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Cardas ICs are too warm for Tube amp

I have heard that adding Cardas Golden Ref IC to tube amps can result in imbalance tonal, such as too much warmth, midrange unclear, dark, etc..

Any comments ?

Also Anyone has heard of new Cardas top of the ranfe "Clear" are they good for Tube gears, like 88KT, 12AX7.

thanks

Vleena2 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-28-09

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02-28-09 Not having tried the cardas gr ic, i don't know if i can dra ... Muralman1

03-01-09 Try anti-cables...way cheaper and way better Stringreen

03-01-09 I updated/upgraded my system sometime time ago. new mcintosh ... F1fanatic

03-01-09 I think that with everything, matching is important. gr is ... Mattybumpkin

03-01-09 Listen with your own ears. cardas makes very fine sounding c ... Opus88

03-01-09 I just switched(after auditioning) to gr between cd and prea ... Rfogel8

03-01-09 Don't have your amp, but use garbriel gold with my rogue and ... Facten

03-01-09 This is all about synergy. i've had many high and low priced ... Sns

03-01-09 I don't think it is a matter of a tube amp being overly warm ... Mechans

03-02-09 thanks guys for your precious comments on this. it look lik ... Vleena2

03-03-09 Current production cardas cables, or any other brand are unl ... Mrtennis

03-28-09 I have cardas golden reference ic, and golden cross ic betwe ... Stik

03-30-09 I used to have cardas cross speaker cables. they are decent ... Samzx12

07-02-09 No problem for me, i am using cardas clear 2m rca for my cj ... Gerbie

07-24-09: Earflappin
I just recently upgraded from Cardas Golden Reference (GR) to the Cardas Clear interconnect and speaker cables. I selected the GR after owning and auditioning a variety of cables including MIT Oracle v1.1, Shunyata, Nordost, SilverSmith, etc. In my opinion, the GR did the most things right and the least things wrong. They were most musical, tonally accurate and full bodied cables, but not the last word in resolution and detail.

The Cardas Clear are in a completely different league than the GR. They deliver everything the GR does, but they strip away a huge amount of veiling. Soundstage depth is dramatically increased and even the most subtle ambient cues are rendered with absolute clarity. I strongly encourage anyone shopping for new cables to audition them. They are really quite amazing.
Earflappin (Reviews | Answers | This Thread)

07-25-09 I tried hard to like the cardas gr xlr's, but couldn't. in ... Levy03

08-01-09 i quite agree with you, high definition, warmth & musicalit ... Clavil

10-08-10 Cardas is often a tough call. i have used a variety of thei ... Artmaltman

10-12-10 I recently heard a system with all cardas clear. this was at ... Alexs

10-12-10 I'm using cardas gr ic's's and golden cross speaker cable's ... Davvie