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MIT & Spectral -- but Which MIT?

I know that Spectral recommends using MIT wires with their amplifiers; 'quality' of the various lines of MIT cables aside, though, does it matter which MIT cable is used to maintain amplifier stability? MIT cables range from (almost) reasonable to hideously expensive; rather than use my current Alpha-Core M2s, I'll pick up some MIT wire to protect my newly-acquired DMA-50, and would like to keep that cost as low as possible. Are the lower-cost MIT Terminator lines adequate to the task, or should MH-750 be considered the minimum acceptable? If they should be 750s or higher, which model and/or impedence -- low, medium, high -- would be best (speakers are ProAc 2s)? Shotgunned, or not? Has anyone successfully used Alpha-Cores with Spectral amps? Any help is vastly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Mark
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detlof
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Yes, go with Joe, although the DMA 50, which I know well, is less tricky with cabling than Spectrals newer and higher powered offerings.
detlof
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MjM, I am not familiar with the Goertz at all, so I cannot help there. I've used the 50 and Spectral's 200 with more cables then I care to remember. vdH, the old MIT shotguns you've mentioned, Madrigal ICs, XlOs, Nordost, various Euro brands, amongst others. Speaker cables have mostly been Furukawa solid core. When these amps came out, Spectral was already working together with MIT, but there was no talk of blowing up of amps if you used other wires and of the waiving of warranties. So I would not worry too much. The 50s and the 200s have been in my setup in very different configurations for at least 13 years and I NEVER had the slightest trouble with them. But DO ask Joe (give him my regards) he's very fair ,impartial and very helpful. Cheers and happy listening,
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