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Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic

I am looking to try new cables and have been reading the archives in cable forums on all the great cable recommendations. I'm trying to get a handle on how the Synergistic Tesla range that I once owned compare to the gold based cable offerings.

However for some strange reason hardly any of the members here who seem to have tried the various gold based faves (Gabriel Gold, Jade, KCI, Purist and others) have not been tempted to try the popular Synergistic cables and not much here in the way of comparisons. I am not sure why but there seems to be two camps.

Anyways hoping to get a comparison as I had the Tesla Accelerators in my system for a short while and wonder if the gold based cables have the same naturalness, depth of soundstage, air and separation of the Teslas. I should add that as good as the Accelerators were sound wise I did not like the idea of introducing more electricity into my system with the active shielding hence looking for comparable alternatives.
frankk
fiddler
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I tried the SR Apex and Precision Ref ICs in my system and they didn't work for me. I was really hopeful that the SR interconnects would significantly better my current ICs, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. My Audio Metallurgy ICs were as good or better in almost every respect.

With the SR cables the music was delivered from a blacker background and the mid-bass was better, but in all other respects the AM cables were their equal or better. Plus the AM ICs were simply more involving, IMHO.

Next up will be Indras from DAC to preamp and Valhalla from preamp to amp. Hopefully, this attempt will be more fruitful.
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jmcgrogan2
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Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic

Because we are happy with gold. I have tried many, many cables, far to many to start naming names in the last 20 years or so. I even heard some SR cables years ago when they first came out, and was unimpressed. I realize that SR has become much more popular with the Tesla Series, but I discovered gold based conductors 2-3 years ago, and have no interest in playing the cable game anymore.

Cheers,
John
opus88
530 posts
 
Frank: I agree with Blindjim, but also think you touched on something else that coincides with my impression when you said"...the general tone was not much different than my cheaper and conventional...interconnects." Speaking from my own perceptive vantage point, I'm not especially enamored with a kind of sound that seems to emphasize how clean, clear and neutral it is, but I respect the right of others to feel differently.
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rx8man
1,481 posts
 
I'm with Jmcgrogan2 all the way.

I have a great respect for SR, but after exhausting many interconnect trials,
I went for Gold and never turned back.
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pdreher
1,208 posts
 
I'm very happy with my Jade Hybrids. No need or desire to change unless I want to downgrade.
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