Aluminata came to my house last weekend and ruined my life. And the
perpetrator is in our midst. I told my wife that I want $9400 speaker cables and she just started laughing. Definitely not a good sign. My ego is still a little tender.
The upside was what I learned about my system with all JPS wiring installed. I have found source of the shout - something I never considered, even though Carl pointed to it long ago. It is the anticable SC. It strruggles when the current goes up. Detail, tone and extension are excellent at low levels. But put on the heat and the trouble starts. Glare, congestion, peaky dynamics, shouting.
This week I tried some other speaker wire that Carl gave to me to try. It is antique copper wire with cotton insulation. It needed some break in, but after 10-20 hours it was OK. It got rid of a lot of the congestion at higher volumes which was interesting because it is a much thinner gage than anticable. It is very detailed and super treble response. Bass is tubby, but has improved as break in proceeded, so maybe that will continue to improve. The downside is the mids which are pretty lightweight, especially compared to the Anti's which are glorious in the mids as long, as not too loud... Compared to the Aluminata cables they are both not even in the ballpark.
So all this teaches me the value of speaker cables, especially when using higher powered amps, full range speakers with "special needs" like high current, low impedance etc.
So naturally I am looking for new speaker cables. I have been reading about Harmonic Technologies and JPS. Anyone familiar with JPS SC+ or SC3? I hope to try SC+ and Pro9+ soon. Other brands you like at this level of performance?
Thanks for any opinions!
Rich