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So YOU can't hear a difference in cables

I do.

I have a set of Van Den Hul the Seconds They get rid of the digtal glare and edge. They are non fatiguing to listen to.
They sound full and lush but give up some detail and soundstage. I can listen to them indefinitely.

My Au24's are more holographic, have better soundstage, detail in spades, but there is that digital edge and glare.

My silver interconnects sound good but tizzy on the top end. They are out.

Day in and day out give me the Van Den Hul the Seconds, no fatigue, but oh I want the detail and soundstage of the AU24's.

If you suffer from that digital glare or edge get the vandys.

I find that the louder the music the more that the cables matter. I find that cables "tune the sound".

Anyone have a suggestion for an interconnect that fits my bill at a reasonable price?
zilla
reubent
7,026 posts
 
My apologies to Zilla and all. He did not ask for an opinion of his digital setup, however, that's where I think he may be getting the digital glare that he is trying to fix with cables (but what do I know).

Anyway, sorry I got so spun up. When I saw the disproportionate amount that Zilla spent on Amp and Speakers vs. the digital rig AND he defended it, I figured he was part of the "bits are bits" crowd.

I should have stuck with my response to the "fidelity" post from later in the day.

"If it makes you happy, don't worry about it".

Enjoy,

TIC
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wellfed
690 posts
 
Gunbei writes

...I hope you're talking about the YOUNG Rosemarie Clooney! The stock tubes in my Blue Circle preamp reminded me of a young Phyllis Diller.

Oh I was VERY careful to liken them to the young Rosemary Clooney. They are "hot" cables after all.
zilla OP
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So is the Monster power filter worse then no filter at all.
I do most of my listening late at night because it sounds better as you know. Should I remove it? Yes I will try that.
Cables are burning away.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Zilla, I used a Monster HTS-2000 for a few years and after eliminating it from the chain gained noticeable dynamics and transparency.

Recently, I replaced my wall outlet with a Porter Port and started using a Furutech eTP60 power distributor and clarity and soundstaging have been stepped up a couple notches more.

At the very least try plugging your BAT directly to the wall and see if you notice a difference. In some cases, a power distributor with active filtering can constrain dynamics. The Furutech addresses the negative effects of mechanical vibrations and uses no active filtering.
viggen
838 posts
 
Actually, Dean, the Furutech doesn't have any effects on mechanical vibration. It does passively filter our emi/rfi though. I have the Eichmann feeding the Furutech, and it's the Eichmann that takes care of the mechanical vibrations.
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