SuperConductor 3 Cables?


Have you tried or do you use the JPS Labs SuperConductor 3 interconnects or speaker cables? What are your impressions of this wire?
stickman451
I just replaced all my Cardas Golden Reference with SC3. I found them more extended top and bottom. I don't found lower notes muddy but bass runs deeper and not as dynamic as the CR. For you, It might be room reaction as there is more bass extension. The CR have tube like mids and more punch in mid-bass. System depended as to which is better.
I previously owned the Cardas Golden Reference interconnect
and speaker cable and still own the JPS Superconductor 3
speaker cable. I agree with Luna's impressions of both on
every point. I feel the Superconductor 3 is an excellent
sounding cable top to bottom. See if you can
audition it in your home system.
Forgot to mention when I auditioned the SC3's I was comparing to Nordost Frey and Vahalla. I also brought them over to my local Nordost dealers system so I did compare them in two different rooms and systems. Again it was only the lowest of the low notes was the muddy/thumpy sound heard. Because of that I decided on the Frey's.
I tried them as part of a multicable shootout when I was recabling my system. They are very good sounding cables but a bit etched for my tastes and too difficult to work with in my application--very stiff and unwieldy. In the end I found that Emperical Design offered IC and Power cables that were very nearly as good for a LOT less money and Dynamic Design speaker cables that were better sounding and much easier to work with. Just my experience with my system and room.
I am going to compare the SuperConductor 3 vs the Kubala Sosna Fascination or maybe the Expression. I have been using the SuperConductor + (about 14 years)so I haven't really experimented too much with cables lately. Will be an interesting comparison. I just ordered a pair of Magnepan 20.7's to replace my 3.6's and I need to move to single wire runs for the speaker cables (using bi-wires on the 3.6's). I have heard that the Kubala are excellent but run a tab bit to the warm/romantic side of neutral, which may be just fine for my rig. My preamp is a Hovland HP 100 (tube) and I am using Cary 500 MB (SS).