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Cable Upgrade: Too much transparency

I could use advice about the best interconnect between my amp and preamp. I recently added Audioquest Cv 8 speaker cable and there was a dramatic improvement in clarity. I then added Audioquest Diamondback interconnect between the amp and preamp, and it seemed the harsh (in particular brass instruments in jazz). Did the cable create too much transparency? Will I get used to it and appreciate the clarity eventually? My system: Jm Labs Daline 3.1, Jolida 5t, Adcom GFA 545 II, Moon 100 D, Apple Airport Express. Thanks for any insight.
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It's possible that what you're hearing is distortion caused by stacking of low quality materials in the product, e.g., PSC wire, polyethylene primary dielectric, etc. I wouldn't have these in my system.

If you can't live with the sound, recommend you switch to a cable made of OCC copper wire (not OFC), FEP Teflon dielectric and copper (not brass) plugs. There also is OCC silver wire, but it's brighter, and probably not for you.

Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II is a good cable, IMHO. Beware of AZ fakes being sold as 'demo' on some audio websites. Also, if located in Europe or Canada, look for Atlas Cables, e.g., Titan which is similar to the Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II.

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