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Copper®Harmony RCA Plug - a new breed

I was contacted by KLE Innovations recently to review their entry level RCA connector (plug).

I have no idea why - Maybe due to a blog that I maintain?

Anyhow - I was a little skeptical that the Copper Harmony RCA Plug could significantly better my existing Silver Bullet RCA's, since they share (i.e. visually) very similar design principals.

So I set about planning a testing strategy based on about 30 tracks that, over the years, I have used for auditioning various audio components, who's purchase I was considering.

Well, I didn't even have to wait for the Copper Harmony RCA Plug to burn-in to realize they are something extremely special.

Anyhow - to cut to the chase - the Copper Harmony RCA Plug delivers an exceptional performance which improved upon details, dynamics, imaging, etc... of the Silver Bullet RCA's that I own.

Now, I have not compared the Copper Harmony RCA Plug directly to RCA's that conform to a more "conventional" RCA design, mainly because my Silver Bullet RCA's had already demonstrated their superiority.

So - the Copper®Harmony RCA Plug resolves to a very high level of performance and it is very very quick - perfect for just about any duty in the realm of audio - including their use on digital cables!

Because of their ability to allow the flow of extremely small "micro details" in an audio signal, I believe they would also be ideally suited for use on those turntables that employ a one piece wiring harness - especially when using moving coil cart's.

So if you are interested in the complete review please go to http://www.image99.net/blog/

If you would like more information from KLE Innovations then use the following

o Website – www.KLEinnovations.com (nearly ready)

o Email - KLEinnovations@clubtelco.com

Please note - I have no affiliation with KLE Innovations and was not paid to participate in the review.

I am just very impressed with what I consider to be a stellar product and feel it would be beneficial to share my experience with the members.

Regards...
williewonka
williewonka OP
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Sbrownnw - I took a detailed look at the electrical specs of the Mogami (I should have done that first) and I didn't see a problem with them - very similar to many other good interconnect cables - except the capacitance was 1/3 of other cables I have used, but that's a good thing - high capacitance can be an issue.

A couple of questions...

I am guessing that the end of the cable to which the floating shield is attached to is connected to the "source component" - is that correct?
- if not - give that a try

Do the sources you are dissatisfied with have a three-pin or a two-pin plug?

If they have a two-pin plug, have you tried grounding the chassis of that component?

I have a Pioneer Elite DVD player with a two-pin and it creates a hum if the chassis is not grounded. It also sounds much better with the chassis grounded.

You also mention certain media does not sound good
- can you identify those media and their sources

Thanks...
yping
351 posts
 
@Sbrownnw, I have started this thread, DouglasConn/Mogami 2549 & KLEI Copper Harmony RCAs, on the cable forum, http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1&ctg&3&, and asked for comments :)

Perhaps it is best to post some questions there :)

Should be interesting to see the comments...
yping
351 posts
 
Sorry for the many posts but they seem to take a long time to appear on the tread and I can never remember what I have previously posted while waiting for them to appear...

Doug does not any experience with the KLEI RCAs nor did I and my cable build was the first set. He has wired up many, many different cable configs with exceptional results.
Bit Confused... didn't you buy these from Douglas Connection?
Are you the Douglas Connection beta tester (ie sound evaluation process)?

All good and have fun :)
williewonka OP
3,072 posts
 
Sbrownnw - One other thing to consider might be speaker position.

Perhaps making the speakers slightly wider might assist with the image.

Also, front to back placement might also make a difference.

The KLEI RCA's do make the image wider and deeper

If the image on the recording is too wide or too deep for the current speaker position then it might be the reason for an unfocussed or jumbled image.

FYI: My speakers are around 8.5 feet apart and the image still exceeds that width. The front of my speakers is also around 39 inches from the wall behind them.

I realize you room may not allow this, but it's just another thought.

Regards...
sarcher30
596 posts
 
Sbrownnw, Are you sure you wired your interconnects correctly? Make sure they are both wired the same. If one is wired out of phase then you will loose focus.
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