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Lots of great tips and advices, thanks to everyone. I believe the only way to know for sure to find out if I will like it is to at least start with the Alpha AES/EBU. From my own experience with 5 different cables (USB and AES/EBU) between the BDP-2 & the BDA-3, this is where I can get the best bang for the buck, if I can put it this way.

From the Audio Beat review of the Sigma :

Before I dove into a full-system installation, I decided to try the Sigma AES/EBU cable just to hear how it would stack up to my reference Anaconda cable, no slouch at taming ones and zeros. Fellow TAB writer Mark Blackmore happened to be in the neighborhood, so we put Rickie Lee Jones’s Pop Pop CD [Geffen GEFD-24426] in my PS Audio PerfectWave transport and played a few tracks before the Sigma’s installation. Then we returned to those tracks after the new cable was in place. Blackmore shook his head and said, "You can hear the difference in three bars." The difference was a smoother, less grainy presentation of the high frequencies, meatier, weightier bass, and a more layered soundstage. All in all, the sound was far less "digital." Not bad for one cable. As accomplished as the Shunyata Anaconda AES/EBU cable had been, the Sigma lapped it-- twice.

After Blackmore left, I continued to listen and noticed more depth and space in Blossom Dearie’s delightful Soubrette: Sings Broadway Hits [Verve MG VS-62133]. The Sigma AES/EBU delivered a far more relaxed, natural and realistic representation of instruments in the Russel Garcia Orchestra. I could hear the internal resonances within a bassoon as it accented a line, more bell tone from a trumpet. When I returned to the Anaconda, it was clear that it was not conveying as truthful a version of those sounds, which resulted in a presentation that was less present and convincing.

The Sigma AES/EBU is the first digital cable I’ve heard that significantly narrows the gap between analog and digital.


Knowing this is the Sigma, one can extrapolate to the Alpha as it is said to be 85% of the performance of the Sigma (that's for the USB though). I am not totally decided yet but I think I will buy the Alpha AES/EBU to see if I like it. If yes, then I will go full Alpha loom. Stay tuned..
Sounds like a good plan.
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FYI, there is a Sigma AES/EBU for sale here from a great seller for an excellent price.
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FYI, there is a Sigma AES/EBU for sale here from a great seller for an excellent price.
Saw them.. Was window shopping too. Very tempting but out of my price range for now, and the whole sigma loop would be even more costly.
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Saw them.. Was window shopping too. Very tempting but out of my price range for now, and the whole sigma loop would be even more costly.
You can mix and match, FWIW.
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Just purchased an Alpha AES/EBU 1.5M. Can’t wait to hook this up in my system.
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I would gradually buy a v2 alpha loom instead of picking up a complete v1 alpha loom on the used market. Start with primary Source and Preamp.

I also think that if you are picking up used v1 I would focus on getting the Sigma level. personal preference on that one.

The V2 is so different in a good way that once you 've heard it there is no going back.
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I would gradually buy a v2 alpha loom instead of picking up a complete v1 alpha loom on the used market. Start with primary Source and Preamp.

I also think that if you are picking up used v1 I would focus on getting the Sigma level. personal preference on that one.

The V2 is so different in a good way that once you 've heard it there is no going back.
Before commiting in purchasing an Alpha v1, I have considered this option. Since I don't know if I will like it or not and also based on cost alone, I prefered trying first the v1. Basically, if I like it enough I see this a as stepping stone toward the v2. You may read all the reviews you can find, but there is nothing else than try it in your system.
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I wonder if Delta v2 would be worthy of consideration over Alpha v1. If the plan is to ultimately get to Alpha v2 or even Sigma v2, the Delta v2 is cut from the same cloth as those specifically in terms of the conductors.
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