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Review Date
January 14, 2002
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months
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Reviewed by: Phil
Crawford, Audiophile, from New
York City NY
Product Model Year:
2000
Summary:
LAT claims their “SS-1000 D is as good or better than
any other cable regardless of price”. My two friends
and I decided to put them to the test. One friend has
the Harmonic Technologies Magic Tweeter- list price
$1820, my other buddy has the Synergistic Research
Resolution Reference-list price $2200. They both were
able to buy them at 15 to 20 percent discount. The third
one we compared it to was the MIT MH 750 Magnum- list
price $2145. This one we borrowed from a local hi-fi
shop. The SS1000 D uses 10 gauge wires, however, it is
not one or two inches thick like some other high end
Cables. But don’t let that fool you. It performs like
no other cable I have listened to. The people at LAT say
that many of the real thick Cables are just loaded with
plastic fillers to make them look thick and impressive.
I don’t need garden hose thickness and stiffness. Our
interest is in good sound. Well, I got it in spades with
this cable It has harmonic correctness and accurate
timbre, deep and wide sound stage, pace and speed. Tight
bass, and deep, if the rest of your equipment can carry
the real deep bass. The bass is accurate though, not
over emphasized. The background is dead quiet and it has
a transparency that carries you deep into the music.
When listening to small groups I become so absorbed in
the music that I almost feel as though I am in the room
where it is being performed. It is no slouch either when
it comes to full orchestra music; the power that 10
gauge cable delivers again makes you feel that you are
there. Incidentally, LAT says they are using a wire
material they call silverfuse. It must be something new.
Anyone interested can read about it on their web site.
This cable is a completely versatile cable delivering
superb performance with any type of music and vocals I
have listened to. Instruments and vocalists are properly
positioned in the sound stage; vocals especially. With
some Cables (and components) I have listened to the
vocalist always sound up front in your face and is not
blending correctly with the accompaniment. The LAT is so
much smoother than the ones we compared them to. So much
so that at first listening, we thought that the treble
was a little rolled off. But no, after a while we
realized that the music was all there. What we were
hearing was the absence of high range brightness that
some Cables cause that is so fatiguing and irritating. I
won’t go into detail about each and every difference
we heard with all the Cables. Our final consensus
though, was that the only one that came close to the
overall performance of the LAT was the Synergistic
Research Resolution Reference. One friend thought the
Synergistic was about equal. The LAT cable (10 feet) is
a steal considering that those we compared it to cost
about 5 to6 times as much!
Strengths:
As close as I have ever heard to actually being present
in the concert hall.
Weaknesses:
Haven't heard any yet
Similar Products Used:
Harmonic Technologies, MIT, Synergistic Research
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Review Date
December 13, 2001
Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
3 months to 1 year
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Reviewed by: Lanny, Audiophile, from Tellico
Plains,TN.
Price Paid: $500 at Direct from LAT
International
Product Model Year:
2001
Summary:
Overall,I am very satisfied with the sound of the LAT
SS1000D Cables. I had to break them in longer than LAT
recommended before they came to life. Out of the box and
for many hours they sound sort of dull,flat,and rolled
off.They sound best if they are "warmed up".
What I mean is,they sound best after they have played
for awhile,after the stereo has warmed up.They truly
excel in smoothness,dynamics,bass,and midrange.They have
superb image depth and focus.My only slight complaint is
one some audiophiles might actually like:They are very
slightly rolled in the top octave,and sort of have a
laid-back vocal range for female vocalists.BUT,man
instruments sound so alive,harmonically accurate,and
have excellent body!Overall they sound more accurate and
more hamonically true than the Monster Cable products
and the Kimber Kable 4TC,and much better than the Radio
Shack Cables. The Analysis-Plus Cables,however,give them
some fierce competition.The Analysis-Plus Oval 12 seems
to have more top-end extension,and better image width
than the LAT.The Silver Oval seems more extended in the
top-end,slightly better image focus,inner detail,and a
more forward perspetive,as well as a wider image. I do
feel however that both the Analysis-Plus Cables don't
have the LATS incredible smoothness,midrange harmonic
rightness,and exceptional midrange body.For those
reasons,I highly recommend the LATs. NOTE: The LAT
IC200MARKIIs are the best interconnects I have EVER
HEARD....PERIOD. My system consists of two pairs of
Paradigm Reference Studio/100v2s,Sony ES cd
changer,modified Music Hall MMF-5 Turntable/Monolithic
Sound PS-1 stage,Two powered HSU Research HRSW12VA
Subwoofers,Carver power amp and preamp.
Strengths:
Smooth,excellent midrange body,excellent midrange
detail,deep bass,smooth highs,excellent dynamics.
Weaknesses:
Long break-in-150 hours,very slightly rolled off top
octave,slightly laid back in the female vocal
range,slight reduction in image width,sound
best"warmed up".
Similar Products Used:
Analysis-Plus Silver Oval,original Monster Cable,Monster
Cable XP,Kimber 4TC,Analysis-PLUS Oval 12,Radio Shack 14
guage flat "mega-cable"
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Review Date
June 8, 2001
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 months to 1 year
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Reviewed by: Dave, Audiophile, from Grand
Rapids, MI
Price Paid: $150 at Audion.com
Product Model Year:
2000
Summary:
The 1000SSD is a very neutral cable. Don't expect it to
shape your music or add warmth like Cardas, XLO, and
some Synergy Cables may. Neither should you expect any
added brightness like Audioquest and Music World Cables
seem to do. (Actually I should in all reality add that
Cables don't add anything to the sound but some are more
transparent in certain areas than in others and tend to
have a dampening effect, either high or low or mid, so
that the overall effect is the appearance of added
sound.) What you should expect from the Lat's is the
full sound that goes in to come back out cleanly,
clearly and unimpeded. After all this is what a speaker
cable should do, transmit without filtering any of the
music that passes through them. Gratefully that is
precisely what the Lat's do and they do so at a modest
price. You could easily spend alot more and get alot
less. If you can audition these for yourself before you
buy, you would be well advised to do so. I have foudn
that over extended listening periods they are never
fatiguing and never dull. I use them for both music and
home theatre and they perform well in both arena's. As
with any equipment season to taste...but these suit mine
well.
Strengths:
Very Neutral, clear but not harsh on the top , clean in
the middle, tight bottom with no mud in between.
Weaknesses:
Not very flexible.
Similar Products Used:
Audioquest, Cardas, XLO, Synergy, Music World amongst
others.
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Review Date
March 23, 2001
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 months to 1 year
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Reviewed by: Roger, Audiophile, from UK
Product Model Year:
1999
Summary:
This cable is very neutral. It can be mistaken as not
dynamic.
But in fact It will be dynamic if the recording is
dynamic and transparent if the recording is transparent.
Maybe because of the detailed and neutral nature, it can
be mistaken as light weight in the bass department. But
in fact, it's bass response is so clear that every
movement and skills that the bassist attempted is heard
and appreciated.
That is music; getting emotionally involved with the
musicians in the recordings through their music.
LAT has successfully archieve that by introducing this
pair of Cables.
I have not heard a similar priced cable, a more
expensive one, or a extravagently unafforable one
before.
All I know is that this cable enable me to get involved
with the musician emotionally in a very personal way.
Might not appeal for others looking for tizz and boom.
But issit that inaccuracy?
Overall, Just a link between amplifiers and speakers
without adding any characters.
It has no character, thus does not invoke dynamic nor
colour into the music.
If you like colour and dubs of oil paint in your
music...this is not your cable.
I prefer otherwise...pure is the word.
Strengths:
Transparent, neutral, detailed.
Weaknesses:
Bass light (for some people), not very flexible.
Similar Products Used:
Cabletalk cncert 2.1, Nordost flatline Gold.
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Review Date
February 11, 2001
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 months to 1 year
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Reviewed by: Trevor, Audiophile, from Phoenix
, Az
Product Model Year:
2000
Summary:
Often when I find that people focus on an item and are
expecting to "hear" a specific sound from an
item. Once I recommended a pair of audiophile speakers
to a friend and he did not like them because that did
not "stand out" as he expected them to. I
returned with him and asked him to focus on the sound of
the music and to forget about the sound of the speakers.
I told him to concentrate on the voices of the singers
and how you could hear them move around the sound stage.
He was conclude that the music sounded great! He had
expected to hear a sizzling dynamic tweeter and to focus
on the thumping bass emanating from the woofers of the
speakers. Many people do this as well with Cables. They
are expecting to hear them and many time you will
clearly hear the sizzling treble or muddy bass
distortion that they are adding to the system. THIS
Cables ARE LIKE THE SPEAKERS THAT I RECOMMENDED TO MY
FRIEND. THEY ARE VERY NEUTRAL AND PRODUCE A RELAXED
NON-FATIGUING SOUND. I THINK THAT SOME WHO SWITCH TO
THESE CABLE WILL BE ASKING WHAT HAPPENING TO MY SIZZLING
TREBLE. MY RESPONSE," IT'S GONE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE." The bass
is superb with this cable if that is what is on the
recording. The treble will also be excellent and
extended, if that is what's on the recording. I have
tried many speaker Cables on the market. I feel that
none that I have tried outperform this cable. IT IS ALSO
ONE OF THE FEW SHIELD Cables. AT 30 HZ A LENGTH OF
SPEAKER CABLE MAKES A VERY GOOD ANTENNA! I highly
recommend these cable. They do take around 100 hours to
become so neutral.
Strengths:
Very neutral and natural sounding.
Weaknesses:
Ugly
Similar Products Used:
Harmonic tech, Dh labs, MIT, Transparent, Monster
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