From the Past

by garnels on Ever Evolving

Description

The updates I am planning are the Ayre Pre Amp and the Ayre Mono Blocks, to be followed with Martin Logan CLX speakers. I also need to upgrade my interconnects. Looking at Virtual Dynamics and Cardas. I may remove the reel to reel the CD player and the tuner not using them so they should go. After I get the ayre pre and mono blocks in place I need a phono stage Ayre maybe.
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    • Infinity Quantum Line Source
    Purchased new in 1978. Only 1300 pairs made. Bass speakers replaced once by Infinity and reconed once after that. Anyone who thinks these speakers are a thing of the past has not heard them with better cables the martin logan clx are better but a lot of newer speakers only wish they were QLS's they fill a room in more ways than one.
    • Conrad Johnson Premier 1B
    Bought this amp in late 1980's and ran it with EL34's, then 6550's. After a major meltdown, I had the amp rebuilt by Sonic Frontiers. It is now running KT88 Gold Lions.
    • Conrad Johnson DR-1
    Tube CD player
    • Sota Sapphire sV
    Oak finish, recently upgraded by Sota, new mat, bearings. Has vacumn hold down.
    • SME Series V
    Have had this arm for years. Never any trouble.
    • Schelter 90X
    Works great
    • Sonic Frontiers Prototype
    Prototype model that was never put into production. Serial #000000. All tube, dual volume controls.
    • Vandersteen Brown
    Brown
    • Cardas Golden Reference
    3 metre Bi-wire
    • Magnum Dynalab FT-101a Etude
    Also have the FM Signal Sleuth
    • Granite Custom Made
    Shelves are 4" thick Ebony Mist granite supported by 4" thick Crystal Blue (grey) granite risers. Three sets each 4 feet long, double tiered.
    • Room Tunes Free standing
    Grey with Oak trim

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For that combination of electronics and loudspeaker I would recommend that you try Wireworld Gold Eclipse 6 or Platinum 6.
I think you will find their lack of smear, transparency, weight and dynamic impact to be very well suited with Martin Logans electrostatic loudspeakers.
Despite that they are silver cables I find these interconnects to have the most natural dynamic impact so far. Overall excellent interconnects.

For loudspeakercables ?
Mid/high I would say Magnan Signature, and for lows something from MIT's better range.
Like MH-770 CVT Twin.
That combination will perform excellently without making a hole in your wallet.

I have tried a lot of different Cardas cables too, but to me they sound quite colored and lacking in both the extreme low and highs. Midrange and upper bass have some extra glare that some find appealing. Not me.
Both Wireworlds will outperform anything from Cardas with quite some margin IMHO.

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