KLEI Absolute®Harmony Phono/RCA Plugs

Yping - I have normally used my DIY cables, since they provide significantly better bang for the buck. But I have also tried Stager Silver Solids with the Canare, Eichman Silver Bullet, Copper Harmony and Silver Harmony RCA's - the latter providing the best performance on those cables.

Until I got the gZero10/Absolute Hamony - I used the gZero6 IC's on my analogue rig and my DIY IC's with the Pure Harmony on my digital rig.

I did compare the gZero3 IC's on a friends system that had some name brand high-end XLR Balanced cables containing silver conductors and we both thought the gZero3's conveyed better dynamics, more details, larger image and deeper and more controlled bass. I would think that gZero10's would probably yield amazing improvements on that system.

I have tried the following RCA's on my DIY cables and found each one in the list to perform discernibly better than the one before it...
- Canare
- Furutech with copper centre pin
- Eichmann Silver Bullet
- Copper Harmony
- Silver Harmony
- Pure Harmony
- Absolute Harmony (currently burning in)

I also replaced the Nakamachi RCA's on my silver litz one-piece tone-arm wire with the Pure Harmony and the improvements were staggering. They convey so much more information with a very neutral presentation. Again, they allow for more clarity, better and deeper bass, larger image etc...

The Absolute Harmony are on my IC's and completing their burn-in as I write this, but improvements were apparent immediately WRT deeper bass, clarity and a more focussed image.

FYI - I also have the gZero6 Speaker cables, which improved both the depth and control of the bass and the clarity in the mid and upper frequencies.

You could say I am heavily invested in KLE Innovations products, but the reason for that is they work extremely well and compared to many other boutique brands they are more affordable.

I also have found that quality power cables play a huge role in achieving the level of performance I now enjoy. I also make my own power cables, but if I were to use a brand name cable, the ones I would checkout are from Anticables. The use a braided architecture - an architecture which I have also tried and found to work very well.

I have heard that KLE Innovations are planning on introducing power cables next year, which I think will be giant killers.

Hope that answers your questions

Regards...

Yping - here's the link to the gZero10 review

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1414710551&openmine&zzWilliewonka&4&5#Williewonka

Regards

Well, I've had a chance to review these RCA's on both my DIY Home Brew interconnects for a week or so and just today I switched a pair over to my Turntable.

The micro details and clarity these RCA's will bring to your system are absolutely superb. Along with that comes a significantly better defined image space, much crisper dynamics, an extended bottom end that has amazing depth and control, so they never sound bloated, just in control.

There is also a smoothness that comes into play especially in the upper register of violins, which can sometimes sound a little harsh. The sibilance on vocals is also superbly controlled and smooth also.

One place where these RCA's seem to shine is on my silver litz one piece tone-arm wire. The details they convey are nothing short of stunning.

If you have a turntable I would highly recommend getting these. You'll think you have replaced your cartridge with something much more expensive

If you already have the VDH Colibri or Koetsu Correlstone or something of a similar performance level then these RCA's will show you what these cartridges are really all about.

I have the Denon DL103 - and I have never heard details so vivid from this really affordable cartridge.

If you don't have vinyl, but have some serious single ended interconnects then give these a try - they perform equally as well and bring all of the same attributes to digital music.

They are so good they will bring your digital rig closer to an analogue sound - provided your rig is up to it :-)

Want more proof - take a look at the KLEI web site and see which cable/component manufactures are using the Harmony RCA plug line on their gear.

For example - just a few..
- Black Rhodium
- Origin Live
- ISOkinetic
- Anticables
- Gabriel Gold
- Signal Cable

http://www.kleinnovations.com/

There's also some pretty good reviews of their lineup on there also

Theyrrrrrrre GREAT!!!

Ooops - didnt' mean to sound like Tony the Tiger :-)

Williewonka, what other RCA plugs have you used so far on your DIY interconnects...

yping- see my post above 10_30_14

Regards