HiDiamond Speaker Cables

Sabai..take a pic of your speaker cable set up ..it would be interesting to see..

Sabai,
I would love to see a pic of how that looks too.

Also, you never answered the question of if you would opt for the HiDiamond or Cardas if forced to pick one. Additionally, I would be very curious to know your sonic observations of adding the Cardas to the combo.

With that said, seeing as how your setup seems to mainly consist of gear I was aiming at upgrading to, would you entertain a request of breaking down the list of your power + speaker hookup equipment in order of biggest to smallest impact? I am looking to order some HD8 speaker cables since my current ones are my weakest link at the moment. I have HD3 PC's and HD interconnects but no power filtering at this time (recently took mine out of the chain after noticing that it was killing dynamics). So basically, I'm starting from a very simple foundation.

Stevepo

I had to wait for some equipment before I could spend some time listening to me system.
I have two HD3 power cable, one HD1 XLR and two HD7 speaker cables. Also two Triode Wire Labs TenPlus power Cables.

The TWL cables are on my PS Audio PW MKII DAC and Transport.

The two HD3 are on my Veritas mono blocks (they come with the TWL cables).

The HD1 is between the DAC and amps.

The pair of HD7 are between the amps and my B&W 802D speakers in a bi-amp configuration.

All connected to a Synergistic PowerCell 10SE MKII.

First hats off to TWL. I tried them on the amps and the PSA stuff and must say anyone looking for a upgrade at a lower price point can not go wrong. This is the one to buy if that is your budget.

Now I have just started to listen so I will need more time to give my full thoughts but I will give a first impression.

So far I like! The first thing that comes to mind is how holographic they are. But not just the performers and the sound stage. You can hear (feel) the hall or room it seems. There have been times that I can hear into the venue. Now again this is early and I need to have more time to confirm.
They almost have an analog like way but are very detailed to. At times I think they may be dark but then I hear all this detail and transparency so then they can not be dark.
Also there is an emotion that comes through at times.

But my DAC is still breaking-in so I am waiting to see how things progress from here.

Calloway,
I have pics. How do I upload them?

Al-
Now all you need to do is replace your Powercell tuning box with a PS Audio p-10 power regenerator and you will hear what your system REALLY is capable of. I'm not kidding. Its what I did and I was amazed at how much more realistic my system sounded. In addition, the noise floor dropped considerably and my soundstage got wider and deeper. Plus, your system will be protected from power surges, etc., as the Powercell protects nothing.

Just a thought.....