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Warm, rich sounding interconnects?

My system is in flux at the moment with a Wadia Intuition 01 as preamp/amp/DAC bookshelf Tyler speakers and (horror of horrors) an iPhone with an Auris bluetooth connection for the current audio source. Since bluetooth at best sounds somewhat thin and tilted up on higher frequencies, it doesn’t play necessarily well with the Wadia which is great sounding overall but also can be on the revealing side.

I know I should get a better source - but even so I’ll always want the option of wireless in various situations. I’ve owned Purist Audio Museaus’s (rev-c’s) in the past, which would be perfect, but sadly sold them on A-gon some time ago. Those are hard to find and the newer Purist cables are brighter sounding.

So in a nutshell I’m looking for interconnects which will deepen and darken the sound for my current setup - and new/used for under $400. Any ideas?
monsignor
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shadorne
7,333 posts
 
If you want a warm rich sound then you simply need to apply a little butter or cream to the jacket of your interconnects. It works wonders!

If you find it too warm or smooth then try a sprinkle of pepper and that usually will spice up the sound.

Salt does not work too well (don’t know why) but BBQ sauce (especially the Paul Newman kind) is my favorite lately.

This to me is the #1 reason to get good cable elevators on speaker cables! Elevators keep the sauce off the floor and the flavour enhancement uniquely on the sound - it also allows easy access so you can quickly change sounds on the fly.


Of course YMMV.
don_c55
823 posts
 
Out of production Cardas Cross and Cardas Golden Cross have what you want!
helomech
766 posts
 
Shadorne,

That's genius! I've heard that keeping a space heater near the cables warms the sound as well.
stfoth
435 posts
 
I don't mean to piss on this parade, and I know OP said he wants wireless capability, but am I the only one other than maybe helomech and shadorne that thinks it might be a tad silly to try to use a cable to equalize BT, particularly $400?

I don't know the answer to this, but isn't iPhone still even using something less than aptX?

Seems like a big job for a cable.

Don't know the rest of the setup and requirements to use iPhone BT, but, if possible, seems like a better upgrade for sound quality for roughly the same money would be throwing in a Sonos or a Bluesound and controlling it with the iPhone.  Either would likely thicken the sound from BT and lower the "tilt" much more than a cable would.

Maybe using either isn't workable in the setup or doesn't provide some other necessary flexibility.  But, just $.02.
helomech
766 posts
 
@stfoth, 

You hit the nail on the head. For less than the cost of his Auris, he can get a Wi-Fi streaming adapter and cut out Bluetooth all together. If that's not an option, any number of EQ apps will allow him to tailor the sound without the hassle of buying and returning various cables.

Yes, messing with EQ is less than ideal but it's free, and as you mentioned, we're talking less than aptX Bluetooth quality. No offense to the OP, as I also use Bluetooth on occasion, but this thread is basically discussing expensive ways to polish a turd.
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