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Are Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables dark and muddy?

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I recently decided to try my Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables purchased directly from them more than 10 years ago. Now, my first impression was that they are very detailed and dynamic if a bit bright on the midrange. A week has passed and they now seem to be dark and muddy... I am wondering whether this is the effect ofthe burn-in or these are their intrinsic qualities? My current amp is a Cary SLI-80, the speakers are Silverline Sonata-III. The source is the vintage Micro DD8 direct drive turntable/Micro MA-505 tonearm/AKG P8ES cartridge with modern stylus. I will replace the cartridge first to see what happens and they will try different speaker cables.
Thanks in advance for your opinions

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RE: Are Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables dark and muddy? - Mick Wolfe 16:06:07 11/01/23 (2)
I'd give the speaker cables more time to settle in before changing anything. I've had cables do a Jekyll and Hyde during break-in much like you describe. That said, if things don't start to improve within a week of two, I'd swap in a different speaker cable for comparison. The problem might eventually point to your cartridge, but initially I'd concentrate on cables.
- RE: Are Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables dark and muddy? - KanedaK 22:21:32 11/02/23 (0)
  I second that: I've had cables that were dark, flat, compressed during break-in, and others that were overly bright and congested at the same time; sometimes it oscillates between those two states from one day to another.
  Give it a couple weeks and see how it goes.
- RE: Are Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables dark and muddy? - Akolegov88 21:43:52 11/01/23 (0)
  Thank you, Mick. Will try further.

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