Transparent Audio XLR question for those who use their XLR interconnects


Upgrading all of my cables starting from a Modwright Oppo CD running into a Krell Evo 202 pre and then to a pair of mono Krell EVO 600's powering Revel Salon 1"s.  First i purchased a pair of Gen 6 Super speaker cables and the improvement was very noticeable all across the board.  I still had my old MIT Proline XLR interconnects and decided to try a Gen 6 Super XLR interconnect from the Oppo to the Pre and the sound went backward.  Is the pre to amp MIT XLR holding me back from the improved sound i was expecting?  Maybe i need the synergy of the other Transparent Audio XLR between the pre and amp ?  Other's who have TA what has been your experience?  Was planning on getting the GEN 6 XLR for pre to amp but having second thoughts now with the sound going backwards with the first TA XLR.  TIA!!!

lanjett

For what it's worth, I went from good quality single-ended interconnects (e.g., Audience Au24 SX) to balanced (i.e., XLR) Transparent interconnects over the past couple of years and haven't looked back for a moment.

Whereas you've gone to Gen 6 Supers, I went with Gen 5 Ultra and MM2 (Gen 5 predecessor) Reference units. I had replaced interconnects one at a time between DAC and preamp, peramp and monoblock amps, the phono preamp to preamp, and then finalized with speaker cables. In each case it was like a veil was removed, mostly with interconnects as opposed to speaker cables.

As regarding the fact of making two simultaneous changes (single-ended to balanced vs upgrades in cable manufacturer), I can't say for sure of the ratio of improvement that can be attributed between the two changes, but a clear improvement was indeed gained. My experience also showed that time is needed to let cables settle in before stability can be achieved. With the improvements in clarity gained, I was able to experience first hand that subtle changes over the course of cables settling in and stabilizing are discernable.

audphile 1 said "Who said that the transparent cables you bought are better than your MIT?"

Well,  no one, but your statement is not lost on me!  However, the MIT xlr's i have are for the mid 80's, before MIT used network boxes.....so perhaps wrongly, I assumed that the TA G6 would have to show some level of improvement.  I really need to find another TA XLR for the pre to amp run so i can see if it is just a synergy issue.  Hopefully i can find a used set in the near future to test this out.    

Or you can just borrow from the cable company. It’s possible that a mix n match works better than full loom. I’ve seen that. 
Also, are the new cables broken in?