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Question for all Esoteric owners with clocks .....

.....I have asked this before but never received a response that answered my question, so, I will try it again. Does, upgrading the BNC cables to the Esoteric clocks have an improvement on the overall sound. Now, the stock cords are just that, the stock cords ....but would a $500 BNC cable improve the sound ......so, if yes, then would going to a $1,000 BNC cable be even better ???? You see what I am trying to ask......if there is an improvement over the stock great, but how far should you go on these cords to the clocks ???? Thank you in advance
garebear
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Thanks Cerrot but is not that easy ...the cables need BNC connections and there are just not that many around to audition ......so looking for people who have tested and listened to these cables on clocks and wondering if putting some money into the cables will make a sonic difference.
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Garebear-

as a "cable" guy, myself, I will advise to borrow the cord you seek. Contact a dealer/retailer that will lend the cord to you and trust your own ears. Second, The Cable Company, these guys have a good reputation for lending/loaning cables and cords out to the public.

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
garebear OP
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Jafant - see above. The Cable Company never has what you are looking for and are sometimes a real pain to deal with. Just my opinoin ...but the connections have to be BNC which narrows it down.
rafael0054
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Hi Garebear!What really helps in these cases is having a group of audiophilers friends in the area you live, and lend eachother the cables in order to detect brands and models that could work.We usually do like this.Another method we use is buying under the condition that the cable should work as we want in our sistem, so we left paid the cable, make a week trial in the sistem and IF the cable doesn´t match then we return the cable and have the money back.We usually make like this and never had any problems.It saves a lot of money!So my advice is never buy anything if you haven´t tested in your sistem before.Contact a Purist Audio Design dealer in your area and ask him this week trial.Hope this helps!Raf
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Graebear, It absolutely matters what cords you use. I have the G-01 clock, which I had mated with the D-02/P-02. I had Snake River Mamushi digital cables, which I perferred over the WireWorld Platinum Series 7 BNCs. I now have Valhalla BNCs, which better both by a lot.
You know cables always matter and change and shape everything we listen too. But you have to try them to know which ones work best for you. The Valhalla's are excellent cables and can be had for a good deal NIB as the series II cables are all the rage now.
I have found Esoterics are very sensitive to everything, clocks or no clock, footers or not, dampening, PCs, ICs, and BNCs, etc.
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