Which MIT speaker cable?

I personally think that MIT are the best cables out there. I have owned the 750 biwire but you are better off with 750 plus single wire and jumpers. It is a higher grade cable and offers more performance then the lower model biwire. The best part is that its cheaper. One good thing about AudioAdvisor is they have a great 30 day no questions asked return policy.

Hi Jeff, someone at MIT told me they voice their cables to ML speakers. Don't know if this is true. If it is, it may explain why some people (e.g., Leafs above) don't like the sound of MIT cables, while some people with MLs or other revealing speakers (e.g., Gjrad above) find them to be ideal. In any case, here's my experience: MIT interconnects worked quite well for my system with ML ReQuests. After trying various ICs, I found MIT 330+ II's (DAC->preamp and preamp->amp) had the most full and natural sound and helped tame the top end aggressiveness in the MLs. In comparison, I found the MIT T2 ICs were not as detailed, quiet, or polite. Some more pricey ICs that received good reviews didn't quite work with the MLs. For instance, Tara Decades sounded unnaturally thin even though they had better imaging and a slightly wider soundstage than the 330+ IIs. I did find some of the more expensive Transparent ICs worked well for ReQuests, but I can't say they were significantly better than the cheaper MIT 330s. Another IC (or SC) you may want to try is the Harmonic Tech. Truth-Link; it is also fairly polite up top. I haven't tried MIT speaker cables (the last SCs I used with the ReQuests were Cardas Golden Cross). But since MIT ICs seem to work well for ML speakers, their SCs may be worth trying in your system. However, I agree with Megasam and Joekras that it might be more prudent to try switching ICs first -- they're cheaper than the speaker cables and you may find that just changing ICs does the trick. I'll also add that I recently bought some speakers (Khorus) that are even more detailed than the MLs, though not as aggressive, and found the MITs don't work as well for them. So, as others cautioned above, it's largely a matter of trial and error. Happy hunting. Don

My local dealer lent me the Transparent speaker cables for evaluation, so I'm trying them out now. Over the course of the several few days, once they're broken in, I should have a handle on whether the Transparent is a good match for the ML's. The next step is the IC between preamp and amp, fidning the right 25' IC with balanced connectors is gonna be a challenge. I'd certainly consider the 330+ II if I can find the right length/termination at a realistic price. As for the balance of the IC's in my system, my guess is my CDP and turntable IC's (YBA and Transparent respectively) are probably okay for now, and the Audioquest from tuner to preamp is fine since I really don't listen to FM that often and the source itself isn't anywhere near as revealing as the CDP & TT. At the price of audiophile wire, it's no wonder there are so many manufacturer's in the market, the margins have got to be sky high!

Jeff, What level of Transparent did they lend you? Try and get enough to hear the whole system with them.

My dealer lent me the Transparent MusicWave BiWire 10' Spade-to-spade, on the box it's marked MWBW 10 S>S and RV10D. This is only one of two Transparent speaker cables he has, the other one has bananas. He told me he's discounting the least few to get rid of them and he's going to start stocking bulk Van Den Hul and terminating them himself. He said selling Transparent and other like speaker cables is a pain cuz he never seems to have exactly what the customer wants (mix of length and terminations) and evidently the customer seldom ever wants to wait for him to order them up. This pair of MusciWave BiWire, which I'm in the process of breaking in, listed by the dealer for $570 and he's willing to sell them to me for $325 cash. Seems like a reasonable deal, and I get to try before I buy. In the meantime, I've taken the advice of some folks here on Audiogon and I'm going to get some MIT 330+ II IC's for my source components. Finally, once the dust settles I'll change my preamp to amp interconnect, but finding a reasonably priced 25' long balanced cable is going to take patience. Wires, the final tweak frontier....