I did an A-B comparison of the StraighWire Info-Link vs. the MIT Proline. This shouldn't really be a fair comparison since their list prices are so different ($300 vs. $500), but it was interesting nonetheless. The MIT, to my surprise, was a lot warmer and had a lot more midrange and bass punch; I usually find MIT is more detailed and seemingly brighter. The MIT also extended a lot deeper in the low end, and was much more detailed in the low end. In Phish's Silent in the Morning (Rift), the fast bass riff that plays under nearly the whole song was pretty muddy and indistinguishable with the Straighwire, but every note was detailed and pronounced using the MIT. There didn't seem to be any loss in detail in the high end, though it didn't seem to be as pronounced with MIT due to the increase in mid to low end. In the end, I'm enjoying the warmer sound, I think the straightwire was a bit bright, which did seem to emphasize high end detail, but the MIT seems excellent so far and I'm not missing any real details, they're just more subtle next to the improved bass and low midrange. I'm starting to sound like a mag reviewer, so that's the end.
Posted by Mike at April 3, 2005 07:17 PM