Does anybody hear HMS speaker cables?


Hi,

I am sourcing a pair of good speaker cables for my
system (I am using a MBL 8010C power amp +
MBL 300C loudspeaker). I have listened the HMS
speaker cables at my friend's home. He's using
Nagra VPA to push a pair of Wilson Benesch Act one
loudpeaker. The sound is ery good in giving an
outstanding sound stage, tonal balance, full of
ambience, no coloration, and good details. This
is one of my choice. However, if anybody has
experience in HMS speaker cable, please share
me with your experience. Thanks a lot.
128x128martinslng

Showing 2 responses by tekunda

MAy I answer the question Martin?
The box is there to adjust the current rise time in 9 to 16 steps. It is NOT a Network box, rolling off frequenciese like the Transparent cables e.g.
Between amps and speakers there is almost all the time a current rise time mismatch, which creates distortion.
So it is the opposite of your assumption:
The box will help to solve the mismatch problem with your speakers and Goldmund amps (since most of the time there is one, only the audiophile is not aware of it, since nobody has told him and other cable companies seem not to care) and not create a mismatch problem of its own.
Mr. Strassner knows enough about cables and currents. He would not have invented the box, if that was to create more problems. The box is there to fine tune components and cables to an unheard of degree. And it shows (I mean you can absolutely hear it)
For all of you who will be in Germany around May 8th to May 13th: HMS will be present at one of the biggest Hi-Fi shows in Frankfurt/M, Germany. So all of you who have a chance, go visit the Kempinski Hotel, to get a real life impression of these cables and see for yourself if said claims are true or not.
Of course there is a lot more to see (and hear) than just cables) Many top manufacturers from all over the world will exhibit their new components. Personally I hope to catch a glimpse of the Piega C-40 and the new LumenWhite speakers with Diamond tweeters, driven by Italian-Austrian-Tschekoslovakian(spelling?)made Vaic tube amps. This system was already shown at this year's Las Vegas CES and was said to be a killer sound system. (Of course the price can kill you too) But it is always interesting to hear a top notch system, in order to see what technology can and cannot reproduce.

Christian Brouwer
Importer of HMS cables