dcs owners--

elberoth2-----not sure i read you on the aes/ebu part... could you elaborate on it please?
i have the same stack as your friend ,and am using the standard 1394 and bnc cables for clocking--- tried the siltch and kharma 1394 cables ,but thought that the sound was missing the bottom end....
anyone used the custom 1394 cable from poland?

Ozy,

He tried both the OE IEEE1394 cable that comes with the dCS stack, and the custom made cable made by "Jareko" (from Poland).

Although the Jareko's cable was better than the OE dCS cable, the felt that standard AES/EBU interface outperformed both of those.

He uses AudioQuest the latest, top of the range The Raven AES/EBU cable, and prefers it over Nordost Valhalla AES/EBU cable he also tried (he uses all Valhalla ICs and power cords).

thanks for the elaborated input... i'll certainly explore it further...

I tried the Polish DSD firewire cable and found it a significant improvement over the stock DSD cable. Using the DSD connection between the Purcell and Elgar was a major improvement over two balanced AES cables between the two, and I have used Purist Dominus, Kharma Enigma and NBS Monitor 0 in those spots. Especially with the $179 Polish cable, DSD firewire won hands down.

mgottlieb---

great input! have you tried any other digital cable w/bnc for the vernoa wordclocking?
how about power cords for the dcs gear?