]

Quote:

Originally posted by Ctn I can get the neutrals for about US$150 for 0.5m.

Where do you get the .5m Neutrals for $150? I assume it's somewhere in Australia? Any idea if the company ships to the US? I've been looking for an inexpensive set of Neutrals.. but they're all ~$250...

Thanks!

 

[Vertigo-1]

The Golden Cross is supposedly quite a warm cable. Only go for it if you need warmth.

 

[Ctn]

Quote:

Originally posted by vwap Where do you get the .5m Neutrals for $150? I assume it's somewhere in Australia? Any idea if the company ships to the US? I've been looking for an inexpensive set of Neutrals.. but they're all ~$250... Thanks!

Its actually 300 aussie but its rougly 150 US.

Here's their email: audiodefinition@optusnet.com.au

Dunno if they ship overseas but I would guess so.

Quote:

The Golden Cross is supposedly quite a warm cable. Only go for it if you need warmth.

Im looking for revealing cables

according to Jude's review...the neutrals pretty much suit the bill.

Thanks for the help guys

 

[ServinginEcuador]

Quote:

Originally posted by Ctn Thanks for the help guys

That's what we do best: spend others' money for them. Hope you enjoy the new ICs once you get them Ctn.

 

[Todd R]

Quote:

Originally posted by Ctn Hi guys, Are any of you familar with Cardas interconnects? Are they any good? Which Cardas's are good? They are reasonably priced here in Oz

Hi.
I have the Neutral Reference interconnects. Best i've ever had (and I've been thru lots!).
Brutally honest however

If anything in your system sucks you're going to know it, it hides nothing.

If the NR is a little too "Real" for you, try the Cross instead, it's a bit more forgiving and richer.

 

[taoster]

from emails a year ago with them:
Quote:

I do not have a web page as the cable I have is at half price and this deal is only for Australia. I am not allowed to have a web page or sell overseas.

but more importantly the cable are usually made from prototype stock thus although it shoud sound the same it does not have the same construction.

 

[Ctn]

Im looking for as revealing as possible

I want to see what my amps are capable of. Im pretty darn impressed with them so far.

Quote:

Originally posted by taoster but more importantly the cable are usually made from prototype stock thus although it shoud sound the same it does not have the same construction.

Bummer, how close is it to the real neutrals?
Is it a totally different cable altogether?

 

[dd3mon]

Has anyone compared the neutral reference to the golden reference?

-dd3mon

 

[Todd R]

Quote:

Originally posted by Ctn Thanks for the replies guys I can get the neutrals for about US$150 for 0.5m.

I don't know ctn, I'd be careful.
Dealer price is more than that.
He's probably selling knock offs.
Either that or he's trying to loose money.

 

[taoster]

Quote:

Originally posted by Todd R I don't know ctn, I'd be careful. Dealer price is more than that. He's probably selling knock offs. Either that or he's trying to loose money.

actually, Audio Definition(Lia) is the only offical Australia distributor from the cardas website.