I was on the Morrow Audio cable train also until a couple of months ago. I had gone through the upgrade process and was using the MA-5 and SP-5 interconnects and speaker cables. Initially I was thrilled with the cables but the more I listened the more I felt like they were a bit bright and had a little hardness in the mids. At lower listening levels it wasn’t quite as noticeable, but when the volume went up a little the fatigue level went up quickly. I thought maybe going up the ladder might solve the problem, so I kept moving up the line. I was contemplating moving to the 6 series but it’s a huge jump in cost even with trading in my 5’s so I hadn’t done it.
I ran across a cable company called AudioEnvy out of Fort Collins, CO at this year’s RMAF. http://audioenvy.com/
Their cable prices were on par with the mid-level Morrow’s so I decided to order a set of XLR interconnects, speaker cables and a coaxial digital cable (grand total of around $700) for their 45 day trial. Well, I put them up head to head with the Morrow’s and the AudioEnvy cables were clearly better. The midrange hardness is gone, they are more detailed, the timbre is more true, the soundstage is larger. The sound is a bit more recessed than the Morrow’s but all the other characteristics more than make up for it. I am extremely happy with the AudioEnvy cables.
I think the Morrow cables are a great value in their lower series cables. If you get to the point where you’re going to spend any where near the same amount of money, try the AudioEnvy cables for 45 days. I can tell you for sure that I have stopped cable shopping unless I spend an incredible amount of money upgrading equipment first. As a bonus, there’s no more Morrow cable upgrade-itis longing to go to the next level cable.
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