In regards to the high frequencies, at first I actually thought the MB cables were rolling off my highs but then I began to hear high frequency sounds that I never heard before on some of my recordings. This surprised me so I started paying closer attention to what was happening in my system. I finally concluded, these cables introduce no discernible high frequency roll-off (to my aging ears at least) but rather present high frequencies in such a natural, neutral way that it sounded rolled-off to me at first. What I quickly realized was happening is that all the glare and harshness introduced by my old cables was no longer present and that my ears having become accustomed to that sound, found the natural balance of the MB cables at first to be lacking in the upper registers.
The highs with these cables are so free from the usual colorations introduced by other cables that it took time for my ears to settle into the sound and appreciate what was being presented - natural, extended, unadulterated, crystal clear highs. As a testament to the natural presentation of these cables, and without exaggeration, I've held listening sessions with audiophile friends where we listened to music at high levels for 8 hours straight without any listening fatigue whatsoever. In fact, I continued listening to music for a couple more hours even after my friends left (and much to my wife's chagrin)
If you think you've heard cables with good high frequency response, you should take a listen at MB Ultra cables - they will change your perception of what are natural sounding highs.
Cheers, Joe
Joe, that was a great report. I hope you don't mind, but I quoted only the section where you discuss the high frequencies. I found this particularly interesting because it is exactly the way I experienced the high frequencies in MadFloyd's new speakers. I, too, thought the highs were a bit rolled off at first, but upon further listening, I realized that the new tweeter design had the even more extension and clarity, but none of the artifacts that cause fatigue. Almost no distortion, glare, or brightness. Just natural highs, pardon the pun. It did take some time to get used to because the "hifi" sound was less, but the "music" was more.
Anyway, I really enjoyed your description of the sound of these cables. BTW, do you mind sharing what cables they replaced so that we can have some added context for your comments?