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Cardas Golden Referance XLR/IC's w/SS equipment

I would like to hear from you if you have experience using Cardas Golden Referance IC's with Soild State Equipment. I am using Mark Levinson Equipment and Electrostatic speakers. Looking for detail as well as musical. Also please comment on the Cardas Golden Referance speaker cable in said set up. Would this be a good match with equipment & speakers?
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omega_tec
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The Cardas Golden Reference XLR/IC work great with solid state. I have used them extensively with Pass equipment. I used them with the Aleph 02 amps driven by a Wadia 861 player. Sound was beautiful and warm w/o losing detail or dynamics. They also worked very well with the X series amplifiers such as the x5, x250 and x600.

The Golden Reference are much more neutral than the warmer Golden Cross IC. There is a clear family character in both lines of Cardas. They are all a bit forgiving but extremely musical.

The tonal character of the Golden Reference is about half way between the Golden Cross and the Neutral Reference.

Hope this helps
omega_tec
7 posts
 
George Cardas uses planar speakers as his personal reference. They are quite fast. Another cable that I have recently auditioned and that I consider to be super fast is the Acoustic Zen Silver Reference. It is also in the same price class as the Cardas Golden Reference.
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