Overview
My Melody Interconnect Cable
It was tough, attempting to redesign the Melody to make it sound better thanthe original MKI version without increasing the price dramatically. However, wefinally succeeded, and proudly announce the birth of the MKII. It resolves certain limitations found in the original design. The Mk II Melody is radically different to the Mk I – so much so, we should call it something else. But the cable is named after its designer’s daughter, so Melody has to stay!
Compared to the Mk I, the Mk II is double the size, employing twisted Quadcross construction. Although the new arrangement is farmore labor intensive to produce – taking almost twice the time to make a pair - we don’t charge you double. This cable delivers a wider more 3D soundstage, with increased transparency to create a more detailed musical performance with improved coherence.
'I later tried the My MELODY Mk II and My PARIS interconnects, which move from two conductors to four (‘Quadcross’, as MAD call it), and the big change between the two cables is the use of Neutrik connectors in the cheaper cable and Cardas’ own Rhodium over silver-plate connectors. And once more heard further improvements along the same lines.
The integration and homogeneity initially noted with My BABY were maintained, while the sound seemed to gain added refinement and clarity. I chanced to play George Michael’s song ‘Cowboys and Angels’, and noticed how the ‘fat’ bass on this track cleaned-up nicely without losing richness and weight.
The bass line (string bass?) on this track is very full and deep, and sometimes my system doesn’t cope as well as it might. But with the MAD cables (even My BABY) it sounded good – rich and fruity, with plenty of depth, but at the same time nimble and articulate. It almost seemed as though the speakers were coping better – going deeper and handling the extra bass energy with greater ease.'
ISSUE 66 Jimmy Hughes
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