Detail in low/mid/highs, air around instruments. Hearing the acoustics of the recording studio

None seen so far

I didn't expect such differences could be made by a digital cable. I tested some analog cables and I can understand the differences. I didn't expect equal differences in a digital cable. This cable can almost be seen as a component upgrade compared to the cables I used before. Mij CDP really sounds much better now. system: Marantz CD63 MKII KI, MIT digital, Parasound C2, Parasound 1206, B&W N805

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Bass and authority across the musical spectrum

A little slow

I have been using this Product for over 3 years now and decided to try something else so i bought the Illuminations D-60 and i must tell you that I did not know how good this cable was until i stacked it up against the MIT and let them go toe to toe. The MIT was a tad bit slower and did not seperated the music like the Illuminations did but overall a better cable then the Illuminations will ever be.

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Illuminations D-60

Image depth, punch

Tonal balance skewed in favor of bass; grain and roughness

I suppose the MIT Digital Reference can be an alternative to the Illuminations D-60 and Tara Labs Air 75, my references at this price point. If the D-60 is a little too light in the bass for your system/tastes, then the MIT DR is an alternative. If you find the Air 75 not punchy enough, then the the MIT DR rocks.

But overall, I have a hard time recommending this cable. It does not have a neutral enough tonal balance to let your transport and DAC do their best. The DR has a bit of grain throughout the mids, which masks the tonal beauty of the music. And in the very top octave, something seems slighty pulled back, especially in comparison to the mid-treble range. So overall, the sound is on the darker, blacker side of reality. I listen to mostly rock, and I have to admit, this cable rocks! But for ultimate realism and resolution and fresh-breath enjoyment, I recommend checking out the D-60 and Air 75 instead. If all three of these digital cables leave you wanting, then you better save your money, and go for Tara Labs' The One Digital or XLO's Limited Edition.

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Got it just right from lows to highs! Very smooth, detailed and full bodied!!

Price but well worth it.

Same cable as in MIT/Avalon/Spectral 2C3D reference system. Digital never sounds so good. Nice midrange. Very detailed but without sounding analytical. Highly recommended!!

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AudioQuest, Aural Symphonics

Well built. Great improvement in all areas

none ,especially in better well matched systems !

In a true hi fi system all area are enhanced.Better bass silky mids and extended bass and all of this with better detail and dynamics.I got a great deal on a pair of used balanced interconnects for $235.(list$700.)These are connected between a Cal Alpha dac and Delta transport and used in a well setup and very nice sounding 15k system.

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Kimber, Straghtwire

Performance, build quality

Steep price

I echo the previous reviewer's sentitments regarding cables and interconnects. I too am usually skeptical about the claimed advantages of "high end" cables. However, I went out on a limb for the MIT Digital Reference, and I can tell you it made an immediate and dramatic improvement in the performance of my system. I've owned this interconnect for approximately 1 hour (I'm "burning it in" as I write this review). I am using this interconnect between my Adcom GCD 700 changer and Lexicon DC-1 processor. Previously, I used an Apature digital iterconnect. I don't know whether it is because my old cable was so bad or the MIT is so good, but my system sounds better in every conceivable way. This product has definately exceeded my expectations. The only reason I will not give it 5 stars is because the $300 price tag is too high.

Much of my system is admittedly mid fi. In addition to the compenents listed above, my system includes a Rotel RB 985 amplifier and B&W CDM-7 speakers. If the MIT Digital Reference can make such an improvement to my system, I can only assume that it would make an even more dramatic difference with truly high end products

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MIT Terminator 5's and 6's, Audioquest Topaz, Straightwire Symphony II's

very detailed powerful bass

somewhat stiff, need about 1ft clearance behind rack

Provides magical MIT sound for your DAC, smooth yet detailed
highs, vocals very natural. Soundstage is excellent, very wide and deep, great natural retrevial of spatial cues.
Bass is amazing, very powerful and reveals bass details I
don't hear from any other digital cable I have tried.

In summary this beats HT Cyber Platinum a very good cable, just as detailed but treble is less pronounced and therefore sounds smoother, more natural. Bass performance cannot be matched by any cable in this price range. Unbeatable value used, somewhat pricey new at $325, but worth it. My system:

Musical Fidelity A3CD
MIT Digital Reference cable
Bel Canto Dac 1.1
Analysis Plus Copper Oval ICs
Musical Fidelity A3CR Preamp
Analysis Plus Copper Oval ICs
Musical Fidelity X-AS100 x 2 Bi-amped
Analysis Plus Oval 9 Speaker Cables x 2 Bi-wired
PSB Silver-i Speakers

Shunyata Powersnakes Sidewinder AC Cords all Components
TDS Passive Audiophile Enhancer

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I'm running this cable between my cd changer (Rotel 935) and my DAC (Musical Fidelity X-Act). Let me first say that I don't put a lot of stock in the cable claims that people are making in these posts. I have tried a number of cables in my system (Monster, XLO, Kimber, DH Labs, AQ, Esoteric Audio etc.). A lot of these posts have said that the cables I've used/own suck, and a lot have said that the cables I have used/own are fantastic. Maybe it's my admittedly mid-fi system [Marantz AV550, ATI 1505, PSB 500's (LR pair), Dunlavy SC-I (ctr), Niles OS-10's(rears)], maybe I lack the 'golden ear', but I just haven't noticed a lot of differences, between changing around cables vs. that first jump from stock to 'high-end' cables. However, the MIT Digital Reference had that kind of jump. The previous digital cable in place was the very good AQ Vid2. When replaced with the MIT, I noticed more air, depth, and mid-bass detail. I don't know if it is worth $300, but I bought a closeout length for @ $100, and it was well worth it. Rating a 4, only because I don't think I'd buy at full retail (but I usually don't anyway).

TMAX Digital cable has Excellant signal transfer with almost no signal loss at all frequencies

none

I didn't think there would be much of an improvement in the sound, but I was wrong. I used my SPL meter and test CD to confim what my ears heard which was a 3db per frequency response increase. I have NEVER seen a cable increase sound across the entire audio range. Usually it is just at certain frequencies. This cable in the 1 or 2 meter length is awesome and well worth the money. I have never tried anything better. But then I don't have the money for cables as expensive as Kimber Kable either.

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Neutrality

Not very flexible resulting in difficult installation.

I purchased this cable as a part of the reference Spectral/Avalon/MIT system. This was the system's original digital cable reference which was later superceded by the Proline Reference AES/EBU and eventually the Spectralink for use with Spectral's SDR-2000/3000 digital components. As with the other MIT cables I have purchased, there was no discernable "sound" with this cable in place. The overall sound that this system achieves is a neutral, dynamic, linear, in some cases, holographic and highly involving and musical presentation. I presently am using this cable to feed my Pioneer Elite PDR-99 CD-R recorder. The copies I make with this cable in place sound identical to the original CD. I infer from that that this cable is doing its job properly of sending the digital information unaltered to its destination. The MIT Proline Reference, however, sounds more "open" than this cable. MIT claims that the Proline Reference is less susceptible to jitter than their previous digital reference cable. They may be right, for I do prefer the Proline Reference to the Digital Reference. Both however, are eclipsed by the Spectralink, but you can't use that cable unless you own the Spectral SDR-2000/3000 components. That combination claims to basically eliminate jitter altogether. Bottom line is that the MIT Digital Reference cable continues to play a part in my system and allows me to make high-quality recordings for my own personal pleasure and had served me well during the period it was a mainstay of the Spectral/Avalon/MIT reference system.

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