Txp1,

Interesting to hear no ground loop hum for you on your XM. That is good for you, and perhaps I will have to try it again.

As for speaker cables that are flat, I personally have no experience with such a cable. After reading you need a 25 ft. run I too would hesitate to change! I choke at the prices I pay for 6 ft. runs!

Since you will most likely not find a company with a 25 ft. "loaner" to audition, you may want to call someone like The Cable Company and explain your equipment and your current cabling. They will then ask where you would like to make an improvement in your sonic presentation, and in my experience they are normally very good in making a precise recommendation. They will usually offer a few recommendations in various price ranges as well as which may work best in what areas...

audiofankj October 05, 2004 01:49

Congratulations on what looks to be a very musical system! I have owned the Ospreys and the Jolida JD100 at the same time in the system and I imagine with you Plinius gear it has the control it needs, yet has a very musical presentation. I find your use of Nordost interesting, as I have never seen it mated with Meadowlarks before - dealer or owner. What are your thoughts and what cables have you compared it to? Would love to hear your opinions. BTW, nice choice of tubes for the JD-100. I also liked the Mullard CV4004 tubes in the player as well, perhaps a slight bit more euphoric midrange, however that worked well in the system I had at the time.

I bought (and returned) XM after trying it in my rig and getting severe ground loop hum. Do you have that problem?

audiofankj October 03, 2004 07:11