Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!!


I seriously can’t believe what these cables are doing to the sound in my rig.  I had them awhile ago and couldn’t justify the price (used) so I pulled back and returned them.  I grabbed them again yesterday since my local stereo shop still had them hanging there. 

Well let me say that I’ve always been a believer in cables making changes to the sound because I can hear it but I’ve never had speaker cables that changed the sound as dramatically as this.  The way it’s untangling the music, the way its making everything sound real, the way it’s full top to bottom without any harshness is pretty crazy.  

This is on a system that isn’t highly resolving yet all of these differences are completely noticeable.  I’m not talking about a little more resolution here, a little more top end sparkle there, fuller bass here...  I’m talking about did I just get a different amp, this can’t be the same dac, these can’t be the same speakers, kind of changes.

I’ve had this sound in my systems before but that was with higher end gear for sure... it makes me wonder how much I was leaving on the table without these cables in my rig at that time.


Have any of you had similar experiences with the Solo Crystal 8’s as well?  I’m thinking that these are end game cables for me.
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I know, huh?!,..change one variable and I create two more.      Perhaps "Its the journey, not the destination" I guess ;) 
A buddy picked up a set of the AP Crystal Solo interconnects too. He's now in his 3rd week of use, letting them play and settle in. 

He too reported they are notably more open and detailed than his prior copper ICs he used from Belden and others. Maybe a tad less full sounding due to no rounding off of the high freq or mids now.

Reporting as I go...For a few days this past week it seemed like the solos sounded full, then the next day not, and maybe a week later back to more neutral.  Kind of a roller coaster during the first month of burn-in and settling.  

Both of us are liking the AP Crystal Solo ICs and how they tend to separate individual instruments - but also going back to now messing with tubes in our preamps and tubes in our DACs to pick up some of the fullness.

The AP Solos definitely have a larger and deeper sound stage for sure compared to other average copper ICs.  How they manage to not blend or not blur individual instruments on some tracks is quite interesting compared to all the other cables I've tried before... Hmmm.  
Same here.  Rollercoaster ride.  One day, full and fantastic, the next a little dull...  

I think that the separation of individual instruments and being able to easily follow any one instrument or how they all fit together is a stand out feature of these cables.  I read somewhere that it has to do with not smearing any particular freq. response.  I’ll look for the link later when Im not at work!