music_man_66
Active Member
Gear:
Cambridge Audio CXN v2 (2 months ago)
Musical Fidelity A3 CDP (25 years ago)
Linn Kairn Pre (one month ago)
Linn Klout Power (one week ago)
Linn Keilidh Speakers (20 years ago - Passive just now, upgraded tweeter version)
IXOS something or other speaker cable - biwire (25 years ago)
Just moved on from my Caspian mk1 integrated to Kairn and LK140 (for one night only) - beautiful, followed by Klout (as of 2 days ago), amazing.
Ok, got my Klout links soldered to run into passive Keilidhs and spent the whole of last night in heaven. My old speaker cable I worked out was IXOS something - 25 years old. Loved the open, articulate, timbre, tone and staging etc when listening last night and today. My used-K400, 2 x 4.8m pair, arrived today - don't know how long they have been lying around unplayed or anything like that. All terminated correctly.
Played the same music, mixture of studio master streaming and CDs, but find a very shut-in and lacklustre sound, the typical 'in a shoe box' sound almost.
Can someone explain to me what I am hearing please? Should I let the K400 burn in as if new? Last night I could hear the dropped D string vibrating back onto the slide during chord changes but not now - as an obvious example.
Advice from others experienced with this cable/set up would be much appreciated.
Cambridge Audio CXN v2 (2 months ago)
Musical Fidelity A3 CDP (25 years ago)
Linn Kairn Pre (one month ago)
Linn Klout Power (one week ago)
Linn Keilidh Speakers (20 years ago - Passive just now, upgraded tweeter version)
IXOS something or other speaker cable - biwire (25 years ago)
Just moved on from my Caspian mk1 integrated to Kairn and LK140 (for one night only) - beautiful, followed by Klout (as of 2 days ago), amazing.
Ok, got my Klout links soldered to run into passive Keilidhs and spent the whole of last night in heaven. My old speaker cable I worked out was IXOS something - 25 years old. Loved the open, articulate, timbre, tone and staging etc when listening last night and today. My used-K400, 2 x 4.8m pair, arrived today - don't know how long they have been lying around unplayed or anything like that. All terminated correctly.
Played the same music, mixture of studio master streaming and CDs, but find a very shut-in and lacklustre sound, the typical 'in a shoe box' sound almost.
Can someone explain to me what I am hearing please? Should I let the K400 burn in as if new? Last night I could hear the dropped D string vibrating back onto the slide during chord changes but not now - as an obvious example.
Advice from others experienced with this cable/set up would be much appreciated.