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Cable Asylum: REVIEW: XLO Ultra 6 Cable by LowPhreak Interconnects, speaker wire, power cords. Ask the Cable Guys. |
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Model: Ultra 6 Category: Cable Suggested Retail Price: $300./10' pair Description: Four 9's OFHC, Teflon di-electric, quasi-random Litz-variant geometry Manufacturer URL: XLO Manufacturer URL: XLO
Review by LowPhreak ( A ) on November 28, 2005 at 21:43:56
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Not one of my usual windy reviews, but just to say that the XLO Ultra 6, along with the Ultra 12 (shotgunned or bi-wired, doubled Ultra 6) is probably the best "affordable" speaker cable I've used, (ballpark of $300.-550./8' pr.). BTW - the components listed (Levinson, Marantz, JBL) are just one combo I've used with these cables; I've also used them in much more expensive set-ups but I'm too lazy to list them all out right now. :PClean, dynamic AND detailed with a certain sense of ease, great bass (especially with the U12 but U6 is no bass wannabe either), uncongested, pretty well-balanced. Not perfect, but I doubt anything in its price range can beat it. In my not-so-humble experience, you'd have to spend in the $2.5k-$3.5k range to significantly better this stuff. Messing around in the $2k/pr. and lower range would not be worth it considering the performance here. I know, because I've done so and made a lot of expensive mistakes until I discovered the Ultra's a few years ago.
This in comparison to various similarly or higher priced speaker cables I've owned, including:
Harmonic Tech, Audio Research, Monster, Kimber, Audioquest, MIT, Acoustic Zen, NBS, Cardas, Nordost, Tara Labs...as well as sundry Belden homebrews, zip cords, and flotsam.
In other words, if I don't have any of my fave high-zoot cables around, the Ultra 6 and 12 are the ONLY speaker cables I'll use instead.
[url=http://www.xloelectric.com/programs/productCategory.php?category=3&productCode=Ultra 6&pictureSize=2]XLO Ultra[/url]
Product Weakness: As stated. Product Strengths: As stated.
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: Levinson No. 383, Marantz 2250B, others Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): various Sources (CDP/Turntable): various Speakers: JBL 4412, others Cables/Interconnects: XLO, Nirvana, Music Used (Genre/Selections): Most everything but rap Time Period/Length of Audition: +2 years Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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Topic - REVIEW: XLO Ultra 6 Cable - LowPhreak 21:43:56 11/28/05 ( 11)
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