Anyone tried Shunyata's Antares interconnect yet ?

I have the helix Altair and Antares in my system - they represent the first major IC change for me in the past 6+ years. Construction and fit n finish appear to be high quality - I was surprised to learn they are hand woven. The Altair has a similar voice to the Antares and lets just say the Antares is better in a 'more of the same' kind of way.

I just wrote comments on the Andromeda speaker cables in another thread and will say the sonic character of the interconnects is v. similar. In a nutshell, harmonic nuance without obvious coloration, effortless timing and dynamics with excellent detail and air. Their speed reminds me of some of the flat ribbon types I heard a while back, but the Altair/Antares sound in no way 'thin' or analytic.

All the standard caveats apply - YMMV, best to try in your own system, etc. But yeah, I've taken a fancy to 'em.

Cheers,
Tim

I have the Anatares Helix IC's in my system as well as the Orion speaker cables. Absolutely love them. I went through an extensive process several months ago once I had decided to upgrade my MIT Oracle v1.1 speaker cables and IC's. The MIT's were just not a good match for my equipment. Anyway, I demoed in my room the Nordost Vahalla, Acoustic Zen Absolute, Silversmith Silver and Palladium, Harmonic Tech, etc. IMO, the Shunyata's give you the best of the silver/ribbons (immediacy, transparency, speed) and the network cables (tonal accuracy and realisitic weight).

I strongly endorse them and would suggest you give them a listen.

Hello Earflappin. Shunyatas new signal cables are very interesting products. Have you been able to compare shunyatas signal cables to Transparents top models (reference, XL, MM or even Opus)? best, Mika

I have the Antares interconnects in a system w. Transparent speaker cables. I will be comparing them to my old Transparent Reference (XL tech) interconnects shortly. I am waiting for them to finish breaking in. So far they seem incredibly neutral. Nothing more or less.

Hi Mika,

No, my high end dealer did not carry Transparent's top of the line models so I was not able to compare them in my bake-off. I know they are highly regarded. It will be interesting to get some feedback from Dgad on that score. All I can say is that I continue to be very happy with the Shunyata's.