Transparent Cable Upgrade?

Tonyptony The IC I used that I felt was not to far below the transparent reference's IC was Time Portal reference xlr. Sorry about the long delay I just came back to the thread. I had a transparent ultra mm1 xlr and the Time Portal cable. The Time Portal cable beat the Transparent Ultra. Trade the ultra up to reference mm2. Use the transparent from disc player to preamp and moved the Time Portal down to the amp- preamp IC. Since the original post the transparent reference IC has opened a little more space between the two. but not enough to balance the cost out.
Pete

ABSOLUTELY WORTH THE UPGRADE!! Jfrech is spot on! Do it!! I, too run TA Ref & they are revelatory.

Harris-

I am a cable/cord guy first and foremost. I concur w/ the above posts, as each time you move up the chain, you will be rewarded! The differences are not subtle. If you do not want to spend the big bucks for these offerings, watch A'gon and eBay for used until your system is complete. Additionally, I like Transparent's trade-up policy, very nice to protect your (future) investment(s). Should you have more specific questions about these cables/cords, contact Transparent and ask for Brad.

One last thought, regarding power cord(s), there is none finer than Stage III Concepts offered by Brian @ Aaudio Imports. You must audition these pc. Happy Listening!

Jafant,

What's been your experience with TA PCs?

Thank you all. I just upgraded my junction box on my VPI from RCA to XLR. Originally had nordost Frey rca, but since the junction bix change i switched to TA music plus IC. The sound got louder, but the clarity decreased. The bass is not as tight as it was with the nordost. On the other hand the sound got warmer and not so crispy and clear. I did not like the nordost sound, but did like tightness of the bass. Guess my stop is to trial nordost vahalla IC versus Transparent Reference. Wish me luck.