DNM Stereo speaker cables-experiences?

Mapman, yes, I take your point about coherence....the DNM sound has a gestalt about it that is pleasing. And I too experience the 'leanness', which gives the impression of clarifying the instrumental/voice parts, so I appreciate the same qualities that you do.

My Monocles sound like they turn the color up to 'vivid' rather than 'natural', and their bass certainly goes deeper. Is vivid better than natural....I don't know yet! The term you use, 'Overall musical enjoyment' is the benchmark, rather than dissecting out individual tonal qualities as a way to measure 'good'.

"My Monocles sound like they turn the color up to 'vivid' rather than 'natural', and their bass certainly goes deeper."

I recently noticed an increase in "vividness" using the DNM ICs when I replaced the tubes in my ARC pre-amp with new highly touted and expensive ones provided by ARC.

"Vivid" is not a trait that I would have used to describe the sound in comparison with the older more run of the mill tubes used prior.

Its a good thing to me that the DNMs enabled this somewhat subtle but important difference to come through.

I am really sold on the DNM product. I wish DNM products were more readily available in the US and that I could afford and justify trying others.

I recently changed out to DNM interconnects, replacing MIT cables. Initially I wasn't sure about what I thought was leanness in the bass, but over time I came to like the DNM bass- quicker, more articulate. On the mids and highs they are very clean and detailed, so I was willing to accept the bass, given how good the upper end was. My speakers were already pretty powerful on bass, so perhaps I had some room to tradeoff bass in favor of better trebles/mid.

Gnobber, thanks for your input, especially about the bass on DNM cabling. My Stirling V2 LS3/5a speakers are 'shoebox' sized, thus bass limited. However, with the right components, the bass can be really surprisingly punchy and well-shaped. So far, the DNM speaker cables don't allow access to that arena of possibility, so I definitely lost a bit of potential nice bass quality. That's why I asked about break-in, hoping it might magically appear at some point. I think you are right....you probably need to have plenty of bass energy from your speakers in the first place, to make the trade-off worthwhile. Synergy, synergy.

I have used a pair of DNM ICs too for about 7 years and they are very good for the money, truly coherent and smooth with refined texture. And they are very light and flexible, so they would absolutely be a great choice for tight physical placements. (Sorry not to answer your question.)
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