This also means the Magnan cables are not intended or suitable for use as passive tone controls in attempting to balance out error with opposite error. With the Signature interconnects only, there are two exceptions to full compatibility with all components, due to the high series resistance of the Signature interconnects. This gain loss is entirely innocuous or neutral - the sound quality, resolution, frequency response, tonality, etc., are not affected, only the maximum volume available. The high cable resistance also causes problems in using a passive line stage to drive the Signature. The following table summarizes the general recommendations for CD digital system compatibility with the Magnan interconnects, including the cases where there may be too much gain reduction with the Signature interconnects.
Any effects are quite subtle.
The Signature interconnect and speaker cables have a unique set of sonic characteristics. Unlike virtually all conventional cables they combine very high resolution of musical information, sense of transparency and three dimensional focused imaging with a warm, relaxed and neutral tonal balance. This comes about primarily because of their very high time coherence, which is the basis of my design philosophy reflected in all of my products. Conventional cable designs each have at least a couple of areas of good or excellent performance but cannot get it all right most basically because of using too thick conductors. As a small audio manufacturer, there is no practical or affordable way to compare my designs with each of the scores of existing and new competing brands in this crowded high end audio area.