I have the Music Wave Ultra and currently auditioning the Yter Cables (They are about $1500 Canadian funds). Not finished with the audition but it blows it away hands down! However, a local montreal cable called Bis Audio (www.bisaudio.com) has the maestro cable that is said to be just as good as the Yter but at lower price ($750 CAN Funds).
I have both and can honestly say that both of them are leagues better than my Transparent MusicWave Ultra interconnects.I haven`t tried the yTER speaker cables yet. Don`t want to yet...don`t have the funds.
Suffice to say, either the Yter or Bisaudio Maestro cables will sound better than Transparent. How good? Decided to hold off against replacing my VTL 5.5 preamp with an Ayre K1 XE preamp. The rest of my system:
Ayre C5 XE cd player, Ayre V5XE, Avalon Ascendant Speakers.
Please note, my audition is not yet over. I used a single ended Yter Cable from CD PLayer to Preamp, a balanced BisAudio Maestro cable from Preamp to Amp. It was not a fair comparison since The transparent MusicWave Ultra interconnects I have are single ended and terminated with WBT Plugs. I kept the Transparent Music Wave ulTRA speaker cables in place. I will continue my testing tomorrow when I borrow a single ended BisAudio Maestro cable to replace the Yter cable running from the cd player to preamp.
Suffice to say, the transparent cables sound very bright. They seem to be hiding details (i.e. cymbals, drumstick sounds) when everything is playing. With the transparent, when a female voice goes up higher, it sometimes sounds irritating and bright. With the Yter and Maestro in place, sounds more natural, smooth, transparent and more realistic. I am able to listen more to the low level details (brush strokes, ambience of the hall, etc...) with teh Yter and Maestro in place. I am definitely getting rid of my transparent interconnects.
Will let you know my final conclusion...
Ren
I have both and can honestly say that both of them are leagues better than my Transparent MusicWave Ultra interconnects.I haven`t tried the yTER speaker cables yet. Don`t want to yet...don`t have the funds.
Suffice to say, either the Yter or Bisaudio Maestro cables will sound better than Transparent. How good? Decided to hold off against replacing my VTL 5.5 preamp with an Ayre K1 XE preamp. The rest of my system:
Ayre C5 XE cd player, Ayre V5XE, Avalon Ascendant Speakers.
Please note, my audition is not yet over. I used a single ended Yter Cable from CD PLayer to Preamp, a balanced BisAudio Maestro cable from Preamp to Amp. It was not a fair comparison since The transparent MusicWave Ultra interconnects I have are single ended and terminated with WBT Plugs. I kept the Transparent Music Wave ulTRA speaker cables in place. I will continue my testing tomorrow when I borrow a single ended BisAudio Maestro cable to replace the Yter cable running from the cd player to preamp.
Suffice to say, the transparent cables sound very bright. They seem to be hiding details (i.e. cymbals, drumstick sounds) when everything is playing. With the transparent, when a female voice goes up higher, it sometimes sounds irritating and bright. With the Yter and Maestro in place, sounds more natural, smooth, transparent and more realistic. I am able to listen more to the low level details (brush strokes, ambience of the hall, etc...) with teh Yter and Maestro in place. I am definitely getting rid of my transparent interconnects.
Will let you know my final conclusion...
Ren