Views on Siltech cables with Pass Labs Pre/Power

Bo, sorry to say your strong sale pitch and persistent knock on other brands will do
more harm than good to those that you are selling imo.

End last year, we actually did shootouts on my and some buddies systems (3 different
set-ups). Intention was to help choose best fit for a friend setting up new system. AQ
WEL loom (SC/IC/PC) were one. Discounting Siltech Crown/ DoubleCrown (I'm biased) -
Nordost Odins, Tara Zero/Gold, StageIII Kraken/Zyklop/Gryphon - were much preferred.

The AQ's had just too much 'perceived' resolution/a tad bright that gets tiring after a
while. I bought their AQ Diamond RJ/E though which I thought was ok at the time, then
again it is now replaced by AIM Shieldio NA3 which at about half the price sounds better
- more natural, dimensional and organic. Btw.If you need an RJ/E cable you can buy
mine cheap (as new, 8 months old). Well I guess if perfect hi-fi sound is what you are
after then AQs are for you - Yes truth hurts. *Meant to keep this all to myself, but since
you are that persistent so there goes.

As for PAD, their 25th Anniv. PC are great btw. A friend bought one. But then there are
Odin, Kraken and there's the new Acrolink Mexcel 7N-9500 which are no less great PCs,
any one could be superior to the other depending the system/applications ~ synergy. So
to say one completely 'crushes' the other is loads of BS.

If you have the opportunity, give a listen to those few mentioned above - which I'm quite
certain by tone of your rambling, you have not. Cheers!

I have to agree with Bvdiman. When Bo started actively posting a little over a year ago I thought his comments were provoking and sometimes entertaining. I know he is a committed salesmen. Now he seem to keep beating the same dead horse and it has become tiresome. I skip his replies because they all start to sound the same. He lost me as a fan and someone who I would rely on for an unbiased opinion.

The credibility meter has swung to the negative, Sorry.

My comments can sound hard, but we are talking about many years of comparing. That is what I do. My focus is Always on the products which are the best at that moment. This can change during time. So am I committed to a brand? Only for a part. When another brand is better, this will be the new reference. That is why you need to be open for other brands.

Don't forget when I visit clients I hear many orther brands as well.

About Siltech I can say that many of my collegues as well don't like the Siltech people. Why? Because at shows they had big stories but there demos were often poor.

In the past I tested many many Siltech cables, I only liked there digital cables in the past. And I even owned one.

When you can compare a lot, ofcourse your opinion is different than customers there opinion is. They are more brand committed than I am.

I have met too many people who spend a lot of money on audio and did not have a great sound at all. This has irritated me a lot in the past. Because I saw the mistakes which were made. When other shops would have done better there work, this never should have happen.

I still think you can get a better result by using more different brands in your set. Also when you talk about brands in cables. Often you can add more different properties togheter. So you get a more complete and better balanced sound.

I have to say that we have a totally different kind of humor in the Netherlands. it is a lot harder than the humor in the US. It is more to the sarcastic side.

I am not here to make friends. I am here to give my personal opinion. No one has to agree with it.

I only hope people will think differently about audio. And that they all will get a higher endresult. I still send my clients to other shops all the time. Why? Because I want them to be sure the get the best for there money. And that is the thing that counts at the end.

When you can create a higher endresult, just show it. It is that simple. Audio needs to be more open and honest. Then other people can get a higher result.

There are many critics about the audio shows given in my country. And it is true that the level is often even poor. Distributers have to open up there view. I said it to many of them; Work togheter on shows. So you can show people a more realistic view of sound and a better level. When all distributers only work with equipment chosen by political reasons customers never will get a realistic view.

I prefer a more open and honest approach to all customers. I have said to journalists the same thing. I know a few and I know they often get stuff for free. This way the review never will be realistic.

That is why I said many times; it is not about me. It is about getting more quality for customers.

As usual with diff systems and rooms its pretty much subjective yet some continue to preach the Holy Grail is this........cheers,Bob

Quality you can hear in every different room.

These days with roomacoustic systems the freedom to get a good result even in bad acoustic situations is a lot easier.