DH Labs

@lalitk I’ll look into it. I don’t know how Majestic compares to Arcadia sonically. I kind of grew out of the Arcadia between my phono stage and preamp. 

@audphile1

IME, Majestic holds a sweet spot in Zavfino line. If you recall one of my earlier posts, I recommended Fusion IC over Arcadia, your system is far more superior for entry level cables.

Love me some DH Labs.

@lalitk thank you for the compliment! I replaced the Arcadia with AZ Silver Ref MkII for the phono to preamp connection. It’s also a better match with my AZ Absolute Copper IC everywhere else. Too bad AZ don’t make phono cables. 

My experience is different with DH Labs. I had their Silversonic USB cable between my streamer and dac. Their lower priced one, not the mirage. The Silversonic was ok at first but for some reason it got so bright that it actually hurt my ears and I had to cut off my listening sessions short wondering if my hearing was failing me. Then I bought the Curious USB cable and everything about my hearing went back to normal, no more pain, so much more musicality and none of the harshness of the Silversonic. My ears love the Curious.