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I recently reviewed Wireworld’s Equinox 6 cables and I still stand by what I wrote. At their price, they are a supremely well balanced and even-keeled cable system. Nevertheless, the more expensive Shotgun S1 cables were on another plane and the only area where I thought the Equinox cabling was a tad more successful was in the uncanny silence-between-the-notes effect I commented on in my review. Wireworld’s pricier Silver Eclipse 6 also excels in this regard. More on those in a future review. However, I found myself continuously going back to the Shotguns. Their surprisingly wide bandwidth, overall coherence, image density and natural way with transients and dynamics just resonated a little deeper in me.


I can envision the sort of audiophile who won’t cotton to the Shotgun sound - those who hanker for a subjectively leaner, faster, more incisive edge-of-seat thrill ride and a more lit-up treble balance. They might find the Shotguns a little too dark and warm. I might think you nuts but that’s okay. The fun of high-end audio is that you are free to pursue whatever sound you want. It’s your system. It should sound the way you want it to.


In conclusion, with my initial trepidation to reviewing the Shotguns soundly trounced, they won me over by unleashing the music etched on the pits and grooves of my recordings unlike any cable line I have tried. Now recently released in their 1.3 iteration, MIT’s Shotguns should compete well with similarly priced cables and no doubt better some more expensive ones. I cannot say if they will be a perfect match for all systems or listeners, however, anyone looking for cables in this price range should definitely consider jacking a round into the chamber of the Shotguns. Just don’t go hunting with Dick Cheney. Highly recommended.


Addendum: I asked Bruce Brisson if he thought there was a specific electrical relationship between interconnects and speaker cables. I am convinced there is which is why I always recommend sticking with a single brand when wiring up a system to limit unpredictable results.


Bruce’s answer: "Your question regarding a specific electrical relationship between interconnects and speaker cables is a good one. Generally speaking and unfortunately, it typically just comes down to a ‘best fit’. Why? Because interconnects typically roll off the highs well before speaker cables will.  So what many try to do is ‘ring up’ the highs via the speaker cable in a ‘non-linear’ attempt to add the lost high frequency components back into the system.  This is despite the fact that the problem has really been created by an improper relationship relating to the values of the capacitance and/or the impedance(s) found within the low-level interface.  Understanding this brings one to quickly understand that low impedances and short interconnects are the best way to go for interfacing your line-level components. 


"In summary, one might state that the moral of the story is, “two wrongs don’t make a right”. The high-frequency components added back into the audio via ‘ring up’ are usually non-linear and therefore very dissonant or non-pleasing to listen to. When system interfacing is engineered to proper engineering criteria, little to no ‘ring up’ will be required from the speaker cable.  I am sure you can see how this is a simple inverse relationship.  As ‘ring up’ is reduced, dissonance will be decreased and consonance will be increased.  Imaging and soundstaging are also noticeably improved when ‘ring up’ is reduced as phase relationships and group delay can be properly maintained."

Quality of packing: Very good.
Reusability of packing: Should be reusable several times
Quality of owner's manual: Cables ship with a explanation of MIT’s technology as well as useful info on cable break-in.
Condition of component received: Flawless.
Completeness of delivery: Perfect.
Human interactions: Professional and friendly.
Warranty: Lifetime parts & labor to original purchaser.
Website comments: There’s a terrific amount of info that should answer most if not all questions. There is a wide variety of white papers plus patent info complete with diagrams.
Pricing: Based on the observed level of performance, prices are not unreasonable.
Final comments & suggestions: At time of publishing, the Shotgun series were updated to .3 iteration (i.e. Shotgun S1.3) which features more trickle-down technology from MIT’s Oracle series including more poles of articulation.
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