CLARITY and balance compared to
china freebie wire

PRICE

not the best in world
but an excellent entry way
to high end clarity , and
shows you what your system
is REALLY DOING.

IF you are using NO NAME BRAND
interconnects that came with your
cd player, dvd player, etc...
THEN PLS KEEP THEM ASIDE and
BUY THE STRAIGHTWIRE CHORUS
at the very minimum.

ESPECIALLY if you are a non believer
that wire can improve sound that much.

after about 50 hrs of play time thru these wires,
they would have settled in correctly / burned in,
and you should be able to Discern Far more INFORMATION
and Detail than your freebie wires.

IF you have audio systems costing thousands of dollars
you already have much better wiring.

this wire is strictly ENTRY LEVEL , and for those
that are starting to go from crap audio to something
listenable...
VERY GOOD FOR T AMP TOO.

their next level up would be Sonata...bit less distortion
than Chorus, and wider soundstage, more softness/
gentleness in high midrange and treble.

the next level up would be ENCORE...but
beware of this one... it gives you SUPER DETAIL
and perhaps you will feel Less midrange and bass...
if you want super critical detail, this is the one.

IF your dealer has the balls to let you try
many wires in your home, this is the dealer to buy from.
at most, they will charge you only MSRP, and its worth
it, if this pre testing allows you to buy Exactly what you need
without wasting time, money and getting frustrated.

thanks

paid usd40 for 1m pair

k

Customer Service

they will reply if you want to ask
specific questions, but
they wont reply if you ask
general stuff.

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many many more dear

Clear highs Deep controlled bass Warm, expressive mid-range

I know there are those that would say it doesn't matter what your running for interconnects or speaker cables, but at some point in time I believe you need to spend some money in these departments. Some skeptics might say - you really need to listen closely to hear any difference. But isn't that the whole point of spending your bucks on nice equipment? When I listen to music, I listen. I listen for the crispness and clarity of the drum symbals, the emotion in the voices, the snap of the drums; the pounding of the kick drum and rythym of the bass guitar. Do you go out and spend $400.00 on interconnects and $30/ft on speaker cables when your system's only worth $2000.00?? No. But, come on, if your running cables you've picked out of the Walmart "dollar" bin and believe your getting the best out of your system - give your head a shake!! Here is my experience - picked up the NAD C352 amplifier to drive my system, I had a pair of Ixos 1014 Audition interconnects from my previous system, which I paid $45.00 for. In back to back comparison to "Wallmart" cables there was a noticable difference - soundstaging, separation, clarity and bass depth and definition was far better with the Ixos. But after longer listens the mid-range was very dry, hollow sounding and ultimately - fatiguing. When $100.00 fell from the sky into my pocket, I thought maybe I'll give some other cables a try - enter the Straightwire Chorus II. Fabulous!! Warmth and emotion returned to my music. Vocals are astonishing with these cables. Dynamics are a big improvement over the Ixos cables. High frequencies are revealed in a clear, detailed manner without ever being harsh or bright. The bass pounds relentlessly -deep and controlled. Music absolutely pours out of my speakers with these cables and they seem to be a perfect fit for my system and the character of music that I like. I would highly recommend them.

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Ixos 1014 Audition Walmart "dollar" bin interconnects

Amazing for the money Transparency Significant upgrade from Monster Cables

I am sure that I could have spent 400 and gotten much better cables

I haven't heard a better cable for the money. As a fairly new audiophile, at first, I was skeptical that spending more that $15 on interconnects would give any benefits. Was I wrong. I was using Monster Cable interconnects ($20), and when I replaced them, my system which already sounded very good, sounded significantly better, terrific in fact. More openess and transparency. Clarity and warmth. Before I decided on Chorus, I compared them with Audioquest Sidewinder and Copperhead, and IXOS Silver. (Mind you they were all new so there was no break in). I would highly recommend these to anyone. My system Rotel 1055 Pioneer 45A (DVD/SACD) B&W 601 S3s

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Audioquest Copperhead IXOS

I REPLACED SOME OLD STANDARD MONSTER CABLES WITH THE CHORUS BETWEEN MY CD PLAYER AND PRE-AMP AND BETWEEN PRE-AMP AND AMPLIFIER. I WAS STRUCK WITH THE DETAIL THAT WAS REVEALED. MANY SOUNDS CAME OUT FROM THE DARKNESS AND OTHERS BECAME MORE NATURAL.

NONE THAT I CAN SEE FOR THE PRICE

THESE CABLES MADE MY SYSTEM SOUND MUCH SMOOTHER AND MORE DETAILED. TO THOSE ON A BUDGET THESE CABLES ARE TRULY
WORTH IT.

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MONSTER

I tried these recently. I didn't like what they did to the highs, they rolled off and were less natural. Monster M-550i were a little better, but I settled on the Kimber Hero's.

A buudy of mine tried these in his home theater system. It is all Parasound, so the stand alone 2 channel is decent also. These cables are ok for the home theater stuff, but for the straight music they were too subdued. I think the trble was "dying" on us too much. He doesn't have a lot of money to spend on cables (too many DVD's) so He only replaced the CD player to Pre and pre to Amp on the mains with DH Labs Silver Sonic BL-1 Series II interconnects. A world of improvement. (especially for a 1/2 meter and 1 meter pair for $156 from www.wenterprisesnw.com)
Sound 3
Value 4

But the sound is whats important

Very Nice :-)
Clear and Detailed, with female vocals sounding fantastic. ie. "The Sundays"

Warm

Perhaps slight loss of dynamics and detail.

Nice smooth sound. Possibly a little too smooth at the high end, but perfect for my system which sounded just a little edgy to me. Not as detailed as the Kimber PBJ, but that was too good for my NAD 521 CDP and showed up it's cold treble. Warm. If you're system is a little icy like mine was, this might be the push in the other direction you need. It's not perfect, but at the price it's damn good.

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Kimber PBJ

I'm a little confused about this cable... I got these for my system (professional studio system), and also my girlfriend's system (tube, true audiophile system). In her system, they seem to do fine, although very high treble is quite present, but that may be her Thiel CS 2.2 speakers (known for being bright). In my system, the treble has gotten very harsh. This may be a result of mixing these cables with Monster Cable, and I've been told that both Monster and the Chorus cables tend to exaggerate the highs. BUT everybody here claims the high-end is very lush and smooth! So, I don't know what to think.... They aren't bad, but may be problematic in the wrong system. (Was also told the Tara Labs Prime 22 would be a much better cable than Chorus.) Guess I'll see - I have these Taras on order to replace the Chorus.

I tried both the Tara Labs 22 and Straightwire Chorus II. The Chorus II seemsto actually roll off the treble a little, while the Tara Labs 22 extends the
highs and giving it a bigger soundstage. It also depends on the speaker cable. With the Straightwire Encore II, the roll-off treble "effect" disappears and becomes brighter. With the Ixos 60??, the treble is
is rolled some much that it seems too laid back. The Chorus II also seems to
break in a lot quicker than the other interconnects I have tried (12 hours VS
50 + for the Cardas Microtwain 300b and 24 hours for the Tara Labs and Audioquest. Finally, on my system the Chorus has tighter bass and more detail
mids and smoother highs. I am using them for HT. Yamaha RX-795,Energy C6(instead of Infinity),DSS and so on. For my application a 5.