IC's from pre-pro to amp

Thanks for the update and the comments Blindjim.

FWIW

I injected the Auvions into a step up rig.. my office system… yesterday. I used them as main ICs from Bel Canto DAC3 to Onkyo 805 reciever, which drives former flagship speakers from Phase Tech PC 10.5’s via SR Alpha Quad biwire cables. They took the place of my Goertz Micro Pearls, former Stereophile suggested cables….

Well, I’m still impressed. With the RS wires ni their new digs I was able to reconfigure some settings on my music server + JR MC 14 MP and all to the better. The resolution was improved and the apparent fuzziness I was getting in the other rig was … well, the other rig, and not the cables themselves.

Although detail did not seem immensely increased the resolution seemed to acquire more fluidity and coherence. I feel they were far more engaging than the somewhat starker sounding Pearls. One noticeable item that came to me as I listened further on was the music developed out of a darker backdrop thereby illuminating the artists and instruments better. The involvement factor appreciated severely too as I kept playing file after file of varying genres. Mostly live recordings of acoustic music, then later on some live Rock & roll. Across the gamut I feel these are as good a pick in the under $100 or so arena as any other cable I’ve since used.

It sounds weird to me to expand this much on such inexpensive interconnects, yet it also should indicate something about their performance and value quotient too.

Not cutting them in half, I suspect these RS Auvion ICs are merely coaxial RCA cables given their heft and flexibility. They feel too light to have much actual wire within them and don’t bend like they do either… feeling way more like standard coax RG 56 or 59 cabling instead.

I’m almost afraid to replace my Nirvana SX Ltd or Magic IIs with them! But I will soon… I’m a little too curious now to not. … but that will be a while as I’ve ordered another digital IC to try out first in place of my Stereovox XV2.

So if $$$$ matters…. One could do lots worse than to try out the RS Auvions for $20 per pr!

Sheesssh… I’ve paid more than that for lunch.

Thanks for the further update - but I think there is no "n" in the brand name - I think it is just "Auvio". Will be interested to hear further reviews.

Sorry... I really should 'look' more often instead of listening to the sound of the words as uttered by my software.

I'll make some effort later to recap things in a different thread/review. Suffice it to say, for those instances where a good set of cables is needed yet the application or budget doesn't permit indulgence, I've found nothing so far to make me want to throw them out. Nada!