AudioQuest Pegasus vs Thunderbird Interconnects


Hello all,

Has anyone had the chance to listen? I know Pegasus is brand new, but Thunderbird has been around. I am questioning whether the cost/performance is worth it to upgrade to Thunderbird. Not many reviews out there.

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ozzy

"So, your equipment does not exist?"

Does it matter to anyone? Nobody cares whether it's real or imaginary. I built my amp/preamp just for myself not for sale.

But the presence of the data sheet of that snake oil lamp DBS matters to your buyers who paid thousands of dollars. They should be able to understand what the device really is and how it performs in the system.

tomic601

I don't know these two snake oil experts. You should know 'patentability is all about 'uniqueness' (that is, not infringing other inventions), nothing to do with its academic authenticity, its performance/effectiveness in the overall system. I suggest they submit the device to the IEEE and/or AES for their professional review. It will be the biggest joke of the century. No? Someday when I get extremely bored I'll look it up to read the abstract and claims made I bet not any better than your website which is full of novel scientific wonders. Who knows... the scientists and engineered on the board may find it a genuinely 'magical' device that makes the world a better place to live as you have claimed.

Just want to share my Pegasus burn-in experience.

Estimate that 80-90% of final performance is present at approx 100 hours.

At 150-175 hours, further refinement takes place with result that sound is just delicious.

@kennymacc : Curious to hear about your Thunderbird vs. Pegasus head-to-head audition.

 

@bosssound I was unable to do a head-to-head comparison, as I sold the Pegasus XLR before the Thunderbird XLR arrived.  I can tell you that, based on memory, the Thunderbird are superior performers in my system than the Pegasus.  My assessment of Thunderbird vs Pegasus: Thunderbird are more refined sounding than Pegasus, with a blacker background, tighter bass, sweeter highs, more depth, detail and transparency than Pegasus.  Quite frankly, I really didn't expect to be that much more impressed with the sound quality of the Thunderbird over the Pegasus, but I was.  Thunderbird seems to have elevated the sound quality of my system to a whole other level of refinement over the Pegasus.  To my ears, Thunderbird are reference caliber cables for the most discriminating audiophile.  As excellent as Thunderbird are, I can only imagine how much more brilliant Firebird and Dragon must be.  At any rate, the search for the perfect interconnect cables for my audio system is now over.  I done!!!  Happy listening.