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Analysis Plus oval 9 New v Old

I have a question.
I owned AP purple Oval 9s from 2001 to this past year. In 2010 I tried the yellow and black Oval 9s and thought they were cleaner with sharper images but sounded a little to clear almost digital for lack of a better term. I tried them again this past year and decided to switch becasue there is no doubt they are cleaner sounding. HOWEVER I am not completely sold on them. A friend of mine compared the purple and back to the newer yellow and black a few weeks ago. He agreed they are cleaner BUT they sounded thinner to him and had less meat and did not seem as 3D and fleshed out. The purple and bacl sounded more real.
Has anyone else done this comparision?? I know there was a pro review that did.
All I know is I feel like sonething is missing that i had before.
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jmcgrogan2
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First off, I am not a fan of Analysis Plus cables. I tried the Solo Crystal 8 speaker cables, and though they were clear sounding, their presenation was much too forward for my tastes.

That said, many times audio companies, speakers, electronics and cables, make changes for the sake of change, simply to stimulate the market. Despite what the audio rags would have you believe, newer is not always better. Many times the differences are not improvements. Many times different is simply different. Maybe better, maybe worse, depending on who is listening and what they want to hear.
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geoffkait
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I have analysis plus interconnects and analysis plus pro power cord and would opine they are definitely not forward sounding. As my system has improved over the last year and a half the analysis plus stuff has kept right up. I would describe the system as sounding balanced, focused tight and open.
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zavato
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I have the new version of Oval 9's. Never heard the original version, but I know the wire itself is identical. I'm finding this to be a great cable. Not forward at all but note I had been using Nordost.

I also used AP IC's. The Solos are quite good. I seem to own them in cycles- have a full,set of solos for a couple of years, sell them to try something different, go back to Solos, etc, Currently I have no solos but I'm sure that will change,

For then price, I am impressed with AP cables. I also like Audience
sunnyjim
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I used a pair AP Oval 12 for about 7 years, and they sounded good. However,I have read several times that the Oval 9 was a bit bright, whereas the Oval 12 which had more cooper than silver had a warmer, more natural sound. This model surely was the ticket for the Prelude II tower speakers, (and even Vandersteen IC)I owned at the time.

However, I decided to jump to better cable because I changed speakers to Acoustic Zen Adagios. Have you considered the new Purist Audio Design series called "Luminist"????

I was told by friends who attended one of the summer HI-FI EXPO's that the new "Luminist" series sounded very good to outstanding even some of the lower tier models. Has any one auditioned or listened to the lower models in the new series?? I was recommended the model called "Musaeus"

Jim Aud designed the cable and has made cables for almost 30 years..... A good and honest man
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