I have been using the Music Metre Silvers (2 sets) for many years now. I wondered if people were still interested in this cable since I don't think it is still available. I don't remember when I purchased them but I think they were $400 apiece for 1 meter runs. They have become a mainstay and a reference in my system. Believe-you-me, I have tried many interconnects in the 15 to 20 years since I have owned these cables, and the Music Metre Silvers were never bested. From a logistics point of view, I am not crazy about the locking RCA connectors as they are bulky. I think they are BTC connectors which were all the rage back then. In any case I have seen speakers, amplifiers, DAC's, turntables, tubes, capacitors, digital cables, and speaker cables come and go, but my Music Metre Silvers remain. Do you remember the few audiophile accidents, where you just managed to buy the right component that continue to stand the test of time. Well these cables and my trusty ( and still gorgeous sounding ) Quicksilver preamplifer fall into this category. In these cases I have no compunction to upgrade. What more can be said.......

Balanced, true to the source. An excellent reference cable.

Very open, reveals any flaws in the system.

Excellent reference cable. I have used many cables costing much more with poorer results.

This cable is open, dynamic, neutral and balanced. If your system has flaws, this cable will not hide them.

Highly recommended.

Customer Service

Excellent communication, fabulous service.

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It was flexible. Some added added soundstage depth and width. Treble detail.

High price, overally bright treble, bass missing in action, grainy midrange, competition outshines cable for price.

In my system, I found this cable very disapointing. I found the treble to be exggerated, whereas the bass was very thin indeed. The midrange was grainy. It did not live up to its name; it was not musical, it did not sing (ie., Canto);however, it was a meter. The cable has some detail in the treble but not much else. I did notice some added depth and width in the soundstage, but the lack of musciality negated this benefit. I can't think of a worse buy for the money.

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All round compatibility with solid state systems.

Needs breaking in before revealing its full array of talents.

This is my experience with the Music Metre Canto interconnect. I’m a believer in cabling. I’ve heard day and night changes in the same set-up with different brands of cable. I came to Music Metre via their digital Fidelus wire - and was so impressed that I came back for more. Many big ( and sometimes very expensive ) brands boast an ‘open window’ effect with their products – a claim which in my experience is rarely fulfilled. Music Metre does it for me – and without paying barking-mad prices! Reading one or two of the negative comments made here, I fail to understand by what standards those people are judging. I hear nimble, beautifully judged lows, passionate and open mids and laid-back ( non-fatiguing ), sweet and rounded treble. In these days when the hi-fi industry’s main objective often seems to be to confuse the punter with a bewildering array ofoptions – and spiralling prices – these Music Metre products are a refreshing fix for anyone whose aim is to enhance their enjoyment of music. Oh, and the designer himself is a no-hype, no-bull cottage industry who I am proud to endorse. Cheers All.

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Open, natural, dynamic, sounds like music

I can''t buy enough equipment to use all the music metre cable i own and would want to purchase

After thirty years in this hobby, I have owned my share of equipment, and cables -- at a range of price points, from the reasonable to the ridiculous. After years of owning Tara, then Baton and finally Mapleshade, I was moved to try Music Metre again, having at one time several years ago owned both a pair of Signature interconnects and Speaker cables. I am now hooked completely on Music Metre. I own two pairs each of the MM Silver and MM Canto, one Fidelius digital interconnect and most recently, the new Signature II Speaker Cable. All of Jim Patric''s cables share a few family properties. And these are properties that are so central to musical enjoyment that I would enthusiatically recommend some or other combination of MM cabling to anyone who care about the sound of music. These attributes include the wonderful mixture of openness, transparency and harmonic detail. Beyond that, every cable in the line has a top to bottom coherence that cannot be bettered. I am not sure it can even be equalled. None of the cables calls attention to itself, but one is aware of the plethora of information when listening through the silvers. The Canto, in comparison, seems a bit more relaxed and unprepossessing. Music sounds natural and real through all of these cables. The Canto have wider compatibility. You can use it with any kind of equipment to good effect. I have found the silver to work best with tube equipment. I had been incredibly happy with the mixtue of silver and Canto cabling in my system even when employing the very fine, and nicely priced Mapleshade double-helix speaker cable. Recently I added the Signature II speaker cables from Music Metre to the mix, and the result was striking. The bottom end weight improved; the music was represented as natural and open and fast, but became more full bodied and weighty. The soundstage expanded and the overall effect was of being enveloped by the music. I have expensive Audio Note equipment, and others would likely be inclined to look for equally expensive cabling to bring out the best in the AN electronics. Natural, but not necessary. The MM cables are not only comfortable in asystems of any price; they in fact improve those systems and do so at a price point that is unbelievably good for what you get: great design, professional construction, and extraordinary customer service.

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This cable out preforms cables that cost thousands of dollars.

have yet to find any

This review is for the Calibre line of cables from Music Metre. This is a wonderful cable that I would of happily paid hundreds of dollars for, however I was fortunate enough to win a pair on auction at audiogon.com for a fraction of that. The calibre reduced the noise floor and opened the sound stage up quite a bit. My system became more engaging and placed me deep within the recording. My speakers have all but disappeared and the 3 dimensionality of the music has increased tremendously.The cables are constructed of the finest quality materials and show excellent craftsmanship.These cables are an out right steal!

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Very affordable, high quality build, easy to handle in tight situations

none

I use this cable with the Sony SCD1 player and Moon P5 preamp. The connection is balanced. The first thing I noted was the sheer amount of weight (bass that is) this cable transmits. I was stunned by the solidity of the Sony but also by the fact that the Canto transmitted that information with such urgency. The sound is detailed yet delicate, and full of harmonic texture. When I say harmonic texture, I mean (for instance) all of the decay and aural beauty that one hears for example when the hammer of a piano strikes a chord. I purchased the Ear Witness CD's mastered by Madrigal using a fully restored Reproducer and this is what I use to judge cables and other elements which are introduced to my system. The Canto passed the test with flying colors, testament to this is that while my other (unamed) 5K+ silver cabling system is no longer a part of my system the Canto (the Canto is copper) is after 2-1/2 years. I also use the Music Metre "Silver" as the last link from the preamp to the amp. This gives me that last bit of crystal clarity I desire. The silver helps me to extract that last bit of exention in the treble without ever sounding hard or brittle as I have personally found other silver cables to be capable of. Overall, these have been mainstays in my system. The value of these cables exceeds the price charged.
Regards,
Mike

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expressive, revealing, detailed, musical

This is a review of the Music Metre Signature IC's. The Canto's are the updated version of these and are supposed to be even better.

I got these on a closeout and got the last pair, but after hearing them I would have to say they would surely be worth it at full price.

I corresponded with Jim Patric who makes these cables (www.musicmetre.com) and even though he had nothing to gain personally by my purchasing closeout cables from a retailer; he reccommneded that I do so. This is exactly the kind of honesty and non-hype that I was looking for and my ears are happier for it, because these cables are marvelous (I'll be reviewing the Signature speaker cables soon)

The previous review mentioned "harmonic texture" and it is a perfect description. I can't discern changes in upper mid bass like some people but I can tell when the music is sweet and emotionally powerful. These cables allow me to hear and feel the texture in the music and really what else is there.

As for the technical description: These cables are fast and tight, accurate and detailed with great seperation and focus. The Bass is strong the mids and highs simply sing. I have Paradigm Studio 20's which can be so revealing in the highs that they seem bright at times. With the Signature's I can (and do) listen for hours with no fatigue at all...a pleasure from beginning to end.

Music Metres are a great find, they should be on everyone's short list.

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detail, smoothness

air,bass,too forward in midrange

I wish I had read the previous review before I bought these. I got these from a dealer, who had them on a lower-end system from Adcom when I heard them. He had taken them in on trade, and was using them as bait to sell the whole Adcom system with Paradigm speakers. Well I was actually impressed by the difference they made over a pair of AQ Quartz on that system, and managed to talk him into selling them to me. Needless to say, when I got them home, and put them into more revealing electronics with much better speakers, I was very disappointed. The added midrange texture that had made the Adcom so vivid and detailed, made my system sound like mid-fi. This cable is subtractive at the extremes compared to other cables of quality, and has a vague, unfocused soundstage. You get lots of artifacts that at first seem to make the sound more "hi-fi", but after listening for any period of time, it is obvious that this cable is not meant to be in a full-range system. If you have strong, full range amps, and speakers that aren't thin in the middle, you will want to stay away from these cables. IF however, you have small monitors that are dull in the middle and lack detail, these may be a stopgap solution.

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smooth, somewhat detailed

imaging, soundstage size, smearing of upper frequencies

The best way to sum up this cable, as well as it's predescessor, the signature, would be OVER-RATED. Compared to it's closest competitor, Nordost, this cable is un-refined, splashy and smearing in the upper-registers, and very vague and inconsistant in it's imaging, with the images being both fuzzy and inappropriately sized. My only guess as to why this cable is held in high regard by some is that they have systems (mostly speakers) that are threadbare in the midrange, a problem this somewhat forward and over-textural cable might mitigate. My advice is: if you have a good system that doesn't need tonal modification, avoid this interconnect and go try a cable from one of the real manufacturers that produce more focused and neutral products, like Tara or perhaps Cardas. Remember, don't buy the hype, 85% of the cables out there aren't better, just different.

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