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Atlas Hyper 3.5 Speaker Wire
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John Massaria
Member of the Trade: JM Audio Editions/Headphone Modifications
Pros: nearly as neutral as a speaker wire could be, does not call attention to itself- it is neutral, a near window into the recording itself unlike any wire I owned before under $600, switching out to lesser cable really makes you crave what these cable do for music and transparency
Cons: priced at $499 ($83.16/Meter 3Mx2) can be hard on wallet - but transparent and non colored sound does have a price, not a huge widely known brand (not really a con but some people like brand names that spend a ton on advertising and brand awareness), rubber Y feels cheap and jelly like not premium feeling at all but it is functional
If you value transparency above all else- to hear what you have been missing so to speak. It may be fun to EQ your sound with a cable - but it gives up certain things when you hear "the bass more" at the expense of higher frequency for example- most cables are trying to alter the sound instead of being honest. Some cables like silver plated wire for me sound detailed yet to harsh. Some copper wire sound too bassy and not enough detail as an example. What I value most in cable is to accent no one frequency or another but to be neutral- sort of like my Grimm SQM XLR wire and my Atlas Hyper Integra RCA wire - they are the most transparent wire I have heard in what I consider the affordable range- and the same thing apply for me here with the Atlas Hyper 3.5 speaker wire.
Cardas Crosslink
Stock Gold Planar Wire
Made in the USA CMC Gold Plated Speaker Cable Wire Banana Plug Connector with 100% OFC Copper wire
Gold Planar Speaker Junction BOX for the ribbon GL1200 Headphones
The B&K 125.2 I use with the GL1200 and the Atlas Hyper 3.5 Speaker Cable
Highly recommended as an near end game wire for a revealing system at a price that while high pays off when you really sit down and listen. I can not keep things like this quiet... its like good food I like to share when I have something really delicious... enjoy the music!
SIDE NOTE: So you know, I have 3 systems at my home- my speakers are Vandersteen 3a Signatures, Magnepan 3.6r and my desk top system which uses SEAS drivers in custom D'Appolito configuration. I edit videos and film on location for professionals- I mix sound for a living occasionally after I film them in person- sometimes I am handed tracks that are terrible masters but am asked to make videos from them without re-mastering the sound. My IMDB page is https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8127846/
I am not a flake or hard of hearing at all-I get sound tested by my doctor each year or two. I grew up with sound engineers in the studio who were mixing albums at The Mix Palace and Platinum Sound Recording and The Power Station, Electric Lady Studios Studios in NY to name a few. When I like something I will review it such as the Kennerton headphones I reviewed on head-fi before. If I take the time to review something it has to be meaningful- it must have moved me and compelled me to do so- I do not get paid for any reviews. I do this because I care to set the record straight on what I hear and how I felt about a particular piece of equipment.
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