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I saw AG member's post about "the best cables" sold directly. What about Anti cables?

 I have just bought a pair of speaker cables from Anti-Cable, the  3.1. model I don't have a lot of time on them, but so far  I am NOT unimpressed.. The sound is centered between the speakers, but there is little to no sound staging  left or right. The mid-range seems a bit deeper and detailed,

I tried an Isotec system enhancer which I have used in the best for system cleansing, and had mixed results, After, the hour long level 1 treatment, the system sounded more natural and flowing   However, thinking I could speed up the burn-in  process of the Anti cables, I ran the disc. The results were worse.The sound was worse, despite some retention of the mid-range performance of the previous day.

I have seen great praise for these budget cables in various reviews.; They supposedly take 100 hours to burn in and strut their stuff , but sound staging and imaging seem limited.. My speakers are the Golden Ear Technology model 7. They are generally a fine sounding speaker with many sonic virtues for their price. of $1400 

Need some feedback of other Anti-cables owners or former owners about these cables.

 

Thank you, S.J.

 

sunnyjim
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rsf507
2,222 posts
 

I've tried them and was not impressed.

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fuzztone
5,498 posts
 

The sound is better than the form factor which says little.

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jjss49
6,609 posts
 

i tried them quite a while back, thought they were just ok

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tuberist
951 posts
 

Sunny, your experience mirrored mine. I had the interconnects also. I have been using a Triode Wire Labs loom for a few years and recently added their Ethernet cable. Very satisfied

sns
3,003 posts
 

Tried them many years ago, this after trying a multitude of cables from Cable Co. lending library over many years. I thought them ok at price point, no freq. anomalies, lacking somewhat in transparency/resolving capabilities, not bad for what I'd consider budget cable.

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twoleftears
5,313 posts
 

I think the design principles he follows are more interesting than the results obtained.  Still, I note that Jim Salk seems to use them at all the audio shows.

cd45123
191 posts
 

I think the 3.1 is a solid offering. It’s extremely clear, but it’s also flat, so has very little sound signature of its own. I really appreciated their 3.1 power cable. The higher level interconnects have been a mixed bag.

Paul is a really good guy, very easy to work with. You could do a lot worse than anticables.

sunnyjim OP
927 posts
 

Thank you to all who have responded so far. You feedback confirmed some of my early listening sessions ,and  member cd45123 was right on target about their sound  "....extremely clear but also....flat"   However, I will give them their just due, and play them for another 50 to 75 hours of burn-in. If they don't sound much better, then I will have to  return them in the proscribed time limit of 45 days or sell them, and look for other cables.

I  recently had a chance to buy a  "used"pair of Audience OHNO III speaker cables ( (2 meters)  from The Cable Company;  but,  they would not budge off their listed price of $389.00, and then got nasty at my  offer of $325.00 which just soured me on doing any more business with them.

I  did buy about 18 months from them an a new 1 meter pair of Audience interconnects "on sale" and I am very satisfied with their sound

Cheers!!!

S.J.

 

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