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Have You Tried Cabledyne Interconnects?

They are offering promotional prices right now. I can find no reviews of their products. Would you recommend taking a chance on them? I'm thinking in particular of some balanced 1-meter interconnects for $205.
http://app.audiogon.com/listings/interconnects-introducing-cabledyne-reference-cables-introductory-offer-2012-08-08-cables-86351-sedona-az
http://www.cabledyne.com/xlr-cables.html

"Our Design Philosophy
Cabledyne cables are a synergistic assembly of precision component parts based on our specific engineering and performance testing requirements. Our products reflect many years of in-field use and positive customer feedback. We sell only one cable line, our very best product.

Solid copper flat-wire conductors: Super-refined 6N monocrystal copper has a superior sonic quality compared to silver, gold, palladium, and plated conductors. The monocrystal structure allows unimpeded signal propagation by eliminating grain boundaries. Flat-wire has lower distortion and better high frequency extension than ordinary round wire. We employ only optimally sized single conductors per phase as multiple conductors create time smearing of the audio signal.

Fluoropolymer dielectrics: Hyflon MFA air core tubing with no fillers for the absolute lowest signal dissipation next to a perfect vacuum.

True EMI shield: Our exclusive Inconel cable sheath is a passive shield that prevents damaging noise-induced currents. The durable, non-magnetic metallic sheath also prevents additional signal dissipation loss of plastic cable jackets (PVC and braids).

Select connectors: Sonically screened and design matched plugs and spades by Cardas, Wattgate, Furutech, Heico, Hubbell, and KLS. Termination methods employ machined-crimped contact points (where applicable) and soldering with eutectic formulated solder. Power products are cryogenically treated."
franz456
franz456 OP
24 posts
 
They tell me by email that with their cables: "No lengthy burn-in is required due to the high purity copper wire. Typically after 8 hours of use, our cables become more liquid and continue to sound better over time."
Does this sound reasonable?
sonic_genius
528 posts
 
New kid on the block? Looks good for the money. As far as burn, 8 hours is nothing compared to 200 hours for most others. Still, I like around 100 hours to be sure.
sonic_genius
528 posts
 
Oh, but these are copper cables which really don't need much time, YMMV. I have had a few Audioquest coppers that sounded great out of the box. Silver is another story and IME can take up to 400 hours.

Might be worth a listen with a 30-day return? Happy listening!
jburidan
803 posts
 
It will be interesting to learn how the dielectric sounds compared to FEP Teflon, and whether the connectors are brass.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
there are MANY cable companies producing cable.

each one has a different design philosophy and there is a variation in the parameters that affect their performance.

many of the companies sell direct , while some have dealer networks.

i try to minimize risk. therefore, as has been suggested, if you can have a home audition of 30 days, it is worth a shot. you will pay for shipping of course.

if you buy blind, you will have a problem reselling the cables.

minimize risk i wouldn't buy the cable without a return policy. you can't quantify the odds that you will like the cables.
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