Mapleshade and Maple Audio Cables

There are already several threads discussing Mapleshade products. Search for "Mapleshade" you should get two or three that discuss the ICs. Also read the threads about interconnects and you'll find some references to these products.

I am using the Mapleshade Double Helix digital cable with a Bel Canto DAC and enjoy it's clear, neutral & detailed yet muscial sound. I just tried another silver IC in its place today and even the silver sounded muted and cloudy in comparison. The cables are very fragile and odd looking, but sound great.

While i haven't tried any of these cables, the literature that they provide for these products has some TALL "double-speak" in it. Any company that has to resort to that type of thing makes me leary of doing business with them. Then again, almost all of audio is "hype", so i guess that i wont be buying much gear in the future : ) Sean
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Hi Sean: I haven't read much literature on the IC's, but if they claim to reduce skin effect then they probably have by reducing the surface area (I have to put on my reading glasses to see this micro wire) and as small as they are the LF response is not slighted in the least. They were scary when I first unpacked them (looked like someone had sent me the empty wrappers from a few "day long" Slim Jims). I wasn't leary at all as they have a 30 day return policy.

Using "micro" wire is nothing new. Magnan has been doing it for many, many years. As far as i know, i think that they were the first to "document" just how important wire gauge really was and that the effects of "skin effect", and inductance / capacitance of wires were quite noticeable within the audio range of frequencies. Matthew Polk was also a forerunner in this area also if i remember correctly. Sean
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