OK, if nobody else is going to acknowledge the great big elephant in the room I guess I'll have to do it. Directionality. No, I'm not talking about which way the shield is connected or balanced vs unbalanced. I'm talking about unshielded cables with good old RCA connectors. And dielectric and jacket. Like fuses, all wire is directional. So, if you haven't done so already or if you don't believe me, reverse your interconnects right now. Surely somebody out there must have his interconnects in the WRONG direction. Let us know your results.
Interconnect Cables
My components are set. Now I'm tinkering with cables. I tried a couple different power cords and although I heard differences I decided to keep what I have. Now I'm looking for suggestions to compare to my Wireworld Platinum Eclipse 7 interconnect cables. I'm looking for cables below $2K per meter.
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@ricred1 - Don't know what you're looking for, as far as the, "next level", but: my personal experience with the Platinum Eclipse follows. In my room, with my system, and with(between my main amps and pre) Silver Audio Hyacinths(unbalanced), I had a sound stage that extended from wall to wall. Wanted to upgrade and tried the Platinum Eclipse, in that position. Increase in detail was beautiful, depth of stage the same as before, but- stage width reduced to between my speakers. Tried a pair of Synergistic Research Tesla Apex and found their presentation identical to the Platinum's, but my stage width was back. I suppose this is actually my point: I've found the Cable Company's lending library an indispensable asset, when shopping for interconnects/speaker cabling. Whatever was accrued in, "rental fees", they've taken off the price of my purchases. Great guys and great deals: https://www.thecableco.com/content.aspx?iid=5777 |
rodman99999, My components are where I want them to be. That being said, I don't know, what I don't know! Meaning I don't know if my cables are limiting the performance of my system. I thought my power cords were the weak link. So, I tried Shunyata Sigma power cords. There were differences, the Sigma's has better defined bass, but overall I preferred the mids, highs, and soundstaging of the Wireworld. I could try several other power cords, but I'm on to interconnect cables. What you described with the Synergistic cables is exactly what I'm looking for! Something that will take my system to the next level...better bass, detail, separation, realism. Not that I feel anything is "bad", but I want to find what's possible with different cables. If in the end the Wireworld is the best fit, so be it! If not, I'll move on! Again, it's about what works well in my system. |
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