LAT International cables

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I'm curious to learn of anyone's experience with LAT International cables. I see that Joe uses the SS-3000 Signature bi-wire speaker cables, and it's priced very reasonably for what is claimed to be a reference quality product. I have found several very favorable user comments on their interconnects but can't find anything about these speaker cables. Any comments on LAT cables in general or specific comparisons to other cables would be helpful and most appreciated. Joe commented in a posting that he loved the SS-3000 cables but nothing further that I can find. What I really want to know is whether their top products are truly reference quality, or if they're a good value but not really competitive with the best. Thanks in advance for your time. This is my first post here, and I have already found it to be a valuable resource.
 
Hi Bill,

Welcome to the forum! Thank you for the kind words.

I still love mine. Nick aka Veindoc may have ordered them and Jeff aka JJinID turned me onto them. He uses them.
 
That's funny I often wondered about those cables in Joes sig, and always forget to ask about them. I never heard of them before and Joe runs some serious speakers off them. They must be pretty darn good.
And yes welcome to the forum!!!
 
Bill,

I notice a big, smooth open sound stage. Detail without being harsh. Great dimension and clean without being bright. I find it difficult to describe cable differences but these seem awesome to me. Eventually I will experiment more but for now, very happy.
 
Joe, thanks very much for providing your perspective on the SS-3000 cables. Given the reference level of your equipment, if the cables had any shortcomings such as being too bright, grainy, or forward your system would certainly reveal them. I'm pleased to hear how happy you are with their level of performance.
 
I'm a big fan of LAT International cables as Joe mentioned. I first discovered them about 10 years ago when I tried a set of IC-100 interconnects in my system that at $125/pr at the time easily bested the Tributaries reference cables I had in my system back then. Over time I built out a full LAT International loom with power cables, interconnects, and speaker cables. Off and on I tried out other cables in my system, including dealers letting me demo very expensive Nordost, Cardas, Transparent, etc. and none of them were better enough if at all to justify spending the significant cost increase to make a change. Finally a couple of years ago I was convinced that I should upgrade to Wireworld SE, and I started introducing those power cords, speaker cables, and interconnects because they would "blow away" the LATs. That was a decision I wish I could take back now. I still use the WW SE power cords on my McIntosh MC501s, but the LAT AC-2 MKII power cords are better on my preamp and other sources. I've also gone back to LAT IC-300 interconnects and sold the WW SE 6 that I had. The new SS-3000 bi-wire speaker cables were a big surprise for me - much better then my previous LAT SS-800 MKII and also a clear winner over the Wireworld Silver Eclipse speaker cables that are 4x the retail cost that I have also now sold. As always, system matching and preferences should be considered, and there likely are "better" cables out there, but probably not at anywhere near the price. The fact that you can do an in-home 45 day trial to compare them is a great opportunity as well!
 
JJinID, thanks for your input. I especially value your experience in declaring the SS-3000 cables as a clear winner over the Wireworld Silver Eclipse cables, as this helps to give me some perspective on their level of performance.
 
audio.bill said:
Nick, any thoughts on the LAT cables yet? I apologize in advance for being pushy, but I'm very interested in learning from your experience with them. Thanks!
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I'd like to know your thoughts as well.
 
I have two LAT Int. Signature 2 Plus power cables on the way. I have owned AC-2's before. These are supposed to be even better. My setup sounds fairly good right now. Running Nordost Purple Flare to amp and PS Audio Jewel to source atm. Will update after they break in. This is my first post here. Hello to the community.
 
Thanks Joe. Do you, or anyone else, know of System Audio speakers? They are a Danish speaker manufacturer. I have felt the need to add a new post about them. Best regards.
 
ekolite said:
Thanks Joe. Do you, or anyone else, know of System Audio speakers? They are a Danish speaker manufacturer. I have felt the need to add a new post about them. Best regards.
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Welcome to the Shark, ekolite! I'm pretty familiar with several models of System Audio speakers and would be happy to participate in a discussion about them in a new thread.
 
ekolite said:
I have two LAT Int. Signature 2 Plus power cables on the way. I have owned AC-2's before. These are supposed to be even better. My setup sounds fairly good right now. Running Nordost Purple Flare to amp and PS Audio Jewel to source atm. Will update after they break in. This is my first post here. Hello to the community.
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Welcome ekolite! Be sure to let us know what you think of the new LAT International Signature 2's. I am breaking in a couple of them now myself that I just purchased. I decided to try them out since LAT is having their annual 20% off sale. I really like them so far!
 
Thanks for sharing Bill and JJ and thanks for all the welcomes everyone. Yes. I think I will call it the System Audio Appreciation Thread. Glad to hear you like the Signature 2 Plus cables there JJ. The spring sale was too hard to pass up for me as well. Will let you know what I think of them. Would be glad to know what you think after break in as well.
 
Well I have had them playing for a couple days now. So far most of the time I would call the sound more effortless. It seems they are still at a point where they are trying to be detailed and realistic without being harsh in the upper registers. What do you think so far JJ?

--UPDATE--
After about 110 hours burn in time with reference tones and music the sound is quite lovely and everything is more controlled, more clear, and more musical.
 
I haven't been able to log much listening time lately, but so far I agree with you ekolite. I am finding the Signature 2's to definitely be a nice step up from the AC-2 MKII cables - more controlled is a good description for what I am hearing also, especially in the bass registers. They also seem more clear and surprisingly even more quiet. I've ended up using one with my ModWright LS100 preamp and one 20amp version on my PurePower 2000, and I really like what I am hearing. I've now finished the removal of all of the Wireworld Silver cables from my system and have gone back to my LAT's, and I'm very glad that I did - night and day improvement.

I am very tempted to try out the AC-3 Signature power cables with the optional Oyaide connectors at some point, although they are definitely more expensive than the Signature 2's.
 
I look for them to make an even better reference power cord utilizing the silver nano particles process. I don't think the AC-3 does. If I were you I would at least check and see if they are cause that is about triple the price of the Sig 2 and even more with the Oyaide's. Their reference interconnects use the silver nano process and so does the sig 2. I bet they sound pretty identical in performance. I am thinking of getting those IC-300's at some point.
 
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