Jay, i've seen Bruce's reviews before and emailed him quite a while ago. From what i can gather, his AGI is NOT highly modified. It simply has some common upgrades done to it. If i remember correctly, i think that he had all of the RCA's replaced with "audiophile approved" pieces and installed a new power cord. As i mentioned, getting rid of the ribbon cable and RCA sub-board is of PRIME importance if you really want to hear the unit sing. This is NOT easy though and is quite time consuming in terms of documenting where each wire goes, etc... I've made my own charts and even i get confused by them sometimes !!! : )
As to the Acoustic Research cables, i had a friend ( Hi Lou !!! ) send me some to burn in on my Mobie. He found them to be unlistenable so i volunteered to see if burning them would help at all. I did listen to them when i first got them and agree with him that they are not the best. They are still on the burner as we speak.
While i have not used the cables that you listed, i am quite familiar with Chris' work and designs. He's a great guy and goes way out of his way to help people out. Like most of us without "trust funds", he strives to do the most with the least.
In stock form, the AGI works quite well with Jon Risch's Belden 89248 / 89259 twisted pair design. These cables are excellent for the money and sound very smooth, transparent and detailed while still retaining good body and warmth to them. Like anything else though, whether you like these is up to system synergy and personal taste. I use a combination of these and a couple different types of Magnan ( slightly leaner sounding with excellent high frequency detail ) cables in my computer room system. Sean
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As to the Acoustic Research cables, i had a friend ( Hi Lou !!! ) send me some to burn in on my Mobie. He found them to be unlistenable so i volunteered to see if burning them would help at all. I did listen to them when i first got them and agree with him that they are not the best. They are still on the burner as we speak.
While i have not used the cables that you listed, i am quite familiar with Chris' work and designs. He's a great guy and goes way out of his way to help people out. Like most of us without "trust funds", he strives to do the most with the least.
In stock form, the AGI works quite well with Jon Risch's Belden 89248 / 89259 twisted pair design. These cables are excellent for the money and sound very smooth, transparent and detailed while still retaining good body and warmth to them. Like anything else though, whether you like these is up to system synergy and personal taste. I use a combination of these and a couple different types of Magnan ( slightly leaner sounding with excellent high frequency detail ) cables in my computer room system. Sean
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