@milercarbon1 - a couple of years ago I got to compare these cables to top of the line products from highly regarded companies such as Cardas, Kimber Cable, Neotech, Audioquest and a few other commercial brands.
All of the Helix cables, power, interconnect and speaker cables outperformed all of them.
I have auditioned the Helix cables on various systems up to $50k on various products from companies such as Ayre, Gryphon, NAIM, Bryston, Magnapan, Tannoy, Gershman Acoustics, B & W, and a couple of tube amps. Each time the Helix proved to be better than the commercial cable products installed on the systems.
The only products I have NOT had the opportunity to try them on is any of the electrostatic speakers.
In one case, a fellow DIYer who tried them, replaced all their Nordost cables, a brand which I regard very highly.
The one thing that I cannot say for certain is - whether a person will like their sound - which is very neutral and extremely dynamic, maybe to their detriment because some people like the colouration and smoothness that some cables provide.
Some DIYer’s have used THEIR favourite wire to build them because they preferred that sound over the wire I have posted on my site. Other than that, everyone seems to be very satisfied that they tried the Helix Geometry.
I do agree somewhat with your comments - compared to the Helix Cables, my early DIY cable efforts were pretty "mundane".
So why did I continue building cables? Because of the great DIY information on this forum, which allowed me to "fine tune" my cables.
After many years of research and development, the Helix cables are in a completely different league compared to those early efforts, i.e. from a performance perspective.
The Helix geometry is not the only style that provide benefits...
- Ribbon Geometry cables also offer extremely good performance, but that geometry does not suit power cables.
So I think we will just have to agree to disagree and leave it at that :-)
Enjoy the Music - Regards - Steve
All of the Helix cables, power, interconnect and speaker cables outperformed all of them.
I have auditioned the Helix cables on various systems up to $50k on various products from companies such as Ayre, Gryphon, NAIM, Bryston, Magnapan, Tannoy, Gershman Acoustics, B & W, and a couple of tube amps. Each time the Helix proved to be better than the commercial cable products installed on the systems.
The only products I have NOT had the opportunity to try them on is any of the electrostatic speakers.
In one case, a fellow DIYer who tried them, replaced all their Nordost cables, a brand which I regard very highly.
The one thing that I cannot say for certain is - whether a person will like their sound - which is very neutral and extremely dynamic, maybe to their detriment because some people like the colouration and smoothness that some cables provide.
Some DIYer’s have used THEIR favourite wire to build them because they preferred that sound over the wire I have posted on my site. Other than that, everyone seems to be very satisfied that they tried the Helix Geometry.
I do agree somewhat with your comments - compared to the Helix Cables, my early DIY cable efforts were pretty "mundane".
So why did I continue building cables? Because of the great DIY information on this forum, which allowed me to "fine tune" my cables.
After many years of research and development, the Helix cables are in a completely different league compared to those early efforts, i.e. from a performance perspective.
The Helix geometry is not the only style that provide benefits...
- Ribbon Geometry cables also offer extremely good performance, but that geometry does not suit power cables.
So I think we will just have to agree to disagree and leave it at that :-)
Enjoy the Music - Regards - Steve