Moving up from Cardas Clear

The new Transparent does not have the level in blacks what the best Audioquest can give. At a audioshow this year I was the absolute sound. I played full PAD Limited Edition 2013 powercabels and Redwood 2013. Many people even audio shopowners never heard this level of 3-dimensional presence in there lifes.

I have a Cardas Clear Power Cable powering a Bryston 4BSST2. I originally had it plugged into a Bryston BIT 15 power conditioner but that was overkill. I instead plugged into the wall outlet and after some break in, bass seems deeper and under better control. The sound stage appears to be a bit deeper as well. The 4BSST2 doesn't really need a power cable upgrade but when I go back to the OEM cable, the music seems to lose some weight.

I've been upgrading my entire system from Cardas Clear Light to Clear cables. Listening to the Hi Res music on the flash drive Bryston ships with the BPD-2 digital player, I notice the last bit of sibilance is gone with the switch from Clear Light to Clear.

Since Cardas better cables seem to take a long time to break in, I don't know what the final result will be but even with freah Clears, I prefer them over the Lights.

I intend to replace the Kimber Monocle X speaker cables with Cardas Clear when I get through with the IC's. BTW, I also upgraded my Cardas AES digital cable to Cardas new Clear version and I was surprised at how much improvement it made. The caveat is that I went from a .5 meter cable to a 1 meter cable and I've been told digital cables should be at least 1 meter long.

The DBS of Audioquest makes the difference in timing and in blacks compared to others. The attack is faster, I call it shorter. The blacklevel is a big difference because it gives you more the feeling it is touchable and playing in front of you.

Give Argento a try! I changed source to pre from Golden Reference and the different in speed and transparency is beyond changing the entire rig!!

Thanks Leatherneck for your input on the Cardas Clear power cords. Bo1972 thanks for reminding me about Purist Audio. It got me thinking and I was blessed to find a great buy on a Canorus power cord. The Limited is a big jump in price (for me) from the Cardas Clear, but the Canorus is a nice middle ground. I'll report back on impressions. Hopefully it has the excellent qualities of the Clear, with increased dynamics and soundstage.