I used Indigo Blue for 10 years with Vandersteen 2ce speakers and a Classe' Fifteen amp. Sonic bliss.
old Audioquest cables review
I am offered a couple of old Audioquest interconnect at very cheap
prices. Could someone comment on the performance of the following cables?
1. Midnight speaker cable
2. Midnight + speaker cable
3. Midnight 3
4. Indigo blue
5. Indigo
What's the difference between no. 1, 2, and 3? Their name's so similar!
I am after a pair of neutral, natural sounding speaker cables without emphasizing on any particular sound range.
My gears:
Kenwood CDP
Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid valve Preamp
Aragon 4004 MKII power amp
KEF C30 speakers
Thanks
Chris
prices. Could someone comment on the performance of the following cables?
1. Midnight speaker cable
2. Midnight + speaker cable
3. Midnight 3
4. Indigo blue
5. Indigo
What's the difference between no. 1, 2, and 3? Their name's so similar!
I am after a pair of neutral, natural sounding speaker cables without emphasizing on any particular sound range.
My gears:
Kenwood CDP
Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid valve Preamp
Aragon 4004 MKII power amp
KEF C30 speakers
Thanks
Chris
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I would be very cautious about buying older Audioquest cables, as Audioquest themselves are aware that there is a lot of counterfeit AQ product out there on the streets. You'd probably be better off buying some current offerings from a company like Signal, Morrow, etc. |
I've been running an 8' pair of Midnight bi-wires for 15.5 years. Have nothing to compare them to. I'm sure there's better, but I've got my money out of them. They cost $470 in 1998. There are a four of the eight bi-wire ends have cracked insulation where they possibly were bent sharply at one time. I doubt the main cable jacket wires have that problem since it doesn't flex as easily. I wouldn't worry about counterfeit Midnights. I'm pretty sure their manufacturing was well over before that started. Relax, have a Sprecher Commando and listen to some Violent Femmes... |
I used to own a lot of classic Audioquest cables. The version number 1, 2, 3 etc are different in number of wires inside The higher the #, the more material it uses. In some cases, it may also introduce the use of silver. Note that sometimes a lower version # of a model may not contain silver, but the higher one of the same model may. So don't assume a higher model always contain silver. The classic AQ cables are more balanced and full sounding, but the jacket/insulation material does not age well like others have mentioned. The more recent AQ lines are more multi-channel centric. Much better jacket/connectors, but there is considerable gap in price vs performance factor. There are numerous better alternatives at the asking price. IMHO I like the classic AQ better. Hope this helps. |
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