New Woo Audio First Look & Unboxing

December 30, 2020 Comments Off on New Woo Audio First Look & Unboxing

Kimber Kable Naked Interconnects $12,700 Review

December 22, 2020 Comments Off on Kimber Kable Naked Interconnects $12,700 Review

“Another thing you experience while you’re dog-paddling au naturale is a sense of vulnerability. You are exposed to any of the creatures lurking in the depths of the water or to any unwelcome advances by your fellow swimmers. In this case, you, the listener, are not the vulnerable one, but your system. Some cabling is good at smoothing over the rough edges of sound reproduction, but not the Nakeds. If you want to hear the characteristics of your equipment, these are the ones for you. Luckily, I have been able to choose equipment that lacks any sort of hard edge or sounds too “detailed.” Such equipment might not be a good fit. As a reviewer, I am regularly swapping out components for review. With the Naked interconnects in place, I was able to immediately detect any differences. In one case, a simple swap of two small-signal tubes made a huge difference in the sound of the system. They are that revealing.

Seperate Power Plants or long power cables?

December 18, 2020 Comments Off on Seperate Power Plants or long power cables?

BRISE AUDIO YATONO RH2+ REVIEW

December 8, 2020 Comments Off on BRISE AUDIO YATONO RH2+ REVIEW

The 2-pin connectors are more rounded than some other cables and they have blue & red markings for left & right, together with Brise Audio logos. They look pretty nice and complementary to the rest of the design and they also feel rock solid to me. In this Yatono model, they have a gray painting to reflect this particular series.

One thing I really liked though is the memory wire area. The memory wire is short with a good balance between flexibility and stiffness. Also, the material on the memory wire is soft, so it doesn’t bother your ear with its presence, even with long listening periods. This is critical for my experience with aftermarket cables.

Another exceptional detail for the memory wire is that Brise Audio uses a slim titanium rib for bending the memory part around the ear. Also, the tips of that titanium rib are twisted to prevent any tearing problems with the wire (which happens with some stock or aftermarket cables), and also for the users’ health. The attention to detail here is astounding.

Nordost Frey 2 Speaker Cables $3069 Review

October 22, 2020 Comments Off on Nordost Frey 2 Speaker Cables $3069 Review

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Continuing with the generalities in the loom’s broadest sense, I enjoyed the detail the cables revealed in recordings of all types. If you have quality equipment, the cables will neither detract nor amplify elements, but offer a musical hand in keeping with the accompanying designer’s topology. My Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 is Class D, but Jeff Rowland Class D. Smooth as butter. A too revealing cable can give a clinical soundstage game away easily. With the Frey 2, the sweetness that is an important and sometimes elusive character trait of Rowland’s superior circuit remains; the same when the Frey 2 loom was attached to the Icon ST 40 MkIV Integrated Amplifier. When in Ultralinear mode, the cables did not get in the way of a clear soundstage and powerful dynamics yet allowed the Triode circuit’s nature, beautiful and uncoloured, to shine on my favorite, intimate repertoire. ”

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Synergistic Research Foundation Cable Review

September 13, 2020 Comments Off on Synergistic Research Foundation Cable Review

New Kharma Exquisite and Enigma Veyron Interlinks.

May 28, 2020 Comments Off on New Kharma Exquisite and Enigma Veyron Interlinks.

Wireworld Silver Eclipse Series 8 Speaker Wire and Interconnect Speaker $3100/2m Review

February 18, 2020 Comments Off on Wireworld Silver Eclipse Series 8 Speaker Wire and Interconnect Speaker $3100/2m Review

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/wireworld-silver-eclipse-series-8-speaker-wire-and-interconnect/

In the final analysis, when we upgrade audio cable we demand that it not only extends current system performance but also supports the next stage of component upgrades. Silver Eclipse certainly allows for a lot of growth. That said, you don’t need to read between the lines to gather my fondness for Silver Eclipse Series 8. Even with the weighty track record that Wireworld brings to the table, SE8’s performance elicited musicality of an order that exceeded my expectations and at a price that might strike terror into fancier offerings from outside the Wireworld ecosystem. This was true excellence and musicality in every regard.”

Audio Art SC-5 ePlus Cryo Treated Speaker Cable

November 30, 2019 Comments Off on Audio Art SC-5 ePlus Cryo Treated Speaker Cable

https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/audio-art-sc-5-eplus-speaker-cable/

“The Audio Art SC-5 ePlus Cryo Treated speaker cables deliver a very transparent, neutral, uncolored and non-fatiguing presentation of whatever is served up. Employed with good electronics, speakers, and source material, it provides a rich and detailed experience for the listener. Teamed up with reference level equipment and media, at once, it paints a vivid, robust and sensitive aural masterpiece. 

And although traditionally, I have used a bi-wiring configuration with my speakers, I found that with the SC-5 ePlus Jumpers in play, I didn’t miss the double runs of cabling which can be costly; one run is perfect. 

Summed up, the Audio Art SC-5 ePlus Speaker Cables and jumpers enhance the audio experience, delighting and warming one’s senses as the music plays on. And on a cold, wintry days like today, that’s a good thing; it just might mirror the sensory pleasures of that sunny, open aired drive down the coast on Pacific Coast Highway.”

50 Greatest Bargains in High-End Audio – 2019

October 22, 2019 Comments Off on 50 Greatest Bargains in High-End Audio – 2019

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Cables, Power Products, and Accessories
AudioQuest conductive fiber record brush, $22.95
Caig Deoxit contact cleaner, $32.95
Shunyata Research Venom 14 AC power cord, $95
Synergistic Research Foundation Series, $499/$599

Mid-Priced
Excel Sound Corporation Hana SL phono cartridge, $750
GoldenEar Technology SuperSub X subwoofer, $1249
Monitor Audio Silver 300 loudspeaker, $2000
Schiit Audio Yggdrasil DAC, $2399
Bowers & Wilkins 705 S2 loudspeaker, $2500
Vandersteen Audio Model 2Ce Signature II loudspeaker, $2700
First Watt F7 power amplifier, $3000
Wyred 4 Sound SX-1000R monoblock amplifier, $3598/pr.
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo, $4000

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