Transparent's Network Boxes

Why don't you just listen to Transparent cables instead of making a decision based network contents?

This just turns into a flame thread about expensive cables.

If you can't hear the difference then don't buy them, and consider yourself blessed with the savings.

Based on your other thread you posted (you system is listed below) you should consider upgrading your CJ PV10a preamp. Upgrading to a placette, CJ Premier 14, CJ 17,or some other high end preamp will really suddenly open up the soundstage depth and width. You haven't even heard the true potential of your Super cables.

"My components consist of a Levinson 334, CJ PV10A, and Meridian 507 CD all plugged into Transparent's PI4. My speaker of choice is the Canton Ergo 900. I currently use Transparent Super XL speaker cable and a Powerlink Super cord on the amp"

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1086974357&read&keyw&zztransparent+network

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/messages/10134.html

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1034867178&read&keyw&zztransparent+network

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=cables&n=21745&highlight=transparent+network&session=

I've tried 10k source in my system and instead upgraded to the next level Transparent cable( which cost more than my front end) and it was a bigger improvement in my system (of course both the upgrades were awesome but$$$$)

transparent's are good cables, but one should be conservative about what they can or can't do. i.e., get what you can afford, and take a hard look at your components, etc.
i have ref.w/xl (trade up) - i have no burning desire to get something else. the company's early literature suggested "not going overboard" in a way. basically, they do bass, and the're nice and clear, but i have had audioquest in the past and it was darn good too. plus, i got a ps audio power cable
(very reasonably) for my amps, and something wonderful is going on with the sound...

i have to agree with above posters. The differences between my Harm Tech Pro-9's and Transparent reference speaker cables were nil at best. It was like putting your speaker grills back over your speakers.

dave

dave which cable provided the grills? in other words i hear a distint difference in the top end of my my system without grills.