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HomeGrown Audio Impressions

By now, I think enough of us have had the time to gauge the performance of this cable to be able to offer concrete opinions. I am curious as to the impressions of others on this cable. In my system(tubes and silk dome tweeters), I am shielded from the nasty things a silver cable can engender in some systems. They would be brightness, harshness, and irritating distortion. The negatives I have found with this unshielded cable are a significant raising of the noise floor(which you forget about when you start to play music), and a big dose of RFI when using the cable on my tuner. RFI stoppers sent to me by Eldragon(thanks so much) have done a great job cleaning things up. Otherwise, I cannot knock the cable on any level. In fact, I am able to hear farther into the music than with any copper cable I have ever tried. The sound is full, extended, and detailed. Bass response is excellent. I A/B the cable against Coincident. The Coincident has the advantage of not having RFI problems. But the HomeGrown lets me hear things the Coincident doesn't pass through. The fact that this cable is only $70 makes me think it has to be the best kept secret in wire. Better performance than Kimber KCAG, for less than the price of PBJ. Of course, it will not work for everyone. But, I am wondering how everyone else is perceiving this product. Please share with us your opinions of performance in your systems. I cannot say it is the best, because I am now using a cable that has redefined what I have gotten from wire. Just burning it in on my tuner now. Will switch to the CD player over the holiday. If performance transfers, this will be the best cable, BY FAR, I have ever used. Will report then. Thanks to everyone for your impressions.
trelja
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I learned about HOME GROWN from a post by Trelja several months ago.I went to their website and purchased a pair for $70.After four months of tests with my KCAG as my reference I can report that there is very little difference between them. I would give HGA a slight advantage in the deep bass and soundstage other then that they are so similar the difference is almost mute. My new HGA cables have found a permanent home linking my SONY XA7ES to a SIM AUDIO P5, and W5 driving full size MAGGIES.I think the problem with the HGA is that they do not cost enough to be taken seriously in the world of high end audio.I sold my KCAG and picked up some new vinyl and some room treatments which is money well spent.If anyone is thinking about silver cables give HGA a listen.
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lak
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Greetings, I demoed Home Grown (v) Silver Audio Bullets 4.0 The Home Grown are very good (especially for the price) however I prefer the Silver Audio which do cost more but were more dimensional and allowed me to hear more detail and additional bass. I used a tube system and a SS amp with a tube pre-amp. For me it was worth the extra money, for others maybe not.
carl_eber
1,425 posts
 
I'm trying Dekay's HG silver interconnects, but haven't tried the RF stoppers yet. So far, I'm not blown away, but when you factor in the cost, they are a good value for sure.
soupcon
40 posts
 
I hate having to say this, but I'm in agreement with Carl. Bought a pair after hearing abt them from someone here, and have been far less than blown away (and I wanted to be.) Taken as a 'budget' cable, they're stellar performers; I have a pair of $250 copper cables that blow the HGA's away. And no, the price difference isn't lost on me, but you guys are comparing them to a far more expensive cable than mine.
mezmo
516 posts
 
I upgraded the entire systems worth of interconnects to the HG silver and was absolutely tickled by the improvements across the boards. However, I was upgrading form a whole assortment of interconnects that retailed about the $100 mark each, so the HG's were hardly up against stiff competition. My only beef with them is, as voiced by many, their tendency to lend a little sillibance, especially to female vocals. Even that, however, has significantly mellowed over time -- though it is still far from ideal. For the price, they can't be beat. As the last word in interconnects, I believe one might have to look further. I might eventually do so myself, but for the time being I am quite content.
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