Anyone else tried the Acoustic Systems Liveline?

03-04-11: Pani
While I will not debate on the tonality of the Livelines, I will just say that it MUST be auditioned before buying to see if it falls into your camp of signature sound. It definitely has polarized impression. Not for everyone.
Pani (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

Name me one component where an auditioned is NOT encouraged before a purchase and is FOR everyone?

Don't take this negatively, like any revealing component, it will highlight any flaws in ones system.

Knghifi,
That`s my conclusion also, I just think the liveline is exceptionally true to the source and has great resolution ability.With my system the cables come off as pure and organic. Last night I listened to Dexter Gordon "Tower of Power" and also the Chet Baker`s "The Itallian Sessions". Good grief! unbelievable 3D palpable you are with them presence. Quite remarkable and a whole lot of fun. YMMV.

Knghifi, all I am trying to say is Livelines have an extreme sound so it becomes EVEN MORE important to audition them before buying. Just like a Cardas Golden Cross which tends to have extremities on the warmer side.

Yes, "ideally" every component in audio should be bought after home audition but practically speaking the fact that we have so many threads here on Audiogon where people keep asking for suggestions means that there is a lot of blind buy as well. My suggestion was not to do that with Livelines as much as possible. Its characteristics are not moderate IMO.

as apparently many other users of this cable feel the same based on the numerous posts on this thread(vast majority). It just did`nt fit for you and pani, nothing pleases everyone.

It is a common observation and also common sense that most people dont write or even visit threads about products that they dont care much about. Hence you normally see most of these "boutique product" threads filled with praises and appreciation of the products concerned...since it is mostly visited by people who found something special about the product and something worth mentioning. People who thought the product is passable mostly do not spend time on such threads, I mean it is understandable right ?

Personally I have bought numerous products based on such appreciation threads and most of them turned out to be dud in my evaluation. So the "vast majority" you are talking about is nothing special to this product or this thread IMO. I dont want to undermine your assessment or anything, just wanted to highlight human behavior.

Pani, It seems you are changing cables every few months, have you consider the problem is not cable but something else?

At one time my system sounded great but just didn't click. I changed amps, cables, tubes, DAC and finally replacing the SF Line3SE+ with a VAC preamp, everything clicked and it was MAGIC!! I kick myself for selling my beloved Krell amp ... boy if only I change preamp 1st would save me lots of $$ and headaches. Now I'm a true believer the preamp is the heart of a system. Good luck!