Cardas Audio Cross 2.5 Meter Spade-Spade

Cardas Cross have been an audiophile reference for years. They boast generous soundstaging, put flesh on the bones of singers, and present instruments with body. Their hallmark is a detailed sound that is harmonically convincing, while being neutral enough, fast enough, and punchy enough for rock and electronica. Cross are very close in timbre to Golden Reference, offering about 80% of the performance for 50% of the price. In some ways, Cross is better, being slightly more open, and, (I feel) offering slightly bigger soundstaging than Golden Reference. It locks onto vocals, putting singers front and center, and making lyrics and spoken dialog easier to understand.

"The Cross represented a milestone in the Cardas portfolio and soon became one of the best selling cables in audio. It takes you only few minutes of auditioning to understand why. In the early era of sterile digital sound it arrived with analogue warmth, rich colours, and the sense of being seated in the most comfortable seat of an opera auditorium, with a glass of wine in hand."

Original owner, less than a year old. These have the updated jacket letter and black shrink wrap to indicate they were the last generation of Cross to be manufactured. Condition is nearly new other than signs of use on the spades. Spades are 1/4" (6 mm). I was using two pair in a biamp configuration, but have simplified my system needs for now.


If interested in a system approach, I have a few pair of matching Cross interconnects with RCA terminations (0.5 and 1 meter) that I will be listing separately.

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