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Any Boulder pre/power amp users here?

Soon I'll get a Boulder pre/power combo and wonder what the Boulder owners use for the IC's. My dealer said Boulder specifically recommends to use its own cables, which are somehow very cheap compared to their amps. I have no idea what these cables are and wonder if these cables are as good as other high-end cables which we know.

So, I'd like to know if anybody tried any Boulder IC's from CD/DAC to the preamp and pre to power and compared them to other cables.

Also what would you use as speaker cable from Boulder poweramp to Wilson Audio Maxx2?

Thanks
muratc
anupmc
21 posts
 
Nope, I've not tried Boulder Cables, and have no impression of how they compare with the ones I've tried.

However, as far as I'm aware, Boulder, the electronics vendor, does not make cables. In fact, Boulder delivers their Amps with Canare power cables (which work just fine by the way).

If I'm not mistaken, "Boulder" and "Boulder Cables" have no relations to one another other than the Boulder in their names ;)

Or am I wrong?
deshapiro
177 posts
 
Hi,
I've had a Boulder 2060 for the past 2 years with which I use their power cables and it is outstanding. I currently use Nordost Valhalla cables elsewhere in my system and it seems to be a very good match.

David Shapiro
rlkern_dallas
14 posts
 
have the 1060 and recently went from harmonic tech speaker cables up to purist venustas which mates well with the 1060 and was a significant improvement, in fact i am considering changing my kimber select interconnects to purist
posbwp555
72 posts
 
Anupmc and all others. You will be amazed how good the Indras are.
muratc OP
58 posts
 
Yes, this is also what I'm getting for my Boulders. Indra IC's and Stealth Dream speaker cables.
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