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I think I've made up my mind

After having auditioned the following :

1. Avantgarde Uno G2 + Audio Note SET amp/Pathos Twin Towers integrated amp
2. Magico V2 + Soulution 720 pre + 710 power amps
3. Sonus Faber Elipsa/Wilson Sasha + ARC Ref 3 + Ref 110
4. Thiel CS3.7 + Parasound JC1 pre + JC2 power amps

...and after weighing all factors like room interaction, degree of difficulty of setting-up, value for money, magazine reviews, and comments posted here and AVguide.com....

...the winner is: Thiel CS3.7 + Parasound JC1/JC2!

Now for the cables. MF and JA of Stereophile noted that the specs of Parasound show ultra-wide bandwidth and high-current capability which reminds me of Spectral amps. Therefore, would MIT Magnum MA speaker cables and interconnects be a good match? Anyone has any other suggestion? Thanks.
jtein
madfloyd
411 posts
 
In my humble opinion, the Ref 3 is an extremely dull sounding preamp. I wouldn't trust any speaker evaluation with it.
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
"Extremely dull" sounds extremely extreme.
schipo
1,268 posts
 
if you do invest in a cheap cable and then compare it to a more exotic. Don't be surprised that you just might stay wit the inexpensive cable because it is that good.
madfloyd
411 posts
 
Pubul57, you have a point. Perhaps I should have left it to one adjective 'dull' and not try to overemphasize it.
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
Did you mean it is not dynamic or that it does not have high frequency presence?
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