Cables Supratek Chardonnay


Hi

My Supratek Chardonnay arrived (changed my impression of music - superb). Mick from Supratek used to recommend TMC cables and lately Audience Au24.

Here's what I am looking for:

- SILENT cables: the Chardonnay brought a bit of Hum & Hiss to the chain (because it's a high gain and so it is the power amp). TMC cables are highly shielded and people claim these are dead silent. Don't know about the Audience Au24.
- TIGHT bass: the problem here is my living room which is small for my speakers (Sonus Faber Cremona). Here and there the bass gets a bit boomy.

These are the main issues for me. Of course, the cables shall not have bright highs (not at all) and one other thing I strongly enjoy is air, lot's of air. Also, no mega buck cables please.

Within this framework, what would you suggest: TMC, Audience or any other?

Thank you.
Lisbon
lisbon

Showing 1 response by georgia2k

I have Chadonnay and Berning ZH-270. No hum issues. Suggest you check out Mick's suggestions on gain switch settings on "Preamp of the Century" thread.

This year I have gone through three different cable set-ups. Started with 47Labs OTA as interconnect and speaker cable. The 47Labs was a solid improvement over previous MIT cables. Upgraded to Luminous Audio Reference interconnect and Synchestra speaker cable. And just last month settled on Audience AU-24 interconnects and speaker cable. I would agree with most of the professional reviews on strengths on AU-24.

- Ken