AVT 1 speaker cable Review. Excerpted from The Absolute Sound, February/March 2004 by Paul Seydor and Neil Gader.

Music Interface Technologies AVT 1 (2007 RRP £475 per 2.5m pair).

Perhaps canted ever so slighlty toward the Yang, the MIT AVt1 exhibits one of the most neutral tonal balances of any cables I've heard, and numbers amongst its many other vitues a grip and control that equals maybe even surpasses, the reference. The Bitter Ballads' reference was extremely smooth and nonfatiguing, albeit with an impresssion of slightly less bloom and sense of liveliness that the 8TC. The same virtues extend to the Jacintha disc, but with greater openness. On the uptempo "Something's Gotta Give," which requires as much control as possible the MIT's projection of the ensemble into the room was altogether remarkabe, and its snap and bite, in the best sense of those words, were well nigh irresistible.

On the orchestral discs, the MIT again exhibited a supreme grip over the demanding material, zeroing in on breathtaking detail amid the wide, deep soundstage, the precision of the imaging especially notable. Murray Perahia's Bach the MIT handled better, livelier, more in the room and noticeable more neutral sounding. As is obvious, this cable made a strong impression on me. In addition to other virtues, it suggest outstanding purity and cleanliness, with the blackest backgrounds of my first group. There is something absolutely, rivetingly convincing about this cable's performance in my system that overwhelms any incidental reservations I've expressed.