Since nobody's responded yet I'll chime in and say that the shotgun biwire Satoris I've been running for the past 10 years exhibit the qualities you're looking for as well. Perhaps you could buy Satoris and save some $$$? Then again, if you can afford the Holograms go for it -- I've not yet heard anyone prefer Satoris over Holograms. Either way, and especially since you don't seem to have a dealer nearby, I'd buy used so you can just sell the cables you don't like at little or maybe even no loss. Highly doubt you'll go wrong with either the Satoris or Holograms given what you're looking for though. Best of luck.
Acoustic Zen Hologram II - best for the $
Hi everyone,
I'm upgrading my system from the Nordost Blue Heaven LS (a bit too forward for my taste), and I have read nothing but positive comments about the Acoustic Zen Hologram II. I have the following system:
Oppo 105 for CD/SACD
Exposure 2010s2 Integrated
KEF LS50 speakers
The description of the AZ sound in the reviews appears to be quite balanced, perhaps a little to the warm side. This is what I'm looking for. So, my question is whether there is anything at $1000 (for 2m) price point that you think is clearly superior to the Hologram II.
I don't have an audio store near me, so I'd have to buy blind and deal with the return as I audition cables. I want to make sure that narrow it down to a very limited number of high quality choices.
Thanks so much for your time, and have a great day!
Scott
I'm upgrading my system from the Nordost Blue Heaven LS (a bit too forward for my taste), and I have read nothing but positive comments about the Acoustic Zen Hologram II. I have the following system:
Oppo 105 for CD/SACD
Exposure 2010s2 Integrated
KEF LS50 speakers
The description of the AZ sound in the reviews appears to be quite balanced, perhaps a little to the warm side. This is what I'm looking for. So, my question is whether there is anything at $1000 (for 2m) price point that you think is clearly superior to the Hologram II.
I don't have an audio store near me, so I'd have to buy blind and deal with the return as I audition cables. I want to make sure that narrow it down to a very limited number of high quality choices.
Thanks so much for your time, and have a great day!
Scott
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Hi Scott, welcome to Audiogon. I would say that your assessment of Acoustic Zen Hologram II is pretty accurate. I have owned the Satori Shotgun, Hologram II, and most recently the Double Barrel. I find they are pretty well balanced, a bit on the warmer side, yet not as warm as cables from companies like Cardas. They throw a nice, deep 3 dimensional sound stage too, which I like. If you prefer similar tonal qualities with a more immediate (forward) presentation, the Analysis Plus Crystal Solo Oval 8 may be more your style. I only recently switched to different speaker cables when I switched from a SS amp to a tube amp. I find the Acoustic Zen a bit too warm with this tube amp. Happy hunting, John |
Do you want to save yourself $650 for a 2m pair of cables that uses the EXACT same internal wires (6N Ohno Continuous Cast (OCC) copper supplied by Furukawa Electric of Japan) as Acoustic Zen and sounds superior to the Hologram? Check out Audio Sensibility cables http://audiosensibility.com/blog/products-2/speaker-cables-2/#!/~/product/category=2595835&id=15258110 |
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