by egay » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:39 pm
I've used the 3 series for about 2 years now: MA3, DIG3, PH3 - I'd say they are "OK" for their price but the locking RCAs weren't up to par with the better ones like DH Lab or others; the XLR are neutrik, so they are good. i think they've changed the RCAs to another brand.
Sound wise: they are of course much better than the low-cost cables in the market.
BUT the claim about this cable bettering the likes of Nordost, MIT, AZen, etc is "I believe" overrated and too sweeping to be true: the effect of ANY cable is system-dependent. yes, cables work, BUT...
I still have them as my back-ups.
They are fickle-minded: stop using them for a month and they sound awful, almost unusable: so, if you can buy a cable burner, do so (I'm thinking of getting one).
Their being quite pliant makes them good for light equipment; build-quality is very good; CHEAP in price but not in quality.
I'm still using my AZens for real work.
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