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View Poll Results: What cable do you use
Transparent 84 14.51%
Wireworld 195 33.68%
Audioquest 106 18.31%
Kimber 67 11.57%
Shunyata 24 4.15%
Other 328 56.65%
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Old 11-20-2019, 04:58 PM
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Im very satisfied with my "plain jane" Kimber AVS12. Its exactly what they say it is multistrand, twisted, ten gauge cable. All electrical properties dutifully measured and specd. No hocus pocus claims of magnetic fields, directivity, magical dielectrics. Excellent build and terminations, I opted for plain banana plugs that work wonderfully on my Mc. I did biwire mostly because it does look cool.
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Old 11-20-2019, 09:37 PM
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I only use cables that are fatter than a baby’s arm and wrapped in Techflex.
But seriously, I added five Shunyata Venom power cords and they have made a big difference in the sound.
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Old 11-21-2019, 11:24 AM
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Anyone used McIntosh cables?
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Old 11-23-2019, 04:12 AM
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Just added Synergistic Research Atmosphere X Euphoria ICs, Phono and Speaker cables to my rig. What a phenomenal difference they made, very impressive.
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Just added Synergistic Research Atmosphere X Euphoria ICs, Phono and Speaker cables to my rig. What a phenomenal difference they made, very impressive.
Well done! I can only imagine what the Euphoria cables sound like. Maybe some day! Can hardly wait to add Shunyata to my system.

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Old 07-18-2020, 02:24 PM
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Just added Synergistic Research Atmosphere X Euphoria ICs, Phono and Speaker cables to my rig. What a phenomenal difference they made, very impressive.

What changed with the sound to make it a "phenomenal difference"?
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Old 07-18-2020, 02:42 PM
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What changed with the sound to make it a "phenomenal difference"?
When I replaced an Audioquest Earth XLR with my current Synergistic Research cable, the size of the sound stage and separation between instruments increased significantly. After replacing an Audioquest Diamond USB with SR USB the smearing that occurred during crescendos was eliminated.
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Old 07-18-2020, 02:56 PM
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When I replaced an Audioquest Earth XLR with my current Synergistic Research cable, the size of the sound stage and separation between instruments increased significantly. After replacing an Audioquest Diamond USB with SR USB the smearing that occurred during crescendos was eliminated.
Good to know, and your description with SR cables is something I can relate to having gone through a similar experience with some of the AQ interconnects, along with 25+ years with various really good Cardas Audio cables, and last year moved on to the upper line of Analysis Plus (AP) "Crystal Solo" true OCC Copper interconnects and digital cables. Its amazing how different cable designs, materials, and dialelectric approaches can yield different sounds and reduce smearing as you noted.

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Fascinating thread.

Nirvana and Transparent Ultra interconnects. Transparent speaker. WireWorld and DH Labs Power cords.

On my former system I used Cardas Gold Cross after extensive testing. When I switched from my old Threshold T2 my Audio Research REF 5SE preamp the treble disappeared, I pulled the Cardas within minutes of installing the preamp and put in the Transparent (I had purchased it years earlier), they immediately shifted the sound from golden soft with no detail to neutral balance. They have been there ever since. The Cardas was a crutch to make up for a skewed tonal balance. Now I have all top notch stuff and I want the cables out of the way and neutral.

I only go through cable, interconnect, and tweak testing until I get the most out of my system, then drop it and enjoy the music for a few years until I have an opportunity for a big upgrade or technology change (adding streaming the most recent). I can usually read a lot and test a couple brands now and make a choice and it is exactly what I want... it took me 40 years of extensive testing, experiments, reading and experience to get to that point. That was about ten years ago. Upgrades go very quickly and smoothly now.
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Old 05-16-2021, 12:46 PM
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Currently Kimber speaker cable, AQ interconnects and PS Audio power. Will be switching to Cardas or Transparent for speakers soon.
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