I previously owned a full loom of Origo, including biwire sc’s & thought they were a great match with my previous Boulder 1060 & heavily modded Ayon CD-5s (as linestage). With some tubes in the mix, Origo is a good choice due to their neutral tonal balance. The Origo IC’s are great value imho. I found Origo well balanced & resolving, but also smooth, natural & neutral (more neutral than Unity or Prime).
Prime gives you a bit more of everything. It is more resolving and extended, harmonically richer, warmer, smoother & more liquid/flowing. It is the more sophisticated cable. Vocals are wonderful through Prime, and the Prime xlr’s are the best ic’s i’ve ever used. They are staying in my system & I have no desire to sell them. I would say if you’re considering KS Elation, Prime would be the Jorma cables to consider.
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Hi melbguy1, picking up on an old thread, what are your thoughts on Jorma Statement compared to Prime?
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@alectiong , I have a response from my friend melbguy1 (David), here it is:
"Hi
alectiong, thanks very much for your post. I am unable to respond
personally after I previously cancelled my A'gon membership, however I hope to
re-join A'gon at some point in the future.
I haven't tried the new Jorma Statement xlr's, but as you know I
previously owned Prime sc's before upgrading to Statement. There are
certainly some distinct differences between the two cables. Firstly
Prime are obviously single wired, whilst Statement are
shotgun cables. The Prime sc's use the big Bybee Quantum copper
purifiers, whilst the ic's use Bybee Slipstream gold quantum purifiers.
Statement eschews Bybees altogether. Basically Jorma pushed the limits
using an even higher grade of materials than Prime,
incl: narrower gauge copper strands which were very difficult to
produce. The copper strands are then wound in parallel with ultra pure
ceramic glass fibers to form a tube before the dielectric and shieldings
are added. Re: the narrower gauge of copper wire
used for Statement, Jorma found that the thinner the tube is, the
better the resulting sound. Finally, Statement uses ultra dense walnut
barrels. I'm a believer that everything used in cables matter; and
walnut is one of the best sounding hardwoods.
In terms of how they compare sound-wise, my Dealer and I a-b compared my
old Jorma Prime sc's to the Statements in his main room & the
difference was immediately obvious. Although my fully run in Primes were
smoother sounding as expected, the Statements had
much greater resolution, and in terms of the sound stage, opened up a
whole vista. Once fully burned in, the cables should smooth out and be
superior in this area also. I am really impressed with these cables. In
terms of tonality, Prime sounds warmer, whilst
Statement is a more neutral, reference type cable. Overall Statement
retains the naturalness and harmonic richness Jorma is known for, but
takes it up a whole nutha level which is crazy, as I thought the Prime
sc's were just wonderful. And they still are,
it's just that Statement is clearly better.
Btw as some folks here may know, Jorma Kosky passed away last year.
However the good news is his long-time friend and partner Leif Marten
Olofsson from Marten has taken over Jorma Design and is continuing
Jorma's legacy. In fact, they are expanding the range."
Cheers,
David.
Cheers, John
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