Brian Damkroger has posted a review of the Nordost Valhalla 2 Reference cables ($4799-$14,849) at Stereophile. His conclusions: “It’s a horse of a different color for the enthusiast to whom an individual run is a single component. Make no mistake about it, prices like $5000 for a phono cable or $8000 for an interconnect...
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Jerold O’Brien has posted a review of the Tellurium Q Silver Diamond speaker cables ($7500) at TONEAudio. His conclusions: “Value is a highly relative subject; cable is nearly always a hotspot and I admit to being more prejudiced against spending big money on it, yet the Tellurium Q Silver Diamond speaker cables deliver more...
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Dominic Marsh has posted a review of the Paradox Audio cables ($1549-$2349) at Hi-Fi Pig. His conclusions: “We are talking about a high end price tag here and do the cables give a high end performance to match? Well yes they did in my resident system, but whether they perform the same in your...
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Christiaan Punter has posted a review of the Furutech FP-TCS31 power cable and FI-28/FI-38 connectors at Hi-Fi Advice. His conclusions: “While less articulate and certainly more relaxed and smoother than its predecessor, the FP-TCS31 cable manages to extract more detail from recordings and sounds more powerful and more colourful, with a lager soundstage as...
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Wireworld Cable Technology—respected manufacturer of high-performance audio and video cables—will bring its acclaimed Audio Cable Polygraph presentation to T.H.E. Show Newport on June 3-5, 2016 at the Hotel Irvine, Irvine, CA. Presentations will be at 11:00 am, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm in Room 1016. Founder and Designer, David Salz, offers the best test of audio cable fidelity for attendees to hear exactly what cables to...
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Marc Andre has posted a review of the Gold Starlight 7 balanced AES/EBU digital cable ($), the Starlight 7 USB ($90) USB cable, and the Platinum Starlight 7 USB cable ($550) at Audio Video Revolution. His conclusions: “The Gold Starlight 7 AES/EBU and Platinum Starlight 7 USB are not inexpensive by any means, but...
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Robert S. Youman has posted a review of the Marigo Labs Iridium v1.0 power cable ($3650) at Positive Feedback. His conclusions: “There was some clear decisive synergy going on with a variety of digital components—that includes DACs, transports, music servers and even digital amplifiers. However, I would not box them in or limit them...
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Frederic Beudot has posted a review of the Zu Audio Event II interconnects ($860-$1000) and speaker cables ($870-$2808) at 6moons. His conclusions: “What I can attest to is that they have created a line of cables that had no issues equaling and at times challenging all of my in-house wires regardless of price. I...
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Christian Punter has posted a review of the Mad Scientist HAC and HAC Plus interconnects at Hi-Fi Advice. His conclusions: “With superbly transparent sounding cables, oftentimes the price to pay is a less forgiving nature and/or lack of substance or body. Not so with the Mad Scientist cables. Without sounding clinical or deprived of...
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Chrisiaan Punter has posted a review of the Daniël Hertz 2-C interconnects at Hi-Fi Advice. His conclusions: “These are highly revealing speakers that with the wrong cables can become unpleasant in the upper midrange and lower treble. These interlinks don’t detract from the horns’ inherent resolution yet will never provoke them.” You can read...
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Christiaan Punter has posted a review of the Straight Wire Crescendo II interconnects at Hi-Fi Advice. His conclusions: “Like the aforementioned Cardas, this Straight Wire sort of represents the sound as I came to like it in the 90’s, when Krell, Levinson, Wadia et all were popular and although the use of this cable...
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Roy Gregory has posted a review of the Fono Acustica Virtuoso interconnects (€14,000), speaker cables (€43,900), and power cords (€12,000) at The Audio Beat. His conclusions: “For those of a more artistic bent, who want to engage with music rather than analyze it, Fono Acustica’s Virtuoso cables’ combination of musical and emotional drama, weight,...
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Wojciech Pacula has posted a review of the KBL Sound Zodiac interconnects (~€750), speaker cables (~€1475), and power cord (~€925) at High Fidelity. His conclusions: “Zodiac line offers certain qualities, certain sonic character. What they have to offer is highly sought by experienced audiophiles who are not impressed by very fast and detailed cables...
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Atlas Cables Eos distribution block (£295), Eos power cables (£160), Equator Integra MK3 nterconnects (£75), Equator MK2 speaker cables (£120) and Element optical cables (£30) at Hi-Fi Pig. His conclusions: “The EOS modular electrical block and its associated cables are well made and offer a slightly different presentation to the music. This quality product...
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Dan Worth has posted a review of the Studio Connections Platinum digital cable (£1350) at Hi-Fi Pig. His conclusions: “What we do care about is a cable which is honestly made by an individual who can clearly prove his credentials and review processes such as these which independently broadcasts opinions on the cables in...
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Dominic Marsh has posted a review of the O2A Quintessence SUBLIM speaker cables (€1760) at Hi-Fi Pig. His conclusions: “Neutrality is the keyword here and the entire frequency spectrum is in correct balance from top to bottom, so it isn’t a cable designed to impress with its attention grabbing fireworks. It is all too...
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Matej Isak has posted a review of the Purist Audio Design 25th Anniversary phono cable () at Mono and Stereo. His conclusions: “Being the man of tone and timbre I like and love when these attributes are embed with the transparency. It was a real pleasure to experience Purist Audio Design 25th Anniversary Phono...
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Tyll Hertsens has posted a review of the Audeze SINE headphones and Cipher Lightning cable (together $499) at Inner Fidelity. His conclusions: “Sound quality is refined and coherent, doing a great job of making the whole of the music nicely integrated. A bit less uneven treble, a bit of bass boost and a smidge...
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Tom Mathew has posted a review of the Skogrand Cables Ravel interconnects ($6180) and speaker cables ($6180) at SoundStage! Ultra. His conclusions: “The Skogrand Ravels epitomize this delicate balance by conveying both the truth and the beauty of recorded music with equal amounts of unerring fidelity and consummate grace. Loads of information, loads of...
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Christiaan Punter has posted a review of the Ricable Ultimate (€160) and Hi End (€280) speaker cables at Hi-Fi Advice. His conclusions: “The Ultimate is a fine cable if you’re looking to get a very affordable, neutral speaker cable that looks the part and sounds better (fuller) than entry level products. But the Ultimate...
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Greg Petan has posted a review of the Audio Reference Technology Monolith SE interconnects ($1740-1900), speaker cables ($3540), and power cords ($1270) at Dagogo. His conclusions: “The A.R.T. is color and emotion, power and impact. At this stage I find myself as a music lover and audiophile and I have to go for the...
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Christiaan Punter has posted a review of the Ricable Supreme Signal interconnects (€180-€250) at Hi-Fi Advice. His conclusions: “These cables are very well balanced and voiced slightly toward the solid and dark rather than the light and airy. Importanly: timbre is very natural, and that’s one of the more important factors for me.” You...
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Christiaan Punter has posted a review of the AudioQuest Sydney, Yukon, Water and Earth interconnects ($259-$1389). His conclusions: “As always the trick is to get the best balance in any given system, and with a range this extended, AudioQuest are bound to have the ideal cable for every budget and and just about any...
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Marshall Nack has posted a review of the EnKlein David power cables ($7750) at Positive Feedback. His conclusions: “Perhaps the highest compliment I can grant to Enklein’s David Power Cord is it transmits just what the microphone recorded. Those listeners who value fidelity to the source at the top of their list will find...
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Michael Palmer has posted a review of the SVS SoundPath interconnects ($50) and Ultra speaker cables ($88) at Audio Video Revolution. His conclusions: “How do the SVS cables perform as compared to any of the much more expensive and esoteric cables on the market? To be honest, I don’t much care. Their presentation was...
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