Morrow Audio MA1 Interconnect...

Problems With Popular Cable Designs...Do your cables possess these?

The Morrow Audio cables differ in 3 major areas from most other popular and often expensive cable designs. As you read about this, you may realize that your cables have problems in these areas. Do not despair, you now qualify for a dramatic improvement in all areas of sound with the Morrow Audio line of cables. After hearing our properly designed cables, many of our customers replaced the ones they had with our complete cable product line.

Take This Test... How do your cables measure up?
Check the boxes that describe your present cable design...

My cables use stranded wire in their construction. ?

My cables use large gauge internal wires, larger wire than 24 gauge. ?

My cables are encased in an insulation jacket. ?

My cables are covered with a decorative mesh netting. ?

Are you finished checking the boxes? Let's see the result...

1. Cables That Use Stranded Wire:
In stranded wire designs, the strands touch each other hundreds of times at various points along the length of the wire, causing the signal to jump from strand to strand instead of flowing through a continuum. The result is a diode effect (like little mV Diodes) at each point where the strands come into contact, causing distortion of the signal; blurring imaging, soundstage cues, etc.

Another explanation of the diode effect is oxide forming between the strands which encourage a non-linear conduction. At the points where this occurs, actual RF detection can occur, turning your cable into a radio; receiving, detecting and injection RF signal and distortions into your music signal.

In my experience with stranded cable, where each single conductor is made from several strands, not insulated from each other, there imparts an unpleasant harshness and brightness to the sound.

The Morrow Audio Design:
Morrow Audio signal cables use ONLY solid core wire, NEVER stranded. We eliminate all diode effects by using only solid core wire. You will hear much more information in your music that was lost from the smearing effect that stranded wire produces.

Some of our models contain multiple runs of wire. They are mono strands, individually insulated from each other. In the case of our MA2 Reference interconnect, these multiple runs yield a more detailed sound. The speaker cables, out of power handling necessity, also contain these multiple runs of wire.

"I hear a beautiful, natural, extended frequency range top to bottom, with a spacious, airy soundstage. I'm enjoying gorgeous, dynamic music, with a natural sense of performers, instruments, musicianship and recording venue."

 

2. Cables That Use Large Gauge Wire:
Different frequencies tend to ride at various depths in the wire structure; the highs, mids and lows tend to separate which cause time and phase errors in the signal. This is commonly known as the "skin effect". When a large gauge wire is used, this problem is even greater, resulting in phase and timing errors. The soundstage is reduced, instrument timbre is distorted. See photo below...

The Morrow Audio Design:
Morrow Audio signal cables ONLY use a small gauge wire. The different frequencies ride at the same plane in the wire, resulting in less phase and timing errors. A more accurate sound is the result. The soundstage is huge, instrument timber is accurate, it seems like the performers are in your room.

"I retired as an electrical engineer 15 years ago and this cable was a breakthrough for me. I was hearing a wide, deep soundstage, with really good but not over-etched detail, with instruments and voices sounding so much more real than ever. Bass was very clear, mids were delightful, and highs were clean."

 

3. Cables That Use Mesh Cable Jackets Or Heavy Insulators:
Some cable designs use decorative mesh cable jackets or even heavy insulators to insulate and/or make their cable attractive to the eye.

Inside common cable designs are internal conductors with an extruded insulation of some sort. The insulation material is in close and immediate contact with the conductor along its entire length. One of these conductors might be in the form of a wire mesh that surrounds the center conductor, acting as a shield from RFI.

Wrapped around all this is the outer casing of the cable, made out of rubber, PVC, Teflon or some other material. Finally, there may be a decorative mesh netting around all this, the only purpose of which is to appeal to the eye and make the cable attractive.

These insulation elements all form the dielectric of the wire, which has a tendency to absorb and release energy to and from the conductors. This occurrence produces a negative sonic affect; smearing of the signal and other distortions. The greater the number of insulating layers there are, the greater this distortion will be. The thickness of these layers is also a factor of concern, with thicker layers being the worst.

Have you ever heard of speaker cable lifts? They are little stands that lift the cables off the floor, improving the sound. The improvement comes by keeping the electrical field from reflecting back into the cable off the floor. Why then do cable manufacturers apply decorative mesh, thick insulations and other signal distorting elements in their design?

The Morrow Audio Design:
Morrow Audio cables DO NOT use decorative mesh jackets or heavy insulators. Each strand of wire incorporates a very thin insulation and are bundled together with small pieces of heat shrink every 6 inches. This allows the least amount of reflection back into the cable, retaining the quality of the music you love.

Morrow Audio cables are not as attractive as other designs, but it is the music that counts! With Morrow Audio cables, your music will flow unhindered, resulting in greater realism as well as longer and more enjoyable listening sessions. Those who have have heard our cables describe it as a "Listening Experience".

"I was particularly impressed with how a piano sounded like the real instrument with the lid open in my room (I also play a little piano and djembe). Hand drums had a visceral, dynamic punch with a natural sounding decay. I wish I could quantify it better, but musical and natural was my main response, and my rational brain can't quite explain it."

 

Testimonials

Reviewer had trouble writing a review, the quality sound was distracting...
"I finished with Diana Krall's SACD Love Scenes. I did not take many notes. Actually, the truth is that I did not take any notes The sound, the music, the sheer reality of the soundstage was too good to waste time trying to analize..." Read full review

Dramatically better extended range and detail than all my cables...
"I've had the cables for a bit and am enjoying them very much... I had occasion to do a comparison with some Monster Cables and the like... Once I switched the MA1's back into the system, I lost all interest in further comparison. They resulted in a dramatically extended dynamic range (both high and low) and much more detail. Needless to say, I am very happy with the purchase. I would like to go ahead and purchase another 1 meter set." Scott Cross

Shockingly good, excellent musicality...
"I ordered a pair of MA1 interconnects and they are shockingly good. It seems almost counterintuitive that a cable so thin can do such and excellent job with very pure signal transmission and excellent musicality. I highly recommend the cables." Rsasso

Unbelievable...
"Just to check out the cables, I hooked them up to my tube integrated amp, and the "line out" of my portable mini disk player. The result? Unbelievable! Even with the compression of a small pocket mini-disk player, the sound is incredibly good. It is hard to believe that is my music source." Bob Sasso

No hype, amazing clarity, deep bass...
"Beautiful super-minimalist design interconnects made to order and delivered within days. Amazing clarity of sound and deep bass. Forget all the hype of all the Audiogon interconnects. These are the real thing!" Todios

Bettered my $3000.00 IC's...
"Wow! The interconnects came earlier this week - I just now had time to throw them in and take a listen. I am shocked to say that in my current set-up, I prefer them to a pair of Virtual Dynamic Master series interconnects (retail over $2873.00). Clear, precise, great rhythm, deep clear bass, inner detail, - I feel that the tubes are being given a chance to do their thing with a clear, unaltered input. You are indeed an artist of audio. Thanks so much for the wonderful interconnects. Now I have to decide what to do with the Virtual Dynamics...." Kurt B

Replaced Transparent Reference & Cardas Golden...
"Mike, I love your cables! They are neutral with no sonic character, which is what I've been looking for in a interconnect. I was using Transparent Reference which cost 300 times as much, plus it whipped the pants off my Cardas Golden as well! What more could you ask for?" Greg L

Send me more! Bettered my $1000.00 IC's...
"Hey Mike, got the cables and all I can say is WOW! They blow away everything I have, and I have some in the 1000's of dollars. Can I get another 1 mtr pair?" Carrter C

Crazy good for the money...
"I love your interconnects! They have great clarity, presence, extension and just sound beautiful. Having tried numerous IC's over the years, I believe these are quite special. They are crazy good for the money!" Al Thunderbear

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Product Description

Twisted pair of solid core, small gauge wire which is then silver soldered to gold plated RCA's.

Cables are offered in standard and XLR balanced versions. Custom cables can also be made to meet your requirements. Cables are the same price up to 2 meters, other lengths and termination upgrades are selectable in the shopping cart found above.

The MA1 has an attractive appearance and possess excellent RFI and noise rejection. The cables are directional depending on first hookup, marking the output end at that time.

Capacitance: 0.056 nF per meter.

Inductance: .02 mH per meter.

Termination Upgrade Options

Our cables come with high quality RCA terminations that will please the most discriminating listener. For those who desire the absolute best, several Eichmann termination upgrades are available. These are selectable through a drop-down box in the shopping cart after you click the "buy now" icon. The upgrade options include the Eichmann Basis, Eichmann Bullet and the Eichmann Silver Bullet.

The Eichmann Bullet Upgrade

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Breakin Time

We have provided a paper explaining the break-in process and what you will hear.

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Time For Orders

Cables are hand made by Mike Morrow himself. Our cables are very popular and we receive many orders. At any given moment, we have 6 or more orders being worked on. All orders are worked on and completed in the order in which they were received. You can view a real time estimate time for completion by clicking here.

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