I wouldn't buy anything from "one man operation , kitchen table " business type of manufacturers ,Mike Morrow type of china enterprises , "giant killers" etc etc. I have not heard Morrow's cables.
Why would you say this? Most of our hobby started this way.
My main system is loomed entirely with cables made by Paul Laudati / Clear Day Cables. Im running true bi-wire with two sets of his double shotgun cables ($900) and I’m running his interconnects from my CD Player and Phono Preamp to my preamp ($190 per meter pair, $380.) I was running his cables from my DAC to my preamp until I got my Oppo Sonica when I switched to Mogami Gold XLRs. I also run Mogami Gold XLRs from my preamp to my monoblocks.
I’ve used cables from lots of companies including Chord, Morrow, AudioQuest, WireWorld, Signal Cable, Audience, And many more.
For me Paul’s Cables have the right balance of clarity, space, tone and timbre in my system. They are hand made by him using pure soft annealed silver. The silver is the main reason for his pricing. Plus some labor. He has a money back guarantee and will even send out sets of cables for free for people to try. Wanna try some nicer wires... call him up.
In the grand scheme of cables these are far from the high end price wise. But feel free to flame me if you don’t get it. My system most likely still sounds better than yours, and cables do play a part.
I too am tired of people putting those of us who know Cables make a difference on blast for spending money. It’s ridiculous if you aren’t willing to even try for yourself. Plus this is The Cutting Edge (Formally Thinking Out Loud) where anything is fair game and YOU are in the wrong if you are harassing.
I know Cables CANNOT be additive. But they can, and do, change the sound of a system. If you don’t think so, your system probably isn’t transparent enough to show the changes off. Sometimes they are subtle... sometimes not.
I have an 18” Wirewold interconnect I’ll send to anyone who wants to hear the high end roll off. I have an AudioQuest Evergreen that collapses the soundstage and loses clairity and air. I have a base model Signal Cable that just lacks life. I have some home built silver plated copper which are unshielded that can be lively... but in the wrong rig be a touch bright. I KNOW what my cables do... I won’t say what they sound like. THEY don’t have a sound. They are my tone controls.
Oh. And I use about $1k worth of Shunyata Venom Power cords in my main rig. Bite me.
Flame on.
- Woody