The Absolute
Sound - Robert Harley Reviews the
ACC 268 - "Stratospheric"
What the heck is an Articulation
Control Console? To a cynic, it’s
nothing more than a fancy name for a
speaker cable. To others, the
Articulation Control Console
represents the culmination of
everything MIT founder Bruce Brisson
has learned over his 35-plus-year
career designing…”Stratospheric”,
“..unlike any other differences I’ve
heard between components”.
Recipient of
the 2020 Editor's Choice Award - The
Absolute Sound
“Yes, the MIT ACC 268 is
crazy-expensive, but for those of
you well-off enough to afford it, I
don’t think that you’ll find a more
musically rewarding speaker
interface.”
Recipient of
the 2019 Editor's Choice Award - The
Absolute Sound
“Beyond esoteric and justifiable
in only the highest of high-end
systems, the ACC268 delivers a sound
quality that is unmatched by any
other cable in RH’s experience.”
Recipient of
the 2018 Editor's Choice Award - The
Absolute Sound
“MIT’s ACC 268 Articulation
Control Consoles are unique in their
conception, design, and, most
importantly, performance. I confess
to not fully understanding the
concept of “articulation” in cables,
or how the ACC 268 works, but I can
report that no other cable I’ve
heard offers the MIT’s foundational
virtues or its flexibility in tuning
a system’s sound.”
Recipient of
the 2017 Editor's Choice Award - The
Absolute Sound
“MIT’s ACC268 “Articulation
Control Consoles” are undoubtedly
the world’s most expensive speaker
cables, but they are unlike any
cables extant. The control consoles
are 45-pound enclosures housing the
network along with unique
adjustments that allow you to tune
the cable to your system. This
tuning has nothing to do with tonal
balance, but rather with a dynamic
verve in different parts of the
frequency range.”
Recipient of
the 2017 Top Pick Award - The
Absolute Sound
“The ACC 268’s adjustability
takes the form of four knobs on the
console’s top panel. Three of the
knobs are marked “Low,” “Mid,” and
“High,” respectively. The fourth
on-off knob is marked “2C3D” (Two-
Channel, Three-Dimensional). Rather
than interpret the idea of
“articulation” in cables, I’ve
included an interview with Bruce
Brisson so that you get the story
straight from the horse’s mouth. “
Munich High
End 2016 - "Best Sound (Cost No
Object)"
“At perhaps the best dealer
showroom I’ve ever visited, MySound,
the Wilson Alexx was paired with
Pass Labs electronics, a Sound
Devices 744T recorder into a Meitner
DAC, and MIT cables and
interconnects, including MIT’s new
ACC 268 articulation consoles. On a
wonderful recording by Peter McGrath
of Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata,
the piano sounded very natural and
realistic, with concussive impact,
great focus, and beautiful timbre.
This demonstration in an optimized
room showed how good this speaker
can be.” Jonathan Valin |