Raimund,
I directly compared the Bogdan ICS with Silver Bullet Plugs to the Jaden Signature and it really was no contest. The Bogdan (by comparison) was grainy, unrefined, less musical, and lacking in the frequency extremes.
The Jaden Signature is the best ic I have had in my system (I have tried Bogdan, Coincident, Acoustic Zen, Nordost, WireWorld, Cardas, Siltech, Silver Audio, and Empirical Audio). From top to bottom, the Jaden Signature is well balanced and very musical. You get amazing detail and clarity, yet it sounds natural and not mechanical like other silver ic's have sounded.
As mentioned above, Ric is an absolute pleasure to deal with and he allows auditions (which Bogdan doesn't). I had to buy the Bogdan ic to see if I would like it. So when I sold it, I lost money. Now I know you always lose money when you buy new, but I really think anybody who sells direct has to have an audition period. For that reason alone, I would not ever consider Bogdan again.
Anyway, best of luck in your search.
George
I directly compared the Bogdan ICS with Silver Bullet Plugs to the Jaden Signature and it really was no contest. The Bogdan (by comparison) was grainy, unrefined, less musical, and lacking in the frequency extremes.
The Jaden Signature is the best ic I have had in my system (I have tried Bogdan, Coincident, Acoustic Zen, Nordost, WireWorld, Cardas, Siltech, Silver Audio, and Empirical Audio). From top to bottom, the Jaden Signature is well balanced and very musical. You get amazing detail and clarity, yet it sounds natural and not mechanical like other silver ic's have sounded.
As mentioned above, Ric is an absolute pleasure to deal with and he allows auditions (which Bogdan doesn't). I had to buy the Bogdan ic to see if I would like it. So when I sold it, I lost money. Now I know you always lose money when you buy new, but I really think anybody who sells direct has to have an audition period. For that reason alone, I would not ever consider Bogdan again.
Anyway, best of luck in your search.
George