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
I just bought two pairs of the Homegrown Audio Silver Lace interconnects. Should have them in a cuople of days. Where do I get the RFI stoppers you have been talking about?
A number of companies produce them, including AudioQuest. They are cheaper than cheap. I see that the Musical Fidelity NuVista interconnects, which are also silver, come with them built into each cable. Antony Michaelson has spoke on the topic, and considers them invaluable. This is in no way to say that silver is any more prone to RFI than copper. It is related to the cable construction. I also want to just let everyone know that the new HomeGrown Audio Silver Lace interconnects completely obliterate the HomeGrown Super Silver in every conceivable area. Have been holding back on a review, but will submit it soon. Color me stunned!
I think you can also get RFI stoppers at Radio Shack, called ferrite clamps. Cheap and effective for RFI rich environments, such as the NYC area.
Trelja-OK, I'll bite. What are the silver Lace IC's like? Had not heard about these yet...
I bought a pair of the ferrite clamps from Radio Shack a week ago. It wasn't a stunning improvement. BTW, the PS Audio P300 Power Plant is impressive. The music is more transparent and palpable. Top-end is better integrated - but, unfortunately the sibilance problem with female voice I have been having with the Super Silvers was not improved. Maybe I'll give the Silver Lace a try; compared to their competition the price isn't all that high...