DH Labs Silversonic

When I started my journey as an audiophile off as a music lover, I never believed that I would ever get to a point where I felt that cables and tweaks like isolation feet could make the biggest difference in the sound of my equipment. It took a little while to get to a place where my components were even good enough to allow cabling and tweaks to make a profound impact on the sound signature. Moving away years ago from a high-end surround receiver to discrete integrateds, separate stages, and quality DACs, I got to a point where the cabling could make as profound an impact or even greater an impact than the components themselves. This is where DH Labs comes in.

Initially, I started with AudioQuest Evergreen and went up the chain to their King Cobras. The sound was full, but missing the midrange and detail in the highs that I was seeking. I tried a few others, like Nordost and Kimber, but my search started its stop after my brother recommended me to try DH Labs. I started with some homemade BL-1 interconnects. The first thing I noticed was the bass neutralizing and a more forward midrange. I do have to say that while the sound was flat and maybe somewhat lifeless, it was also due to me having some mid-fi components and basic canare star-quad speaker cabling. However, I loved the transformation, and after after upgrading to hifi components and reading about the Air Matrix, I stepped up and I haven’t looked back. They have amazing bass response and are open all the way through, and they just enable my music to sound the way they were meant to sound.

I love the Air Matrix cables so much that I decided to also use DH Labs Silversonic Q-10 speaker wire. Also a huge step up in terms of low and high frequency resolution in comparison to the Canare star quad cables. I’ve even tried their female RCA jacks to upgrade the connection in my Thorens TD-165 after I had already upgraded the tonearm and wire to SME3009 and silver wire, and the jacks let the detail shine past the cheap ones I had put there before.

Then, most recently, I did purchase a set of DH Labs Silversonic Revelations. They didn’t quite have the bass response of the Air Matrix, but the resolution cannot be beat, especially in the high frequency detail. I wish there was a blend of both the Air Matrix and Revelation, but it might just not be possible. I did inquire with DH Labs on this, who was surprised to hear of my opinion. Even though I have had the Revelations for over a year, Greg from DH Labs suggested I mail back the cables so he could test, and he offered me some trade-in options to ensure my satisfaction. I have to say, that this was the best customer service I’ve had especially after such a long ownership of the product already.

Anyways, I just wanted to share my experiences with DH Labs. Anyone have similar experiences with them, especially between the Air Matrix and Revelations?