Why am I experiencing listener's fatigue?


My system is as follows. All thoughts and opinions are welcomed and appreciated.

B&w nautilus 805 speakers with jumpers ,
tweeter/driver grilles removed/tweeters at ear height
Cardas cross single wire speaker cables
Cardas golden reference interconnect
cardas golden power cord
Monster hts 2000 power bar/conditioner
Manley stingray (2 mullard 12at7's and 8 Ei el84's)
sony xa 777es cd/sacd player
7 inch diameter by 18 inches high concrete speaker
stands
blu tac between the speakers and stands
Particle board equipment stand
14 inch (1/4 filled)innertube under the sony
No DIY or professional room treatments at the moment
Stock sony power cord
vertigo

Showing 1 response by artg

Sell your cardas golden reference IC and replace it with the Cardas Golden Cross.

George Cardas himself will tell you his reference cable is ONLY meant to be used in set ups that are 'perfect' - i.e., no quetions about room, speakers, platforms, tubes, sources - and that his 'real world' cable is the golden cross. You would actually save $$ going in this direction, and back when i had cardas cables, i found this to be exactly true!

One set of cables sold, another purchased, and an extra $100 in your pocket later, and you will be one (maybe large) step closer to your goal!