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Verdict on Pure Note, Ridge Street w solid state ?

Can anyone share their experiences with these cables on Solid State equipment ? basics are Integra Research Digital pre amp, Classe 301 Amp and Legacy Signature III speakers.
The question is have Silver based interconnects and speaker cables reached the point where solid state usuers can enjoy the extra detail of silver w/o the harshness and listenening fatigue of earlier designs ? Also if anyone ever tried out Stealth UR , silver based speaker cables your thoughts are appreciated . Gracias !
darrylhifi
thorman
1,262 posts
 
I would also suggest trying a pair of both Ridges Streets cable versions, Midnight Silvers and Symphonia Master to see which works best for your taste. They are both very similar with the Symphonia Master being a touch warmer ( in my system ) that the Midnights Silvers. If you system tends towards brightness the Symphonia wouldn't be a bad idea to try.Good Luck
lugnut
1,190 posts
 
The Ridge Street Midnight Silvers are wonderful with my solid state gear. Everything improved. No edge, no harshness and no listening fatigue. Great product. I too appreciate their light weight and no nonsense appearance.
sonic_genius
528 posts
 
Do a search on my many posts for Pure Note. Their newer version four blows away their older products. They finally got rid of the slight silver glare and thinness. The cables are quite musical now and actually sound better than my Siltech Compass Lakes ($7000 interconnects).

Sonic Genius' Reference Stereo System a/o July 2003:

Martin-Logan Prodigy speakers.
Krell FPB400cX power amp. Modified with IEC power inlet.
Krell KCT preamp.
Sony SCD-1 SACD player.

Sutherland PHD phono preamp (battery).
VPI TNT-HR-X turntable, JMW 12.5 tonearm.
Grado Statement phono cartridge.

Pure Note Epsilon Reference XLR, RCA cables. Rev. 4.0
Pure Note Epsilon Reference speaker cables. Rev. 4.0
Siltech Compass Lake XLR interconnects.
lonewolfny42
31 posts
 
Some might wonder,"What cables did old Wolfy use before he tried the Ridge Street Midnight Silver Gen. II cables?". The cables were Zu Wax for speakers, Zu Warmouths for IC's,and a Stereovox HDXV for digital (that a recent addition).I used Zu for over a year and a half. IMHO very good cables, but the Ridge Street cables just sounded sssoooooo much BETTER ! As they say: Try before you buy !
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
My system is all solid state and the Ridge Street Audio cables perform wonderfully. Lak said it very succintly:

exceptional realistic sound and dynamics, no harshness

I have two sets of MSE and had Robert make me two more. My moded 1200 will also be rigged with them things...

Sonic Genius, how come you only surface during these threads?
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