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Now I know what they mean by a bright cable.

Have an Integra Research RDC-7 pre amp with balanced outputs. When I first got it I used Better Cables XLR balanced for my front two channels and it sounded great. However I fell in love with a DH Labs Air Matrix ad and swapped them out. Long story short the DH Labs in my system is so bright, the music sounds unnatural and definetly causes listerner fatigue. I swapped back the better cables and the difference is unmistakeable. Perhaps the DH Labs might be good on tube equipment but wow it sounded like nails on a blackboard on mine. What causes a cable to sound so bright? Is is silver vs copper?
darrylhifi
jt25741
7 posts
 
Of the 3 or 4 silver coated copper ICS I have heard, every one of them sounded tipped up and just musically wrong on the top.

Silver by itself doesnt sound like this, but every pure silver cable I have tried to date has unique problems in the midrange.

I stick with copper.
ljgj
955 posts
 
isn't Bettercables a silver hybrid?
sean
6,229 posts
 
A brighter, more revealing cable is never a good match with a brighter, more revealing component. This is not to say that your Integra is "bright", only that one needs to pay attention when matching cables and components. One can typically tame most brightness in a cable by "burning" the cable on a decent "cable burner". The brightness and other fatiguing qualities are drastically diminished. You are left with the ability to transfer more detail in a much smoother and more pleasing manner. Sean
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PS... Yes, some cables are "ear bleeders"...
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