Ordered 2 cables from the audio pimp on audiogon. Another z-cord II for $85 shipped and an MIT Proline Digital AES/EBU, brand new for $195. Great deals from the pimp. The z-cord is not in the greatest condition, a little dusty and smells like cigarette butts, but no real flaws otherwise, so ok. The digital cable is really nice, came in the original wooden crate and listed for $500. May be slightly used, but it's in mint condition and sounds vastly better than the straightwire info-link which I didn't think would be possible. It is MIT's top digital reference cable which is awesome. I think it needs a bit of breaking in but low end is already much more filled out and punchy (in a good way), and overall range and dynamics seem improved.
I posted the straightwire info-link classified on audiogon today.
Stereo music setup is now:
Meridian 500 (MIT Z-Cord II) -> (MIT Proline Digital AES/EBU)
MSB Nelson DAC (Revelation Audio Labs 5pin DIN umbilical) w/PowerBase 1000 (MIT Z-Cord II) -> (MIT AVT-1)
McCormack TLC-1 (MIT Z-Cord I) -> (MIT AVT-1)
McCormack DNA-125 (MIT Z-Cord I) -> (MIT AVT-1 BiWire)
Monitor Audio Silver 7
This latest cord purchase has completed the complete MIT cabling setup of the music-only system. It is obvious I am a big MIT cable fan. I would like to try Magnans under Steve McCormack's recommendation, but I have yet to find recently made ones at a reasonable price (i.e. under $1k).
Posted by Mike at April 2, 2005 08:08 PM