Interconnect with great dynamics and bass slam ,


I recently purchased some Cardas Golden cross sepaker cables. They replaced my Dh Lab Q10s. I replaced the Q10s because i was getting some upper mid freq brightness.
I have Golden Cross interconnects from preamp to amp and from cd player to pre amp. The sound is very smooth and detailed .The bass and mid bass is not as authorative or as tight. The highs are better - more detailed and smooth.
The problem is the sound is almost too smooth the bass is kind of rounded off now .The sound is less dynamic.
My Question is.
Is there an interconnect that could give me back that great bass and dynamics of that i had with the Q10s, without the harshness i was getting. I think i would like to keep the Golden Cross speaker cables and try changing the ICs. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
grey9hound

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@ Grey9hound, go to our other thread! look,waxwaves liked the Taras so much he bought another I/C and speaker cables! cheers!
@ Tbg,, Thankyou, My I/c was $15,000.00 a meter, The Taralabs zero gold! cheers!
@ tbg, Hi, I am serious that I do have a $15,000.00 retail a meter I/C,,, seems you got a little confused, No, I would never sell my profound state of the art cable for any high fidelity cable!,,,I would like to here them, you seem like a gentlemen and you are passionate about high fidelity cables!, will you tell me more about them?,, I hear good things about them here on the gon,,, what have you compaired them to TBG?, and what price points are in question here with the compairisions? thankyou much, cheers!
@ tbg, Hi, jmcgrogan2 is correct about I am new to the gon, however not to the industry! I have heard numerous cables!many years of them, no, I have not listened to the cables you speak of, I would love too thou!, my thing is I know what the best available cables are out there, consist of about 6 or 7 brands, there is no best!, however there is a handfull of best available!,, I do not need to change cables ever! for what?, I am happy with what I have!,,,regarless, I am interested in the cables you mentioned out of the love of audio and always wanting to learn! cheers!
@ Tbg, I live in mobile, ala,, where can I go and listen to the high fidelity cables?, I want to hear them!,They created quite the buzz here on the audiogon! thankyou! cheers!
@ Tbg, those cables you described,, all the high fidelity cables, are at my top list to check out, congrats on your top tier cable of high fidelity!, report back here, and tell me all about them! cool! thanks TBG,, happy listening!
I heard good feedback on the kcI silk worm + cables!,I would like to know what KCI stands for? Cheers!
@ Grey9hound, there is a pair of Air 1 speaker cable for an unheard of price of $750.00,, you can buy that, then sell all the cables you really do not need, thus get your money back for the Tara speaker cable!, you will not be out nothing!,, go for it grey9hound!, this is a great chance to up-grade,, consult in jmcgrogan2 if you do not believe me,, good luck! cheers!
@ jmcgrogan2, the prices do not always work out like that my friend!, on used Tara cabls!, cheers!
@ grey9hound, Set your audio goals!, you will get your cables, patience!, The pay-off will be rewarding!, cheers!
@ Grey9hound,, Wow!, Go for it Dennis!, I hope you get that speaker cable!,I want you to get them more than you want them!,, caution!, very addictive they are!, Happy listening!
@ Grey9hound,,, so, what happened to the buy of the Taralabs Air 1 speaker cables?, like I said, offer $ 50.00 more, you should bring them home!,, Good Luck!, cheers!
@ Grey9hound, I hope you like your Tara cable enough that you save up to buy another one for the bottom post of your speakers, then you will have all the sound of that cable,, two pairs of the Taralabs Air 1 speaker cables would be the answer to it all, you can bi-amp away and have a excellent sound!,, Dennis, when do you get your cable?,,, cheers!
@ Grey9hound,, Thankyou!, you are over the top cool!, you should talk at all of us on the other thread when you have time!, your cable will have to re-break-in, It will sound nicely on your system!, you will see!,, oh, how old are you?, waxwaves admitted to 37, this past march, he may be the pup between all of us?,, cheers!
@ Grey9hound, Hey, If you like this cable you are getting, are you going to try and get another pair, so you will have the total Tara sound for your rig??,,May be hard to get another 10' pair used, I would put the 10' on the woofers, and a 8' on the top!,, cheers!
@ Grey9hound,, what are you talking about, Its hard to deny being old at 46!,LOL!,, well, It seems waxwaves made pup status of all of us, he 37!, I came in second place, LOL!, john and Jerry are in there 50s as well, I believe you may have came in 3rd!, I believe pops,Jerry,, is the oldest of us all!,LOL!, he acts younger!, cool!
@ waxwaves,,, Ha,Ha,Ha!,, Dude, you made me pop a top on a Budice and laugh out of my chair!,, you are a nut!, thats way cool for me, hell, the wife cant make me laugh the way you do!, the context you put things is over the top!I understand about the diving board,I do not know if Dennis will take to kindly of us spending his money on his system,Ha!, when he decides to get an amp,and he wants our opinion, we can all shoot him some ideas!He already knows I would like him to use his speaker cables with jumpers, He can with another amp, He told me not this amp he has now!,so, I respect his wishes!, the only way he can get that full tara sound like you have,, Is to run two pairs of the Air 1 speaker cables with his current amp!,, Lets see if he likes the cable first,, LOL!, then waxwaves I will unleash you to spend his money,LOL!,, BTW,,here is something I want the both of you to look at,, It reminds me how a Krell 700cx will keep going!,,Bing or goggle this,, now its a audiogon thread!,, Does your Equipment keep going.....,,, this should make you guys laugh!,, Hit the video, and watch the video in its entirity!, then tell me your thoughts, Ha,Ha,Ha!,,,,,,cheers!
Damn Grey9hound!, You have alot of exspenses!, your daughter is lucky you take care of her!, My mom said, you are grown, go into the world and make something of your self!, I was 18 years old when that happened, been on my on ever since!, I do not have kids!, the wife does!, her kids live with her grandma currently!, never lived with us!,yipeee!,, still in all, I have done without alot to get my audio!, Iresponsible!, maybe!, My system comes before everything!, period!, thats my priority!, not everyone can do that!, you will get it all together,I believe in you Dennis, whole heartly!,, cheers!
@ jmcgrogan2, I agree!, Thats why I am hoping over the next 3 years I may get all the way done building 2 systems!, then, who cares whats better, when you get to this level of performance!, I want to ride out into the sunset with what I am tring to build here!,, cheers!
@ Tbg, I am with you my friend!, Live to the fullest!, you have my utmost respect!, 74, Thats off the chain cool!, Go TbG!,,, cheers!
@ jmcgrogan2,, Which would be financially iresposible? LOL!, Do not ask me, I am the worst!, Disease?,mmmm Yep!, The thing is, this takes alot of money!, I may or may not have in the future!, Ride off in the sunset!, sounds good thou!, don't you think?,,,cheers!
@ pops, I believe I have found a dear friend that has this audio madness as bad as I do!,LOL!,, I may be a little old school!, If I build a system that is far beyound better than what most audiophiles can only dream about, Then I believe It will still sound very good compaired to newer technology of tomorrow!, Ride off into the sunset!,,, cheers!
Damn John, What the hell happened to you back then?, I read the ole thread, I was deeply touched for real!,God Bless You!, Man, please bare with me and my over the top crazyness!, Remember,I am new here on the gon!, excited over the truth I am!,, cheers!
Man-o-man, I thought I had it bad wanting audio, all of you have me beat, I am convinced!,, Happy listening!
@ jmcgrogan2, I agree with TBG, You Have good since!, As A matter of fact, you are one of the smartest people I know of High-end Audio!, good since? I believe so!, I also agree about audiogon being compaired to the context of a liquer store!, these threads and great deals, well, as you said, very addictive!,On a personnal note,I am supprised you sharred your health and job with me!, you make me feel closer as friend to you!,LOL!,shooo!, don't tell nobody!,, As far as TBG, that man is wise!, damn, look how long he has been doing this hobby!, RESPECT!, thats what I have for that gentleman!,,, cheers!
@ Grey9hound,, Do 200 hrs on them Tara speaker cables for break-in, then tell me what your impresions are!,Let me know when you get them 2 cds, listen to them in their entirety!, I believe you will like the both of them!, cheers!
@ Grey9hound, Your cables will sound to their fullest potential with 200 hundred hours, If they were new, you would be looking at over 300 hours, I know this cause I break Taras in quite often!, like the cables I am not useing, I give them a spin, 150 to 200 hours they sound more relaxed and all the bass and the rest of the sound is there, most brands burn-in different lengths of time,I may not can tell you about other brands, I can defiantly tell you about Taralabs!,,, I am very Happy for you Dennis that you are impressed with the Air 1 cables already,, cool!, congrats!, Happy listening!
@ waxwaves, A mouth full of miller, you love high-end audio better than the girl friend at the time, better than all your auto mobiles!, Man, you are a nut!I litterly laughed out of my chair!, hey, try to convince grey9hound the air1 does get better with 150 to 200 hours of time!, I had to rebreak-in my zero gold I/c and omega gold, No, kidding!,200 hrs!, sounds off the chain now!, I am spoiled for life now!, the main problem with that waxwaves is, when I hear another very exspensive high-end system, they sound broken to me, badly!, oh well!, A cheers of budice to waxwaves!
@ jmcgrogan2, I used to subscribe to the same magazines!, I loved them!, Thinking about doing it again!, I have not had one of those mags since 2001!, I miss them badly!, cheers!
@c jmcgrogan2 , I whole heartly agree with your statment of todays reviewers!, In the old days, they held nothing back, good or bad!, I have read alot of todays reviews, Thats how I bought the cary cd-500 player, LOL!, I wont do that shitt again!, The reviewers now days is only a basis to want to listen to a product!, I believe they are paid to say what the product maker wants them to say!, I was considering a new subscription to see all whats out there nowdays and gleam at all the new brands and pics, LOL!, cheers!
Of course you know I No longer have the cary cd-player!, Ayon all the way now baby!
That was the days I had my subscriptions, when the subscription alone paid for the magazine!, Believe it or not, back in the mid to late 90s, I use to think of those mags, sterophile and absolute sound as the holy bible of Audio!, I have not looked at one in years!, they are not that exspensive to subscribe now?, like john said, could fuel desires of more or new equipment, who cares, right?,, we all are going to do that eanyway!, So, I should get a heads-up with desires thru the mags,LOL!,, cheers!
@ jmcgogan2,, LOL!!, Thats exactly why I would want to have some of the mags!!! Ha,Ha!, Audio porn!!!, very good description!, cheers!
@ waxwaves, man, are you working that hard?, If you are, good!, john said, the one who dies with the most toys wins!, work, work!, getter done waxwaves!, cheers!
LOL!, John, You went to school with Adam's dad!, you not that old!, Adam, you will get your up-grade!,I feel you are going to go for it!, may take some time, you will get there!, congrats!,Adam, Thanks for your comments as well!, cool!I lived in the Raliegh area for a while a few years back, I was working at a nuclear power plant!, I love that town and state!, I was single, I stayed laxxx!, you know what I am saying,LOL!, The wemen there are like fricken 7 to 1 ratio!, here where I live, It sucks! its 5 men to every woman!, Terrible!, good to here from you waxwaves!, cheers!
@ grey9hound, what are you doing?,, I will likly listen to that cd you want me to hear monday or tuesday, I'm getting to it, I was still playing my refferance cds to hear what this cd player and ic are doing, I am done now!, turns out to be a stunning sound!,, cheers!
@ Grey9hound, I listened to the cd,I do not know what kind of music you call that?, very strange music, Its not new age music, I have some of that, any way, Thankyou, Cheers!
@ waxwaves, what are you going to do with your old amp when you get another amp?,, sell it?, If so, you may praposition grey9hound a good deal?, cheers!
@ Grey9hound,, oh no, I did'nt say I don't like it, I never heard anything like it!, Regardless, Thankyou for all the music!,, cheers!
@ grey9hound, Are you enjoying the tara air 1 speaker cables?, post us a review!, cheers!
@ grey9hound, I did not know that was your conclusion review?,I did tell you they would settle down when you are running them in, I bet if you put those speaker cables on the bottom post for 3 or 4 days to settle in, they would blow the q- 10s out of the water with bass!, and more articulate! cheers!