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Transparent Cables - Worth the money?

Hi all,

I am considering a system upgrade which includes Transparent's Reference XL cables (interconnect & speaker). My current system consists of the following components:
ProAc 3.8, ML 383 & 39, Van den Hul Revelation Hybrid (BiWire) and interconnect VdH MC Gold Hybrid. Does it make any sense to upgrade to this extremely expensive cables? I am thinking modular: my following upgrade will be: Conrad-Johnson Premier 16LS, ML 33H. Any comments welcome!
koen
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jfrech
1,816 posts
 
I think so. I went from Cardas Golden Ref to Trans Ref. Pretty big step up...
jtinn
1,124 posts
 
I have compared many cables and the Reference XL is quieter with greater resilution and better control than any other cable I have heard. It is a great match for the Levinson gear.
jkphoto
167 posts
 
My guess is that you would get more than satisfactory performance from either the Ultra or the Reference products - and - you cen upgrade at a later date for the difference in retail price!! Not a bad deal! IMHO Transparent has this stuff figured out - nothing sounds better.
beemer
444 posts
 
Hello!

I'm using Transparent Ultra Speaker cable and XLR interconnect between my BAT VK50SE and 33H's.
Considerably better than the single-ended lesser line transparent I used before on my single-ended pream and amp.
It took patience, but I made good deals here on Audiogon for my sets of Ultra. Most definately worth the $$$, especially if you can buy used.

Paul
repo_man
2 posts
 
No, they are not worth it. Transparent are just warmed over MIT's. Spend your money on better components.
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