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What Does Holographic Sound Like?

And how do you get there? This is an interesting question. I have finally arrived at a very satisfying level of holography in my system. But it has taken a lot of time, effort and money to get there. I wish there had been a faster, easier and less expensive way to get there. But I never found one.

Can you get to a high level of holography in your system with one pair of interconnects and one pair of speaker wires? I don't believe so. I run cables in series. I never found one pair of interconnects and speaker wires that would achieve what has taken a heck of a lot of wires and "tweaks" to achieve. Let alone all the power cords that I run in series. Although I have found one special cable that has enabled the system to reach a very high level of holography -- HiDiamond -- I still need to run cables in series for the sound to be at its holographic best.

There are many levels of holography. Each level is built incrementally with the addition of one more wire and one more "tweak". I have a lot of wires and "tweaks" in my system. Each cable and each "tweak" has added another level to the holography. Just when I thought things could not get any better -- which has happened many times -- the addition of one more cable or "tweak" enabled the system to reach a higher level yet.

Will one "loom" do the job. I never found that special "loom". To achieve the best effects I have combined cables from Synergistic Research, Bybee, ASI Liveline, Cardas, Supra and HiDiamond -- with "tweaks" too numerous to mention but featuring Bybee products and a variety of other products, many of which have the word "quantum" in their description.

The effort to arrive at this point with my system has been two-fold. Firstly, finding the right cables and "tweaks" for the system. Secondly, finding where to place them in the system for the best effects -- a process of trial and error. A lot of cables and "tweaks" had to be sold off in the process. I put "tweaks" in quotation marks because the best "tweaks" in my system have had as profound effect as the components on the sound. The same for the best of the cables, as well. For me, cables and "tweaks" are components.

Have I finally "arrived"? I have just about arrived at the best level that I can expect within my budget -- there are a couple of items on the way. In any case, I assume there are many levels beyond what my system has arrived at. But since I'll never get there I am sitting back and enjoying the music in the blissful recognition that I don't know what I am missing.

I should mention that there are many elements that are as important as holography for the sound to be satisfying, IMO. They include detail, transparency, coherence, tonality, and dynamics, among others. My system has all of these elements in good measure.

Have you had success with holographic sound in your system? If so, how did you get there?
sabai
sabai OP
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Geoffkait,
When you use the word "quantum" you can defer to Jack Bybee whose military background has produced ground-breaking products that do not need to be hawked on Audiogon forums in a cloud of mystery. I can just hear Jack Bybee trying to hawk his products here -- "I sell the Mind Lamp". Lol.
sabai OP
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Geoffkait,
As a troll who trawls for business who is distinguished more than anything else by the picayune while exuding a sense of the pseudo-esoteric with which to mask it, I would not exaggerate your importance on these forums as you attempt to intrude your agenda here.

I may note that it is fortunate that other vendors who visit these forums such as Bobby Palkovic and Ted Denney never draw attention to themselves with self-pronouncements and do not attempt to surround themselves with mysterious airs. They do not need to. They are in a different league -- IMO.
sabai OP
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Bryoncunningham,
You're very welcome. Thank you for your kind reply. It is greatly appreciated. I would also add you to my list of those whose posts create a clear idea of the person behind them. No apology necessary here. I do not feel that you have hijacked this thread at all. I think it is clear that a number of others have done the job very well.

I will be on the road for a few days and will have a chance to reply to recent posts within a day or so.
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geoffkait
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Sabai, you have things all wrong. I have a military electronics background as well, can't you read? If you believe Jack Bybee's products are not controversial you must be living in a cave somewhere. I can certainly understand why he would not wish to enter into discussions here, if you get my drift. I do not defer to Jack Bybee on quantum mechanics, in fact Jack's Quantum Mechanics education is from 50 years ago.

For someone who pushes connecting cables in series and quantum products to be so closed-minded and self-satisfied is just bizarre. As a vendor of high standing on this forum for many years, don't you think I have a right to post here and express my opinions and ideas - just like you? There is no prohibition against vendors, reviewers, dealers, audio insiders, manufacturers. It is an open forum. BTW The Mind Lamp is not an audio product. You should not feel too Threatened by it, it's only a lamp.
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mapman
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Regarding the OP's topic, I'm still with my original post on 9/14 which I think was also the first (maybe the last?) to actually address the topic at hand in a practical manner.
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