Signal Cable -- High End Generic?


Searching the archive, I found some of you seem to think this guy and his company offer straightforward good value.

I have a weird grab bag assortment of cables inluding old MIT interconnects from SCD-1 to preamp, Monster Cable M-1 and M-1000 circa 1986 (Bruce Brissoon designed?)between amp and preamp and speakers, cheap entry level copper Monster cable connecting outboard crossovers to the Tympanis, and recently added the $50 giant yellow extension cord Home Depot tweak when I ran out of length on the speaker wire.

Nonetheless, the system still sounds pretty amazing, although my two complaints would be flat image and still a bit of glare on the top end, even with the tweaky resistors put in line as a treble attenuator.

So I am wondering if I buy Signal Cables:

best interconnects between pre and power amp
matching interconnects for SACD player

and matching

double run speaker cables with their spades and bananas (their copper line, not silver)

and

the signal cable "magic" power cords all around

What would you guess might happen to the glare, image depth and overall sound?

For a few hundred bucks, I guess I cant go too far wrong but would love any suggestions.
cwlondon
I love the Silver Resolution line. I have an all Siver Res. set up on my second system (including the speaker cables) and the sound is very holographic. I use his Magic Power cord on my amp, and his HC Digital Magic Power cord on my CD. It brought my older speakers back to life and is very detailed sounding.

Re: the speaker cables. I venture that these cables are a great match for most systems. They are detailed, transparent, and very holographic. The only exception on a good match might be if you have a bright and forward system, in which case these may not be the best choice. I find them to be very detailed and crystaline, which might not sit well in a system where you're already pushing the envelope on the front end. This is not to say they suffer from the "brightness" found in some silver. In my opinion they are very reasonable on this front. The bass on the Version II's (the only ones he sells now) is nice, focused, and tight -- not boomy but not as pronounced as a fat copper cable. So, if you need a lot more bass in your system you may not want to go with silver cables unless they are hybrids (with some copper, like the Version II of the Silver Resolution). I think these are one of the top "bang for the buck" cables out there. Hook them up compared to what you have right now and you will surely be blown away. Again, these did a great job of bringing older speakers I was thinking of replacing "back to life."
I remember reading somewhere that signal cable was bright. I thought about them a few years back but it deterred me because of it. You seem to have a problem in this area anyways.
Girardian,

I am currently using a Mcintosh MC-207 amp and a MX-119 pre/processor to power my Vienna Acoustics Mahler speakers. I have Frank's single run entry cables, but I have been thinking about the Silver Resolution cables, but wasn't sure about the improvement. It sounds like you have been please with the Silver Resolution line. Would you upgrade if you were me?

I am also using his power cords in all of my equipment.

Thanks,

Michael
I'll chime in on the Silver Resolutions as well. I had Frank's Analog II's throughout my system and considered them a step up from my Tara Labs Master Gen II's, for way less money. Frank suggested that I experiment with the Silver Resolution speaker cables rather than do a double run of Analog speaker cables, and the rest is history. The difference was spooky as the cables had no sound character at all. The characterization of "holographic," above, is correct. I even had Frank convert the cables on my Lynx Studio L22 sound card which uses a parallel cable connection. The cable are synergistic.
I think for what Frank sells it for; it is a steal. I have a good friend that just built a system on a budget. He used the Signal Power Cables (digital and standard) and purchased the new Silver Resolution Interconnects. They sound very nice. So nice he wanted to compare it to my Audience Au24.

We did however do some blind testing with some Audience Au24 and versus the Silver Resolution for a good length of time on my rig, then his. My friend ended up returning the silver resolution and just purhased a used half meter of Au24.

The Silver Resolution just could not compete with the Au24 in my system and my friends rig. Anyway, not bad sounding stuff. Just don't expect to get that last 30% of performance/refinement we audiofools search for.

Chris